2018 FIFA World Cup seeding facts for kids
The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on 1 December 2017 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia to determine the groups in which the 32 qualified national teams will play in at the start of the tournament. The teams were put into four pots of eight, with one team selected from each pot to form a group. The draw sequence started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4.
Contents
Seeding
All teams were seeded using the October 2017 FIFA World Rankings, which numbers in brackets show, released on 16 October 2017.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Russia (hosts) (65) |
 Spain (8) |
 Denmark (19) |
 Serbia (38) |
 Germany (1) |
 Peru (10) |
 Iceland (21) |
 Nigeria (41) |
 Brazil (2) |
 Switzerland (11) |
 Costa Rica (22) |
 Australia (43) |
 Portugal (3) |
 England (12) |
 Sweden (25) |
 Japan (44) |
 Argentina (4) |
 Colombia (13) |
 Tunisia (28) |
 Morocco (48) |
 Belgium (5) |
 Mexico (16) |
 Egypt (30) |
 Panama (49) |
 Poland (6) |
 Uruguay (17) |
 Senegal (32) |
 South Korea (62) |
 France (7) |
 Croatia (18) |
 Iran (34) |
 Saudi Arabia (63) |
Final draw
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Russia |
Saudi Arabia |
Egypt |
Uruguay |
2,991 |
| Group B | Portugal |
Spain |
Morocco |
Iran |
4,128 |
| Group C | France |
Australia |
Peru |
Denmark |
4,101 |
| Group D | Argentina |
Iceland |
Croatia |
Nigeria |
4,099 |
| Group E | Brazil |
Switzerland |
Costa Rica |
Serbia |
4,415 |
| Group F | Germany |
Mexico |
Sweden |
South Korea |
4,151 |
| Group G | Belgium |
Panama |
Tunisia |
England |
3,953 |
| Group H | Poland |
Senegal |
Colombia |
Japan |
3,944 |
According to the FIFA rankings, the strongest group is E (combining for 4415 points), followed by F (4151), B (4128), C (4101), D (4099), G (3953), H (3944) and the weakest by far is the host nation's group A (2991).
Images for kids
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Eight 2018 postage stamps from Russia depicting the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Sorteo de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños
