2002 FIFA World Cup - Seeds

Seeds

Further information: 2002 FIFA World Cup seeding

The eight seeded teams for the 2002 tournament were announced on 28 November 2001. The seeds comprised Pot A in the draw. Pot B contained the remaining 11 European sides; Pot C contained five unseeded qualifiers from CONMEBOL and AFC. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the CONCACAF region and Africa. This was the last FIFA World Cup with the defending champion in Group A. Since 2006, the Host nation has been in Group A.

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

Argentina
Brazil
France (1998 World Cup winner)
Germany
Italy
Japan (co-hosts)
South Korea (co-hosts)
Spain

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
England
Republic of Ireland
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovenia
Sweden
Turkey

China PR
Ecuador
Paraguay
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

Cameroon
Costa Rica
Mexico
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia
United States

Before the draw, it was arranged that the last three teams in Pot B would be drawn into four groups which did not already contain two European teams and one would be left without second European team. This was ultimately Group C.

On 1 December 2001, the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. Group F was considered the group of death, as it brought together Argentina, England, Nigeria and Sweden.

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