Wednesday, May 7, 2008

2010 WC: Seeding formula (May 2008 update)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

No new teams this month, only slight changes in the rankings.

1 Brazil 60.3 29.3 31.0
2 Germany 58.3 30.3 28.0
3 Italy 57.3 27.3 30.0
4 Spain 54.3 25.3 29.0
5 Argentina 53.0 21.0 32.0
6 France 49.3 23.3 26.0
7 England 48.0 26.3 21.7
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8 Portugal 46.7 22.3 24.3
9 Netherlands 38.0 14.7 23.3
10 Mexico 36.0 19.3 16.7
11 Czech Republic 33.0 6.0 27.0
12 Croatia 30.0 9.0 21.0
13 Ghana 28.0 13.3 14.7
14 USA 27.3 13.7 13.7
15 Greece 24.0 0.0 24.0
16 Paraguay 23.3 11.7 11.7
17 Japan 22.3 13.3 9.0
18 Korea Republic 21.3 15.7 5.7
19 Romania 20.7 0.0 20.7
20 Cameroon 18.3 3.0 15.3
21 Scotland 18.3 0.0 18.3
22 Cote d'Ivoire 17.3 6.0 11.3
23 Australia 17.0 11.3 5.7
24 Bulgaria 15.3 0.0 15.3
25 Colombia 15.0 0.0 15.0
26 Nigeria 12.0 2.7 9.3
27 Iran 10.7 5.3 5.3
28 Egypt 9.7 0.0 9.7
29 Honduras 7.3 0.0 7.3
30 South Africa 4.0 3.0 1.0
31 Uzbekistan 2.7 0.0 2.7
32 Venezuela 2.3 0.0 2.3


Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

Pot A: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain
Pot B: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Scotland
Pot C: Australia, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, USA, Uzbekistan
Pot D: Cameroon, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Venezuela

Possible draw:

Group A: South Africa, Scotland, Japan, Paraguay
Group B: France, Portugal, USA, Colombia
Group C: Germany, Greece, Australia, Venezuela
Group D: Brazil, Romania, Mexico, Egypt
Group E: Spain, Bulgaria, Honduras, Cote d'Ivoire
Group F: Italy, Netherlands, Iran, Ghana
Group G: England, Czech Republic, Korea Republic, Cameroon
Group H: Argentina, Croatia, Uzbekistan, Nigeria

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