POT 1 | POT 2 | POT 3 | POT 4 |
(8) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
Brazil | Chile | Japan | Netherlands |
Argentina | Ecuador | Iran | Italy |
Colombia | Côte d'Ivoire | Korea Republic | England |
Uruguay | Ghana | Australia | Portugal |
Spain | Algeria | USA | Greece |
Germany | Nigeria | Mexico | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Belgium | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Croatia |
Switzerland | Honduras | Russia | |
France |
FIFA just announced a twist to the Wold Cup draw. There will be a random draw from the UEFA teams in Pot 4 to see who is placed in Pot 2 with Conmebol and CAF. This will happen prior to the Pot 1 draw. The UEFA team will then be placed into a group against a Conmebol team from Pot 1.
There is also something called Pot X, ensuring that the Conmebol teams are not seeded into the same group as other Conmebol teams.
So instead of going by lowest FIFA ranked UEFA team being placed automatically in Pot 2, we could see Italy or England seeded there, potentially creating the deathiest group of death ever.
Potential Group of Death:
Brazil (pot 1)
Italy (pot 2)
US (pot 3)
Netherlands (Pot 4)
Travel Distance
[tablegrid= Travel Distance by Seed ]
The draw will be this Friday at 11:30 AM ET on ESPN2.