The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup will take another step toward staging a breakthrough event in women’s sports as the FIFA Women’s Football Committee has confirmed plans to conduct the Women’s World Cup final draw at halftime of the first-ever FIFA Women’s World All-Star Match on Feb. 14, 1999, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif. The final draw will place all 16 teams into four groups of four, determining the schedule of the tournament and the cities and stadiums in which the teams will play. China, Germany, Norway and the USA have been chosen as the top seeds to head the groups. The remaining 12 teams will be seeded in three pools of four teams each according to FIFA criteria, and then one team from each pool will be drawn into one of the four groups. The all-star exhibition match will feature the Olympic champion U.S. women’s national team vs. the FIFA World Stars. The FIFA World Stars will be made up of at least one player from each of the 15 other qualified teams. The World Stars and their coaches will be chosen by FIFA. Both the draw and the all-star exhibition game will be televised live on ESPN2. Tickets for the USA vs. FIFA World Stars game, which will kickoff at 5 p.m. PT, and the draw, can be obtained starting Dec. 2, by calling the San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer at (408) 985-GOAL or anyBASS ticket outlet in the San Francisco Bay Area.