Qualified teams determined using the current standings and the FIFA rankings.
No changes.
Croatia miss the UEFA playoffs as worst runner-ups (see Wikipedia).
1 Germany 60.3 30.3 30.0Top 7 + South Africa seeded.
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 USA 35.3 13.7 21.7
10 Paraguay 33.0 11.7 21.3
11 Switzerland 31.7 15.3 16.3
12 Ghana 27.7 13.3 14.3
13 Russia 26.3 3.0 23.3
14 Japan 26.0 13.3 12.7
15 Korea Republic 25.3 15.7 9.7
16 Australia 23.7 11.3 12.3
17 Greece 23.3 0.0 23.3
18 Serbia 22.7 5.3 17.3
19 Uruguay 22.3 2.7 19.7
20 Denmark 21.7 7.7 14.0
21 Cote d'Ivoire 19.3 6.0 13.3
22 Scotland 17.7 0.0 17.7
23 Tunisia 16.0 8.7 7.3
24 Costa Rica 14.0 8.3 5.7
25 Saudi Arabia 13.7 8.0 5.7
26 Chile 13.3 0.0 13.3
27 Northern Ireland 12.3 0.0 12.3
28 Honduras 8.7 0.0 8.7
29 South Africa 5.7 3.0 2.7
30 Gabon 4.0 0.0 4.0
31 Zambia 3.3 0.0 3.3
32 Korea DPR 1.0 0.0 1.0
The pots:
Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain
Pot 2: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Switzerland
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, USA
Pot 4: Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Paraguay, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia
Possible draw (using random.org):
Group A: South Africa, Northern Ireland, USA, Paraguay
Group B: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Ghana
Group C: Germany, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Group D: Brazil, Denmark, Korea DPR, Gabon
Group E: France, Scotland, Japan, Cote d'Ivoire
Group F: Italy, Russia, Korea Republic, Chile
Group G: England, Serbia, Australia, Uruguay
Group H: Argentina, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Zambia
I'm loving that Group A for the U.S. As long as we're not in the group of death again.
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