(CNN) -- A grueling qualification campaign is over, and for 32 footballing nations the dreaming can begin. On Friday those lucky enough to have qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will learn who they are to meet in the group stage at one of the biggest sporting showpieces on the planet. The fixtures will be finalized -- this year by a more complicated process than previous events -- the participants will discover where their matches are to be played and they can start plotting a route to the final in Rio de Janeiro. For the host nation, too, this is a chance to generate some positive news after months of headlines detailing delays in construction and public protests at spiraling costs.
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The draw for the World Cup finals takes place in Bahia, Brazil on Friday
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Thirty-two nations from across the globe await their fate for the 2014 tournament
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Teams are seeded and organized into four different pots, with an extra "X- factor"
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No more than two countries from Europe of South America in each group
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