2014 FIFA World Cup seeding

Calculation of football teams before tournament The final draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup took place on 6 December 2013 at the Costa do Sauípe Resort, Mata de São João in Bahia,https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/media/newsid=1657531/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120630181618/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/media/newsid=1657531/index.html dead June 30, 2012 Key issues addressed at Brasilia meeting FIFA 28 June 2012 23 November 2013 at 13:00 local time (UTC−3).http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2014-football-world-cup-draw-to-be-known-december-6/380018-5-21.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130622035436/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2014-football-world-cup-draw-to-be-known-december-6/380018-5-21.html dead 22 June 2013 2014 football World Cup draw to be known December 6 IBN Live 20 March 2013 23 November 2013 Hosted by television presenters Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert, and conducted by FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke, the ceremony featured former footballers representing each FIFA World Cup-winning nation: Cafu (Brazil), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Zinedine Zidane (France), Mario Kempes (Argentina), Fernando Hierro (Spain), Geoff Hurst (England), and Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay), who assisted with the draw.https://copadomundo.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/12/06/grupo-da-morte-copa-do-mundo-2014.htm "Grupo da morte" da Copa do Mundo 2014 tem Itália, Uruguai e Inglaterra UOL pt-br 6 December 2013 The ceremony determined the group in which the 32 participating teams would begin the final tournament. The teams were divided in advance by FIFA into four pots based on seedings and geographic regions. Seeding thumb|right|Rodrigo Hilbert, Dilma Rousseff, Sepp Blatter and Fernanda Lima at the World Cup finals draw in Brazil Seeding for the draw was based on the October 2013 version of the FIFA World Ranking.http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1572890/world-cup-seeds-based-october-world-ranking?cc=3888 FIFA sets 2014 seeding parameters ESPN 4 October 2013 4 October 2013 Although the November 2013 rankings were the most current at the time of the final draw, the usage of those rankings would advantage those teams who had played additional play-off matches in order to qualify.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24562306 World Cup 2014: England will not be seeded in Brazil next summer BBC Sport 17 October 2013 17 October 2013 Brazil were not among the top eight seeded teams at the time but, in keeping with usual FIFA World Cup procedure, were seeded by virtue of being the host nation.https://www.fifa.com/worldranking/news/newsid=2197884/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080901/http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/news/newsid=2197884/index.html dead October 17, 2013 Pot 1 seeds set for Brazil 2014 draws FIFA 17 October 2013 23 November 2013 The top seven teams in the October 2013 FIFA World Ranking filled the remaining seeded positions. TeamFIFA RankingOctober 2013BRA (hosts)11ESP 1GER2ARG3COL4BEL5URU6SWI7NED8ITA9ENG10CHI12USA13POR14GRE15BIH16CIV17CRO18RUS19FRA 197421ECU22GHA23MEX24CRC31ALG32NGA33HON 194934JPN44IRN49KOR56AUS57CMR59 The draw In preparation for the final draw, the 32 participating teams were put into four pots based on seedings and geographic regions. It was announced in October 2013 that the eight seeded teams to feature in Pot 1 would consist of the host nation Brazil and the seven highest-ranked teams as of that month's FIFA World Rankings (see above). Following a meeting of the competition's organizing committee on 3 December, the composition of the other three pots was announced:https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/final-draw/news/newsid=2238498/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131203214145/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/final-draw/news/newsid=2238498/index.html dead December 3, 2013 Draw procedures approved FIFA 3 December 2013 3 December 2013 Pot 1 (Seeds) Pot 2 (CAF & CONMEBOL) Pot 3 (AFC & CONCACAF) Pot 4 (UEFA)BRA (hosts)ARGCOLURUBELGERESPSUIALGCMRGHACIVNGACHIECUAUSIRNJPNKORCRCHON 1949MEXUSABIHCROENGFRA 1974GREITA (drawn into Pot 2) NEDPORRUS The draw procedure was as follows:https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/finaldraw/02/23/84/73/131203_finaldrawprocedures_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131204041231/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/finaldraw/02/23/84/73/131203_finaldrawprocedures_neutral.pdf dead December 4, 2013 Final draw procedures FIFA 3 December 2013 3 December 2013Daniels Tim World Cup Draw Format 2014: Explaining How FIFA Group Selection Process Works https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1875941-world-cup-draw-format-2014-explaining-how-fifa-group-selection-process-works 2023-02-27 Bleacher Report enMurphy Chris 2013-12-05 2014 World Cup: How the draw works https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/sport/football/2014-world-cup-draw-brazil/index.html 2023-02-27 CNN en2013-12-03 2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Here's how it's going to work https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2013/12/03/2014-fifa-world-cup-draw-procedure-rules-how-it-works/ 2023-02-27 ProSoccerTalk NBC Sports en-US One European team was first randomly drawn from Pot 4 and placed into Pot 2, in order to create four even pots of eight teams (in the draw Italy was drawn out).https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/final-draw/live-blog.html?intcmp=promo_fwc_hp_finaldraw_relivedraw_en https://web.archive.org/web/20131207190423/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/final-draw/live-blog.html?intcmp=promo_fwc_hp_finaldraw_relivedraw_en dead December 7, 2013 Final Draw - Live commentary 6 December 2013 FIFA.com 6 December 2013 The draw then proceeded with the drawing of the other seven seeded teams from Pot 1 into Groups B–H, with Brazil having been predetermined to be in Group A. To maximise geographic separation, an ancillary pot ("Pot X") was created during the draw into which the four seeded South American teams (from Pot 1) were placed. One of these four teams was then drawn out (in the draw Uruguay was drawn out). The sole European team from Pot 2 was then automatically placed into the group of the South American team that was drawn from "Pot X" (Italy was therefore placed into Uruguay's group); This process prevented three European teams being grouped together. All remaining teams were then drawn sequentially from the pots (i.e. Pots 2, 3, then 4) into the groups in alphabetical order (i.e. Group A, then Group B, etc.). During the drawing of Pot 2, groups could be skipped over as the two South American teams in Pot 2 were not permitted to be drawn into the (remaining three) groups headed by South American seeds. The positions within the eight groups were then drawn for the non-seeded teams, in order to determine the order of the fixtures within each group. The eight seeded teams were automatically designated the position of Team 1 within their group (e.g. Belgium would be H1). France seeding controversy There was some controversy before the draw,https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/upshot/the-world-cup-draw-is-unfair-heres-a-better-way.html The World Cup Draw Is Unfair. Here's a Better Way. The New York Times 4 June 2014 6 July 2014http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/opinioni/2013/12/07-343508/Sorteggi+Mondiali+2014%2C+che+scandalo%21 Sorteggi Mondiali 2014, che scandalo! Corriere dello Sport 7 December 2013 6 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162602/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/opinioni/2013/12/07-343508/Sorteggi+Mondiali+2014,+che+scandalo! 2014-07-14 dead which some called potgate, when FIFA decided that the European team in Pot 2 would be drawn there randomly. Previously, the lowest-ranked European team was sent there. In this case, that would have been France, who would otherwise have got the draw that occurred for Italy. Many officials, fans and journalists complained, pointing out that a Frenchman, the FIFA secretary-general Jérôme Valcke, suggested the change, and suspecting that another influential Frenchman, UEFA's president, Michel Platini, helped approve it. Final draw 1234Group ABRACROMEXCMRGroup BESPNEDCHIAUSGroup CCOLGRECIVJPNGroup DURUCRCENGITAGroup ESUIECUFRAHONGroup FARGBIHIRINGRGroup GGERPORGHAUSAGroup HBELALGRUSKOR References Seeding Category:FIFA World Cup seeding