Comments 
Print 
Mail 
Large Medium SmallRIO DE JANEIRO - Group seedings for next year's World Cup will be decided by October's world rankings, football's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
The decision means the seven best-ranked sides and host nation Brazil will be in separate groups for the June 12 to July 13 tournament.
Under the current rankings, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Colombia, Belgium and Uruguay would be the seven teams chosen.
FIFA had originally planned a complex seeding system that also considered previous World Cup performances.
The other three draw pots in the tournament's eight-group tournament will be decided by "geographic and sports criteria", FIFA added.
The latest rankings are due to be published on October 17.
FIFA will announce the World Cup draw on December 6 at the beachside resort of Costa do Sauipe in Brazil's northeast.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics torch relay kicks off
Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Olympic Games
Fed Express eclipses his old foe Rafa again
Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian and wife hold wedding ceremony in hometown
Li Na tastes local delicacy during WTA Wuhan Open
Player party held for 2017 WTA Wuhan Open
Medals for Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games unveiled
French Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain vs. Lyon
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
