2010 WC: Seeding formula (June 2008 update)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using the current standings and the FIFA rankings.

Panama/Saudi Arabia replace Venezuela/Iran.

Rank - Country - Total - Performance - Ranking

 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 England        49.3 26.3 23.0
 7 France         49.3 23.3 26.0
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 8 Portugal       45.3 22.3 23.0
 9 Mexico         38.0 19.3 18.7
10 Netherlands    38.0 14.7 23.3
11 Czech Republic 33.0  6.0 27.0
12 Croatia        28.7  9.0 19.7
13 USA            27.3 13.7 13.7
14 Ghana          27.0 13.3 13.7
15 Greece         24.0  0.0 24.0
16 Paraguay       22.7 11.7 11.0
17 Korea Republic 21.7 15.7  6.0
18 Japan          21.0 13.3  7.7
19 Romania        20.7  0.0 20.7
20 Cameroon       20.3  3.0 17.3
21 Australia      18.7 11.3  7.3
22 Scotland       17.0  0.0 17.0
23 Cote d'Ivoire  16.7  6.0 10.7
24 Bulgaria       15.3  0.0 15.3
25 Colombia       15.0  0.0 15.0
26 Nigeria        13.3  2.7 10.7
27 Saudi Arabia   12.0  8.0  4.0
28 Egypt          11.0  0.0 11.0
29 Honduras        6.3  0.0  6.3
30 South Africa    4.0  3.0  1.0
31 Uzbekistan      3.0  0.0  3.0
32 Panama          2.0  0.0  2.0

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, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, USA, Uzbekistan
Pot D: Cameroon, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay
Special pot: Panama

Possible draw:

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

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