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What is so great about being seeded in the WC?
Posted on 10/15/13 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 10/15/13 at 2:52 pm
just wondering?
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Posted on 10/15/13 at 3:56 pm to fightingtigers98
You avoid the other seeded teams. That's about it. There's a chance you get seeded with another unseeded but dangerous European team (say Russia) or a good unseeded team from the other regions.
This post was edited on 10/15/13 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 10/15/13 at 4:10 pm to fightingtigers98
you dont have to play one of the other top 7 (6 + host which this year is brazil so it matters more) teams in the world in the group stage. it's pretty fricking awesome.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 4:15 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
It's based on FIFA rankings which can be flawed by their formula. USA got seeded in 2006 based on our bloated ranking.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 4:49 pm to thenry712
The US wasn't seeded in 2006. I believe we were ranked 9th or so. Italy was the one seed in our group
The way the World Cup does seeding for teams 9-32 is dumb as hell. It's all based on regional location. So it's possible for the number 9, 10, and 11 teams in the same bracket if they are from Africa, CONCACAF, and Europe.
The way the World Cup does seeding for teams 9-32 is dumb as hell. It's all based on regional location. So it's possible for the number 9, 10, and 11 teams in the same bracket if they are from Africa, CONCACAF, and Europe.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 5:09 pm to Keys Open Doors
We were really close in 2006. If we didn't too so horribly in 1998, we would have been seeded in 2006.
This post was edited on 10/15/13 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 10/15/13 at 5:22 pm to Keys Open Doors
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So it's possible for the number 9, 10, and 11 teams in the same bracket if they are from Africa, CONCACAF, and Europe.
AND be in a four team group with a seeded CONMEBOL team, like Argentina
Posted on 10/15/13 at 5:24 pm to Sheep
Terrible 
So much of how well a team does in a World Cup is determined by the draw.
So much of how well a team does in a World Cup is determined by the draw.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 5:47 pm to Keys Open Doors
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The way the World Cup does seeding for teams 9-32 is dumb as hell. It's all based on regional location. So it's possible for the number 9, 10, and 11 teams in the same bracket if they are from Africa, CONCACAF, and Europe.
I'm actually okay with this. You shouldn't have to play another team in your confederation in the group stage. Maybe factor in seeding a little bit, but I like the idea of mixing confederations as much as possible.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 6:22 pm to ohiovol
Man a Switzerland, burkina Faso, and an Asian team that isn't Japan would be the best draw of all time
Posted on 10/15/13 at 7:06 pm to tigerfan88
Not sure about that, and you would have to be seeded to get a draw like that.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 7:09 pm to ohiovol
Yeah, the CONCACAF and Asian teams are put in the same pot, so are best case scenario group would be the Swiss, Burkina Faso, and another European side like Greece (Iceland, if we want to go with remote possibilites).
Posted on 10/15/13 at 7:53 pm to ohiovol
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Not sure about that, and you would have to be seeded to get a draw like that
Ahh didn't realize we were in the same pot as Asia. But switzerland is seeded and we're the highest ranked side in Concacaf/Asia so getting Burkina Faso wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility.
switzerland, us, burkina Faso, and then like a Greece, Ukraine, Romania, Iceland, Bosnia, or even Ecuador would be ideal
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