2002 FIFA World Cup seeding

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To calculate the seeding for the 2002 FIFA World Cup , FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World Cups. [1] The formula is virtually identical with the one used for the 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding.

For the ranking part, points were allocated on the basis of 32 for the best achieving of the 32 qualifiers for 2002 FIFA World Cup in each of the three fields considered, down to one for the lowest ranking. [2]

For the World Cup performance part, points were allocated as follows:

The seedings table uses these points obtained from the 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively, added to the average number of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates (at ratio 1:1:1), December 1999, December 2000, and November 2001. All totals are rounded.

SeedCountry1. FIFA World Cup Finals2. FIFA World RankingsTotal Points
Italy 1990
(16.7%)
USA 1994
(33.3%)
France 1998
(50%)
Avg.
Points
Dec 1999
(33.3%)
Dec 2000
(33.3%)
Nov 2001
(33.3%)
Avg.
Points
RkPt.RkPt.RkPt.RkPt.RkPt.RkPt.
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 924132231301321323303162
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2311023627266283302313056
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3302315282914234296282756
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13252872628529112511242654
5Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 00132163312311323147
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1023825179174307277272845
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 01320132017102612249262542
8Flag of England.svg  England 4290924171224172210252441
9Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0033015927182119192237
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 008251311252217.517212134
11Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 00141910172092614232333
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 21833001116212217.516222032
13Flag of the United States.svg  United States 238141932812221816232017.52031
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1122112219916331327152017.51531
15Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 000015226284292626
16Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 82516170103512311318201525
17Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 179189051819211922161823
18Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0924122119763525404423
19Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 01221288113811361030111122
20Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 002495301620203481519
21Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0026843115261628121418
22Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 72622825811586398385617
23Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 00002917301423151515
24Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1617003459321224141215
25Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2282093088518407433614
26Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 003184577389357812
27Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 00004010351127131111
28Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 000032144363391010
29Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1320003645603311069
30Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 000065453437655
31Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000088174255222
32Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 000079288167111
SeedCountryRkPt.RkPt.RkPt.Avg.
Points
RkPt.RkPt.RkPt.Avg.
Points
Total Points
Italy 1990
(16.7%)
USA 1994
(33.3%)
France 1998
(50%)
Dec 1999
(33.3%)
Dec 2000
(33.3%)
Nov 2001
(33.3%)
1. FIFA World Cup Finals2. FIFA World Rankings

South Korea and Japan were seeded as hosts, France as defending champions. The other seeds were: Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany and Spain.

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