Americans put in 堅い group in women's World Cup draw
By Steve Keating
GATINEAU, Quebec Dec 6 (Reuters) - 関心s over 人工的な turf were 取って代わるd by worries over 対抗者s as number one 階級d Olympic 支持する／優勝者s the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs 設立する themselves in the 'Group of Death' at the 2015 women's World Cup draw on Saturday.
The Americans were placed in Group D と一緒に fifth 階級d Sweden, who 譲歩するd just one goal in 10 qualifying matches, 10th 階級d Australia and African 支持する／優勝者s Nigeria.
For a few hours at least the draw put the 焦点（を合わせる） was 支援する on the sport and next year's tournament rather than a roiling 論争 between FIFA and a group of 最高の，を越す international players who have とじ込み／提出するd a 訴訟 against world サッカー's 治める／統治するing 団体／死体 and the Canadian サッカー 協会 （人命などを）奪う，主張するing 差別 over 存在 軍隊d to play the tournament on 人工的な turf.
Canada, 階級d number eight, 最高の，を越す Group A and will open the tournament on June 6 at Edmonton's 連邦／共和国 Stadium against 14th 階級d 中国.
Other teams in Group A 含む New Zealand and the Netherlands.
Defending 支持する／優勝者s Japan lead Group C which 含むs Switzerland, Cameroon and Ecuador, the last nation to qualify for the tournament.
Second 階級d Germany, 支持する／優勝者s in 2003 and 2007, find themselves in Group B with Norway, newcomers Thailand and Ivory Coast, the lowest 階級d nation の中で the 24 finalists at 64.
The tournament will be 行う／開催する／段階d at six ven ues across Canada starting on June 6 until the July 5 final at Vancouver's BC Place, used for the 開始 and の近くにing 儀式s of 2010 Winter Olympics.
The 最高の，を越す two teams in each of the six groups 加える the four best third-place finishers 前進する to the ノックアウト 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 16.
FIFA 大統領，／社長 Sepp Blatter, whose organisation has been dogged by a wave of スキャンダルs and 論争 範囲ing from 主張s of 汚職 in the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding 過程 to the turf 列／漕ぐ／騒動, did not …に出席する the draw, leaving general 長官 Jerome Valcke to host the 訴訟／進行s at an intimate 儀式 held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec across the Ottawa River from the Canadian 議会 buildings.
(Editing by 遺伝子 Cherry)
