tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post6202189938170215844..comments2024-03-18T00:03:11.385+01:00Comments on Football rankings: 2014 FIFA World Cup seeding update (24 February 2012)Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-56438621848362683222012-03-05T14:47:12.318+01:002012-03-05T14:47:12.318+01:00Well, maybe we can further speculate that Argentin...Well, maybe we can further speculate that Argentina will not be seeded, since they don't play a tournament until October 2013.<br /><br />So Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana may be seeded, while Argentina might not be...Nandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598373554327058868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-78062533898786457662012-03-05T09:48:31.031+01:002012-03-05T09:48:31.031+01:00Nando, I will run some simulations when I have the...Nando, I will run some simulations when I have the time. However, just an educated guess - I think only one of this year's top 4 could be seeded - with a repeat performance in 2013.Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-75701156501087213382012-02-28T16:35:17.128+01:002012-02-28T16:35:17.128+01:00I bet FIFA would love a seeded African team.
And ...I bet FIFA would love a seeded African team.<br /><br />And if it was Ivory Coast, it would kind of make up for the terrible draws they've received in the past. And hey, if their luck is anything to go by, the 8th ranked team would probably end up in their group anyway! :)Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-70189019432442576462012-02-28T11:32:17.166+01:002012-02-28T11:32:17.166+01:00Edit: I forgot, that FIFA likes to change the seed...Edit: I forgot, that FIFA likes to change the seeding formula as they see fit. So maybe it won't help the African teams at all. ;)Lusankyahttp://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-21344454167293178842012-02-28T11:30:07.101+01:002012-02-28T11:30:07.101+01:00I guess this will be the best chance for an Africa...I guess this will be the best chance for an African team to become a top seed during the World Cup.<br />Maybe that was their plan all along, to have a continental tournament in the same year as the final draw of the WC.Lusankyahttp://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-78518502710429363012012-02-25T10:55:08.789+01:002012-02-25T10:55:08.789+01:00The next African Championship will be already next...The next African Championship will be already next winter. The results from that tournament will fall into the most recent (100 %) time frame of the October 2013 ranking, while the results from the upcoming European Championship will already be in the 50% time frame.<br /><br />Does that mean that an African team will most likely be seeded?Nandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598373554327058868noreply@blogger.com