Assuming FIFA will again use the October 2017 ranking to determine the seeds, the 0.5 time frame (games played between 12 and 24 months ago relative to the release date) closed a couple of days ago. This is the final straight - the most important time frame.
See the previous update.
Brazil and France replace Portugal and Austria in the list of seeds.
| 1 | Argentina | 804 |
| 2 | Germany | 760 |
| 3 | Brazil | 700 |
| 4 | Belgium | 681 |
| 5 | Colombia | 679 |
| 6 | France | 660 |
| 7 | Chile | 651 |
| 8 | Portugal | 645 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 602 |
| 10 | Wales | 574 |
| 11 | Spain | 573 |
| 12 | England | 560 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 532 |
| 14 | Italy | 530 |
| 15 | Poland | 524 |
| 16 | Croatia | 520 |
| 17 | Mexico | 497 |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 474 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 461 |
| 20 | Hungary | 452 |
| 21 | Iceland | 451 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 448 |
| 23 | Slovakia | 440 |
| 24 | Turkey | 429 |
| 25 | Austria | 418 |
| 26 | Iran | 411 |
| 26 | Peru | 411 |
| 28 | Republic of Ireland | 403 |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 402 |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 398 |
Right now, the seeds for the 2018 World Cup would be: Russia, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, France, Chile
I still hope they will continue their principle from this year of seeding all pots, see Olympics, FIFA U17 Women's World Cup etc. Have you ever had any luck writing to FIFA with questions in situations like these?
ReplyDeleteTeams taking part in the next Confederation cup, with wins in it, should get big boosts in their average ranking points. With that in mind, it's safe to asume that Portugal, Germany and Chile, among the top ranked teams, should be among those whom would get that benefit, so their positions could appear higher than how they currently are at.
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