WC 2026 Seedings

[Rob]

pot 2 would be massive

 

[Hillbilly55]

Ironically we could be in a more difficult group being in pot 2 than pot 3. The chances of us having 2 European teams is quite high, so getting ones from pot 4 is more likely if we're in pot 2.

 

[Decentric]

pot 2 would be massive
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Thanks for posting, Rob.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[ossi]

pot 2 would be massive
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Where's the projection from?

 

[JS96]

Pot 3 tricky but I prefer it over 2 with a lot of tough teams. Makes it fairly clear who you could get given all the AFC clashes. 4 AFC teams in there and only 2 CAF.

 

[JS96]

England, South Africa New Zealand would be culturally stale.

 

[Decentric]

England, South Africa New Zealand would be culturally stale.

It would!

 

[JS96]

It would!

Yet football culture wise maybe something diverse with the home of football, vuvuzelas and kiwi trickery.

 

[JS96]

Belgium Congo would be...feisty....I'd take Belgium, Costa Rica, Turkey.

Sodding Italy in pot 4 is nuts as they still have a plucky element.

 

[grazorblade]

Easiest group

USA
Australia
Costa Rica
New Zealand

Hardest group:
Spain
Australia
Norway
Greece

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Easiest group

USA
Australia
Costa Rica
New Zealand

Hardest group:
Spain
Australia
Norway
Greece

Not gonna lie, that "hardest" group would be amazing

 

[dr. bellows]

Not gonna lie, that "hardest" group would be amazing

Especially if Ange is coaching Greece.

 

[JS96]

Ridiculous is the draw will be made before certain qualifying is ended. It's not fun having 2 teams and qualifier winner.

 

[Kitwally]

Easiest group

USA
Australia
Costa Rica
New Zealand

Hardest group:
Spain
Australia
Norway
Greece

So USA and Costa Rica can be in the same group?

 

[patjennings]

Commonwealth countries

Canada
Australia
Cameroon
New Zealand

 

[grazorblade]

So USA and Costa Rica can be in the same group?

I guess not?

 

[JS96]

We climb two spots after the latest release of the Men's FIFA Rankings.

We jump into 24th in the world, while gaining 24.02 points following wins over Japan and Saudi Arabia.

More details: bit.ly/FIFA-Rankings-July25

#Socceroos

 

[patjennings]

So possibly one spot out of pot 2 given that Canada who is rated below will be in pot 1.

 

[Rob]

If the WC draw was today Socceroos would be in Pot 2

Based on assumptions

 

[JS96]

Give me Belgium Panama South Africa