1998 FIFA World Cup seeding
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To calculate the seeding for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings
in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World Cups.
For the ranking part, points were allocated on the basis of 32 for the best achieving of the 32 qualifiers for 1998 FIFA World Cup
in each of the three fields considered, down to one for the lowest ranking.
For the World Cup performance part, points were allocated as follows:
The seedings table uses these points obtained from the 1986 FIFA World Cup
, 1990 FIFA World Cup
and the 1994 FIFA World Cup
averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively, added to the average amount of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates (at ratio 1:1:1), December 1995, December 1996, and November 1997 at a 3:2 ratio. All totals are rounded.
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings
FIFA World Rankings
The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Spain. The teams of the member nations of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World Cups.
For the ranking part, points were allocated on the basis of 32 for the best achieving of the 32 qualifiers for 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
in each of the three fields considered, down to one for the lowest ranking.
For the World Cup performance part, points were allocated as follows:
- Teams qualified for the knockout stages were ranked by their overall performance and received between 32 points (World Cup winner) and 17 points (the losing quarter finalist with the worst overall performance).
- Teams eliminated in the group stage were ranked by their performance. The top half received 9 points, the rest 8 points.
The seedings table uses these points obtained from the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
, 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
and the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively, added to the average amount of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates (at ratio 1:1:1), December 1995, December 1996, and November 1997 at a 3:2 ratio. All totals are rounded.
| Seed | Country | |2. FIFA World Rankings | Mexico '86 (16.7%) | |USA '94 (50%) | |Dec '95 (33.3%) | |Nov '97 (33.3%) | 2 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 61 | |
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| 2 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 60 | |||||||
| 3 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 56 | |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 52 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 49 | |||||||
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| Seed | Country | Rk | Pt. | Rk | Pt. | Rk | Pt. | |Avg. Points (40%) | Mexico '86 (16.7%) | |USA '94 (50%) | |Dec '96 (33.3%) | 1. FIFA World Cup Finals | France France national football team The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe... were seeded as hosts, Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... as defending champions. The other seeds were: Germany Germany national football team The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900.... , Italy Italy national football team The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than... , Spain Spain national football team The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque... , Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro... , Romania Romania national football team The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that... and the Netherlands Netherlands national football team The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands... . The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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