2010 WC: Seeding formula based on qualification chances (8 April 2009)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using Voros' qualification chances.

 1 Germany        60.3 30.3 30.0
 2 Brazil         58.7 29.3 29.3
 3 Italy          56.3 27.3 29.0
 4 Spain          56.3 25.3 31.0
 5 England        51.7 26.3 25.3
 6 Argentina      49.7 21.0 28.7
 7 France         48.3 23.3 25.0
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 8 Netherlands    43.3 14.7 28.7
 9 Mexico         37.3 19.3 18.0
10 USA            34.7 13.7 21.0
11 Sweden         32.7 19.3 13.3
12 Paraguay       32.3 11.7 20.7
13 Switzerland    30.0 15.3 14.7
14 Russia         26.3  3.0 23.3
15 Ghana          26.0 13.3 12.7
16 Japan          24.3 13.3 11.0
17 Korea Republic 23.3 15.7  7.7
18 Cameroon       22.7  3.0 19.7
19 Greece         22.7  0.0 22.7
20 Australia      21.7 11.3 10.3
21 Uruguay        21.0  2.7 18.3
22 Serbia         20.7  5.3 15.3
23 Denmark        20.0  7.7 12.3
24 Cote d'Ivoire  17.7  6.0 11.7
25 Egypt          14.0  0.0 14.0
26 Tunisia        13.3  8.7  4.7
27 Costa Rica     12.0  8.3  3.7
28 Iran           12.0  5.3  6.7
29 Chile          11.0  0.0 11.0
30 Saudi Arabia   10.7  8.0  2.7
31 Slovakia        4.7  0.0  4.7
32 South Africa    4.0  3.0  1.0

Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain
Pot 2: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, USA
Pot 4: Cameroon, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Paraguay, Tunisia, Uruguay

Possible draw (using random.org):

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

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