2010 World Cup: Seeding formula based on the latest FIFA Rankings (7 August 2009)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using only the latest FIFA rankings.

Already qualified: South Africa, Japan, Australia, Korea Republic, Netherlands, Korea DPR.

Rank in the seeding table - Country - Total - Performance points - FIFA Ranking Points

 1 Germany        59.7 30.3 29.3
 2 Brazil         59.7 29.3 30.3
 3 Italy          56.3 27.3 29.0
 4 Spain          56.0 25.3 30.7
 5 England        50.7 26.3 24.3
 6 Argentina      49.0 21.0 28.0
 7 France         47.3 23.3 24.0
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 8 Netherlands    43.0 14.7 28.3
 9 Mexico         33.7 19.3 14.3
10 Croatia        33.3  9.0 24.3
11 USA            32.7 13.7 19.0
12 Switzerland    29.0 15.3 13.7
13 Paraguay       29.0 11.7 17.3
14 Czech Republic 27.0  6.0 21.0
15 Russia         25.7  3.0 22.7
16 Ghana          22.7 13.3  9.3
17 Australia      22.3 11.3 11.0
18 Korea Republic 21.7 15.7  6.0
19 Japan          21.3 13.3  8.0
20 Greece         20.7  0.0 20.7
21 Denmark        20.0  7.7 12.3
22 Serbia         19.7  5.3 14.3
23 Cameroon       19.0  3.0 16.0
24 Côte d'Ivoire  18.3  6.0 12.3
25 Nigeria        17.7  2.7 15.0
26 Uruguay        17.0  2.7 14.3
27 Egypt          13.0  0.0 13.0
28 Costa Rica     12.3  8.3  4.0
29 Saudi Arabia   11.7  8.0  3.7
30 Chile           8.7  0.0  8.7
31 South Africa    5.0  3.0  2.0
32 Korea DPR       1.0  0.0  1.0

Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

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

Possible draw (using random.org):

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

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