Just noticed FIFA havent announced the World Cup seedings yet

or indeed how they're likely to decide them

There are 8 seeds - and apparently 6 are pretty much certain (South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina and Italy).

That leaves two places between England, France, the Netherlands, Portugal.

Announcement tomorrow (draw on Friday).

France runners-up last time. The Portuguese reached the semis. And the Dutch are currently third in the world rankings.

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Hmmm....

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on December 1st 2009 at 14:20:14

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Just noticed FIFA havent announced the World Cup seedings yet (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 14:20:14
- Perhaps they're still deciding whether to see Ireland or not? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Dec 1, 15:07:34
- We'll be seeded, think Neth and Portugal likely to miss out. Its a bizarre system really (Other Football) - megson, Dec 1, 14:39:47
  - didn't the Aussies opt out as the Oceanic group didn't have an automatic spot for the winn (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 1, 14:49:26
    - They did qualify in 2006 though (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 14:55:04
      - 1974 (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 1, 15:11:42
    - well it was a bit silly. The only other team not utter crap was NZ (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 1, 14:54:03
- England should be fine based on what was said at the last meeting. (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 1, 14:32:35
  - Fifa have also mentioned that the ranking would also be taken into account (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 1, 14:35:47
    - not 'second pot' but 'Euro pot' Sort of. After the seeds the pots are largely geographical (Other Football) - megson, Dec 1, 14:42:46
      - correct, but the pots are also numbered so it'll be pot 2 (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 1, 14:52:42
        
        lol, true! (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Dec 1, 15:06:40
  - fingers crossed - hope you're right (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 14:33:47
    - Holland and Portugal, IIRC. (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 1, 14:37:56
    - Holland & Portugal (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 1, 14:37:22
- How on earth can SA be seeded?? Have they ever beaten anyone of note? (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Dec 1, 14:25:03
  - hosts are always seeded I think (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 14:27:31
    - blimey. They're ranked 86 be FIFA (below Haiti, Uganda, New Zealand...) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 14:29:52
      - I'm sure Holland or Portugal will be drawn in that group as a sweetener (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 1, 14:36:39
        
        But that would suggest that the draws are fixed..... (Other Football) - CB41, Dec 1, 14:40:36
        
        hehe. The way it's done it'll still be Blatter taking out balls and putting them back in (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 1, 14:55:05
    - Really? I assumed their perk was not having to qualify. Still, (Other Football) - CB41, Dec 1, 14:29:21

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