Compelling draw showcases Brazilian qualities despite problems

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By Andrew Warshaw in Rio de Janeiro

July 30 – Eighty-one years to the day since Uruguay won the first ever World Cup, the race for Brazil 2014 was launched in earnest today at a glittering $20 milion qualifying draw ceremony that threw up a whole host of intriguing match-ups that will get under way in Septemer next year.

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