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2014 FIFA World Cup seeding

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The final draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will take place on 6 December 2013 at the Costa do Sauípe Resort, Mata de São João in Bahia,[1] at 13:00 local time (UTC−3).[2] In preparation for the draw, the qualified teams will be seeded and organised into pots.

Seeding

Seeding for the draw is based on the October 2013 FIFA World Ranking[3] and not the November 2013 FIFA World Ranking, the most recent ranking at the time of the draw. By using a month old ranking the teams involved in the November qualifying play-off matches are not given an unfair advantage.[4][5]

Association World Ranking
October 2013
 Brazil (hosts) 11
 Spain 1
 Germany 2
 Argentina 3
 Colombia 4
 Belgium 5
 Uruguay 6
  Switzerland 7
 Netherlands 8
 Italy 9
 England 10
 Chile 12
 United States 13
 Portugal 14
 Greece 15
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16
 Ivory Coast 17
 Croatia 18
 Russia 19
 France 21
 Ecuador 22
 Ghana 23
 Mexico 24
 Costa Rica 31
 Algeria 32
 Nigeria 33
 Honduras 34
 Japan 44
 Iran 49
 South Korea 56
 Australia 57
 Cameroon 59

The draw

Teams will be organized into four pots of eight teams. The seven highest ranked teams will be seeded and placed in Pot 1, alongside the host nation Brazil (who is predetermined to be in Group A).[6] How the other pots will be and the format of the draw will not be decided before December 3.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Key issues addressed at Brasilia meeting". FIFA. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "2014 football World Cup draw to be known December 6". IBN Live. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "FIFA sets 2014 seeding parameters". ESPN. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "World Cup 2014: England will not be seeded in Brazil next summer". BBC Sport. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "FIFA Rankings Set Top World Cup Seeds". New York Times. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Pot 1 seeds set for Brazil 2014 draws". FIFA. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "World Cup 2014 Draw: Date, Time And Likely Pots". International Bussines Times. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 23 Novemember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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