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Spain, Argentina, France, England will be top seeds
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Fifa says measure will ‘ensure competitive balance’
The four highest-placed teams in Fifa’s rankings have had a pathway cleared to meet in the World Cup semi-finals after tennis-style seeding measures were introduced in the name of “ensuring competitive balance”.
Spain, Argentina, France and England – the top four in descending order – are to be split into different brackets in the 48-team finals tournament, with the aim of preventing Spain from facing Argentina, or England from playing France, before a possible final.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/25/world-cup-2026-draw-tennis-seed-system-spain-argentina-france-england under the title “World Cup 2026 draw to adopt tennis-style system for the four top seeds”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
