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DURBAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Political and ideological rivals North and South Korea were drawn together in the Asian section of the preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup on Sunday.
South Korea are top seeds in Group three which also includes Jordan and Turkmenistan. Two teams from each group go into the final Asian qualifying stage.
The two Koreas have met three times in the past with South Korea winning on each occasion.
They beat North Korea 2-1 in the Asian Cup in Kuwait in 1980 and then beat them 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier played in Singapore in 1989 and won their last match 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier played in Doha in 1993.
Australia, playing in the Asian section for the first time since switching from Oceania meet China, Iraq and Qatar in group one.
