World cup seeds

[Leekbrookgull]

32 teams, 8 groups of 4. With Germany and Brazil already seeded how are the remaining 6 seeds teams selected? Is it a set formula or at each world cup are the rulings altered at each individual world cup?

 

[Jam The Man]

Altered every time to make sure England don't get seeded...

 

[dougdeep]

Who do you fancy in our group? Poland, Brazil and Australia?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

I think it is based on how well you've done over the past three or four World Cups.

In 2002 there were joint hosts which made seeding harder, this time round the hosts would be one of those who would have been seeded anyhow which means I reckon they'll be an easier chance of being seeded.

 

[Tesco in Disguise]

do hosts get an automatic seeding?

 

[Hiney]

What ever happens, you can be sure that there will be at least one 'Group of Death'.

And we'll probably be in it!

 

[bhaexpress]

If we keep playing the same load of wank we played yesterday we won't be short of seeds.

 

[junior]

I wonder if you would get a field full of world cups if you planted a load of seeds

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Seeds will probably be the usual suspects:

Germany
Brazil

France
Italy
Argentina
Spain
England
Holland

Can't think of any others.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Czech Republic are usually seeded these days, probably ahead of Holland or Spain - if they qualify

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I don't think Holland will be seeded on the basis they failed to qualify last time.

We might not be seeded either if we fail to top this qualifying group and cos of not being on the World Rankings top 10.

Aren't Sweden usually sweded too? Sorry I meant seeded.

 

[Yoda]

I bet Toga aren't seeded.

 

[Crawley Boy]

If World rankings are taken in to consideration we've no hope of being seeded.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I bet Toga aren't seeded.

Isn't that a white shawl thing the Romans used to wear?

 

[brighton2win]

Aren't Sweden usually sweded too? Sorry I meant seeded.

 

[cardboard]

I don't think Holland will be seeded on the basis they failed to qualify last time.

I think they will have to be seeded as they are the number 2 ranked team in the world at the moment

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Serious point.Can a team be seeded,if they only made the finals via the play-offs?

 

[Marc]

I'd prefer we did'nt get seeded so we get a hard group as we play better against the better teams.....and shit against the little ones!

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I know - it was bad

 

[El Presidente]

The top 8 ranked teams are:

Brazil
Netherlands
Argentina
Czech Republic
Mexico
France
USA
Spain

However Germany will be given an automatic seeding, and then it's

9. Sweden
10. Portugal
11. ENGLAND

Our recent record is average (QF in WC2002, QF in Euro 2004, Group stage Euro 2000) so can't see us sneaking up the seeds based on that performance.