The principle of drawing lots is that at most two European teams can be in the same group, and teams from other continents cannot be in the same group. Therefore, Serbia and Montenegro, which is included in the special file, can only be grouped with Brazil, Argentina or Mexico (the third file is all European teams). Germany was assigned to A 1 in advance, and Brazil was assigned to F 1. This ensures that the two teams can play in the three largest stadiums in Germany. If the two teams qualify in the top group, they can only meet in the final.