On 9 December 1989 the draw was conducted at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome, where the teams were drawn out from the three pots to be placed with the seeded teams in their predetermined groups, in alphabetic order. A special draw decided teams should first be drawn from Pot 1, then from Pot 3, and finally from Pot 2. Each drawn team also had their group position number drawn from a separate group bowl, in order to decide their exact match schedule. The only stipulation of the draw was that no group could feature two South American teams. Hence, a special rule was set up that: Pot 2 rule (final version): If the two South American teams (Colombia and Uruguay) are drawn as the second/third team from Pot 2, then they will not go into group B/C - as those two groups are led by the two seeded South American teams (Argentina and Brazil); but instead they will be placed in the next open group in the alphabet led by a seeded European team (Group D/E).
On 9 December 1989 the draw was conducted at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome where the teams were drawn out from the three pots to be placed with the seeded teams in their predetermined groups in alphabetic order A special draw decided teams should first be drawn from Pot 1 then from Pot 3 and finally from Pot 2 Each drawn team also had their group position number drawn from a separate group bowl in order to decide their exact match schedule The only stipulation of the draw was that no group could feature two South American teams Hence a special rule was set up that Pot 2 rule (final version) If the two South American teams (Colombia and Uruguay) are drawn as the second/third team from Pot 2 then they will not go into group B/C - as those two groups are led by the two seeded South American teams (Argentina and Brazil); but instead they will be placed in the next open group in the alphabet led by a seeded European team (Group D/E)