FIFA changes World Cup draw criteria to seed by world ranking rather than confederation
By Andrew Warshaw
September 15 – FIFA have announced a new format for the 2018 World Cup draw with teams to be grouped by their places in the world rankings rather than by Continent.
The 32 finalists will be divided into four pots with the seven top-ranked teams plus hosts Russia in pot one, the next eight-ranked teams in pot two etc.
The draw for the previous World Cup in Brazil had teams divided according to rankings for pot one,
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