2010 World Cup: Seeding formula based on qualification chances (7 August 2009)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using Voros' qualification chances.

No changes.

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        51.3 26.3 25.0
 6 Argentina      49.0 21.0 28.0
 7 France         47.7 23.3 24.3
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 8 Netherlands    43.0 14.7 28.3
 9 Mexico         36.7 19.3 17.3
10 USA            34.7 13.7 21.0
11 Switzerland    32.7 15.3 17.3
12 Paraguay       31.0 11.7 19.3
13 Czech Republic 28.0  6.0 22.0
14 Ghana          27.0 13.3 13.7
15 Russia         26.7  3.0 23.7
16 Australia      25.7 11.3 14.3
17 Japan          25.3 13.3 12.0
18 Korea Republic 25.0 15.7  9.3
19 Denmark        23.3  7.7 15.7
20 Serbia         22.7  5.3 17.3
21 Greece         22.7  0.0 22.7
22 Côte d'Ivoire  21.7  6.0 15.7
23 Tunisia        15.7  8.7  7.0
24 Costa Rica     14.7  8.3  6.3
25 Saudi Arabia   13.0  8.0  5.0
26 Chile          12.7  0.0 12.7
27 Slovakia        8.7  0.0  8.7
28 Honduras        8.3  0.0  8.3
29 Gabon           6.0  0.0  6.0
30 South Africa    5.7  3.0  2.7
31 Algeria         4.0  0.0  4.0
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: Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Pot 4: Algeria, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Paraguay, Tunisia
Special pot: USA

For an explanation regarding the special pot, see this World Cup seeding post.

Possible draw (using random.org):

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

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