World Cup (and Sweepstake?)
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:33 am
Today is the draw for next years World Cup. Be interesting to get a sweepstake sorted on here like we did for the European Championships a couple of years ago.
The draw procedure is as follows:-
Under the seedings system Brazil have 64 points followed by England (51), Spain (50), Germany (48), Mexico (47), France (46), Argentina (44) and Italy (44). This is pot one.
The second pot will contain Australia, the five African finalists: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Angola and Togo, plus the two lower ranked South American teams Ecuador and Paraguay.
The third pot will comprise eight European teams: Croatia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The fourth pot will comprise four Asian teams: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the three remaining from CONCACAF Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago and the United States.
A special pot will contain only Serbia & Montenegro, the lowest ranked European team, who will be placed in a group including either Brazil, Argentina or Mexico.
The eight seeded teams will be drawn into eight different groups. Germany have already been allocated Group A and Brazil Group F.
Eight unseeded European sides will be drawn into the eight different groups.
The lowest-ranked European side Serbia and Montenegro will be allocated to one of the groups containing either Brazil, Argentina or Mexico to ensure there is no more than two European sides in any group.
A pot of the five African countries, Australia and the two remaining South American sides drawn into eight different groups.
A pot containing the four Asian countries, the USA, Costa Rica and Trinidad drawn into seven different groups.
The draw procedure is as follows:-
Under the seedings system Brazil have 64 points followed by England (51), Spain (50), Germany (48), Mexico (47), France (46), Argentina (44) and Italy (44). This is pot one.
The second pot will contain Australia, the five African finalists: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Angola and Togo, plus the two lower ranked South American teams Ecuador and Paraguay.
The third pot will comprise eight European teams: Croatia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The fourth pot will comprise four Asian teams: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the three remaining from CONCACAF Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago and the United States.
A special pot will contain only Serbia & Montenegro, the lowest ranked European team, who will be placed in a group including either Brazil, Argentina or Mexico.
The eight seeded teams will be drawn into eight different groups. Germany have already been allocated Group A and Brazil Group F.
Eight unseeded European sides will be drawn into the eight different groups.
The lowest-ranked European side Serbia and Montenegro will be allocated to one of the groups containing either Brazil, Argentina or Mexico to ensure there is no more than two European sides in any group.
A pot of the five African countries, Australia and the two remaining South American sides drawn into eight different groups.
A pot containing the four Asian countries, the USA, Costa Rica and Trinidad drawn into seven different groups.
