Group H: Spain eye Rustenburg as base

MADRID: World Cup favorites Spain are due to choose Rustenburg, the mining city situated at altitude north east of Johannesburg, for their World Cup base, according to reports.

The European champions, FIFA's top-ranked team, were pitted against fellow Hispanic nations Honduras and Chile in Group H, along with Switzerland.

Media reaction here to the draw was favorable but the possibility of facing Brazil, Portugal or Cote d'Ivoire in the next round was described as "diabolical".