Spain, Argentina, France, England will be the top seeds
Fifa introducing format it utilised at Club World Cup
The world’s top four teams will not be able to meet until the semi-finals of next year’s World Cup if they win their groups under a seeding system used by Fifa at the tournament for the first time.
It means England would benefit from tennis-style seeding and avoid Spain and Argentina until the semi-finals and France until the final if they win their group.
Fifa is introducing the system for the World Cup, having adopted a similar format for the Club World Cup this year.
