Costa do Sauípe is a slice of paradise on planet Earth. Surrounded by sand dunes, palm trees, lagoons and rivers, this city in the Brazilian state of Bahia is every tourist’s dream holiday. But on 6 December 2013, the world’s eyes will be turned on Costa do Sauípe for another reason.

This little bit of heaven hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final Draw. At exactly 13:00 local time, the draw began and millions of people around the world watched it happen live online or on TV.

Coaches and players from the 32 national teams that qualified for the final stage of the tournament will finally find out who their adversaries will be in the first leg of matches. The teams were split up in four pots of eight teams seeded according to the FIFA World Ranking. The first pot consisted of host Brazil and the top seven teams of the world. The groupings in the other three pots were only revealed on 3 December.

Fans from all corners of the world anxiously watched every single move during the draw, as one team after the other was chosen from the pot and put into a group. This is the moment fans and sport bettors alike had been waiting for all along. Once the groups were fixed, fans scrambled to start filling in tables, calculating the odds and of course dreaming of victory for their favourite team.

This is when bettors went wild with excitement, as they started planning the ideal strategy for picking the winning teams on their ticket and gearing up for some memorable football action with their share of friends. Don’t be left out! Join in the buzz after the Final Draw by printing and filling in your own fixtures table. Read up on the teams’ history and start picking your own winning teams. Come kick-off time on 12 June, you’ll be prepared to experience a football sensation like never before.