We'll be seeded, think Neth and Portugal likely to miss out. Its a bizarre system really

Should be on how you qualified, but then there are more groups than there are seeded spots.
Also some of the non European groups are ridiculously easy, so that won't work.

Past performance is a good way to go I think, but they should then put more emphasis on qualification form, when comparing teams from the same federation.
I.E us and Netherlands should be seeded, France and Portugal should not after needing to go through the play-offs.

Group of Death for us would be Netherlands, Ivory Coast and the USA probably.

Did anyone else know that the Aussies opted out of the Oceanic group because they wanted a TOUGHER qualifying group?

Posted By: megson on December 1st 2009 at 14:39:47

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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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