2010 WC: Seeding formula based on current standings (12 November 2008)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

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

Iran/Korea Republic/Serbia/Denmark/Slovakia/Croatia replace Qatar/Korea DPR/Lithuania/Albania/Poland/Ukraine

 1 Germany        60.3 30.3 30.0
2 Brazil         58.3 29.3 29.0
3 Italy          57.3 27.3 30.0
4 Spain          56.3 25.3 31.0
5 England        50.3 26.3 24.0
6 Argentina      49.7 21.0 28.7
7 Netherlands    43.0 14.7 28.3
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8 Mexico         36.3 19.3 17.0
9 Croatia        35.0  9.0 26.0
10 Turkey         32.7 10.0 22.7
11 Paraguay       31.3 11.7 19.7
12 USA            30.7 13.7 17.0
13 Russia         25.7  3.0 22.7
14 Ghana          24.3 13.3 11.0
15 Cameroon       23.3  3.0 20.3
16 Japan          22.0 13.3  8.7
17 Greece         21.0  0.0 21.0
18 Nigeria        20.7  2.7 18.0
19 Korea Republic 19.7 15.7  4.0
20 Israel         19.3  0.0 19.3
21 Denmark        18.7  7.7 11.0
22 Australia      18.3 11.3  7.0
23 Uruguay        18.0  2.7 15.3
24 Cote d'Ivoire  17.7  6.0 11.7
25 Egypt          15.3  0.0 15.3
26 Iran           12.3  5.3  7.0
27 Serbia         12.3  0.0 12.3
28 Saudi Arabia   10.7  8.0  2.7
29 Chile           8.0  0.0  8.0
30 Slovakia        4.3  0.0  4.3
31 South Africa    4.0  3.0  1.0
32 Honduras        4.0  0.0  4.0

Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain
Pot 2: Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
Pot 3: Australia, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, USA
Pot 4: Cameroon, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Uruguay

Possible draw (using random.org):

Group A: South Africa, Turkey, USA, Paraguay
Group B: Spain, Serbia, Korea Republic, Uruguay
Group C: Netherlands, Russia, Australia, Egypt
Group D: Argentina, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Ghana
Group E: Brazil, Slovakia, Iran, Nigeria
Group F: Italy, Denmark, Japan, Cote d'Ivoire
Group G: Germany, Croatia, Honduras, Cameroon
Group H: England, Israel, Mexico, Chile

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