| A | B |
| the host nation | Germany |
| the host nations first opponents | CostaRica |
| England's first opponent | Paraguay |
| Group D africa team | Angola |
| Group g : one of the smallest countries in the competition | Togo |
| Team from the largest country | Australia |
| Their flag looks like a Red Cross in reverse | Switzerland |
| Group D team which has a capital city the same name as its country | Mexico |
| We might call it Holland | Netherlands |
| From the furthest east | Japan |
| The first matchin Hamburg is between the ivory Coast and | Argebntina |
| Front runners in group H- a European team | Spain |
| The only Scandanavian team | Sweden |
| Its an anagram of rain | Iran |
| Trinidad and T.... | Tobago |
| Pele used to play for them | Brazil |
| East European team (6) | Poland |
| Group g leaders - a European team (6) | France |
| Mixed up Artic oa | Croatia |
| Formerly a part of Russia | Ukraine |