New FIFA rankings set top-seed teams in World Cup tournament draw with Germany edging out Croatia

ZURICH: The top-seeded teams for the Dec. 5 World Cup tournament draw, including Germany but not Croatia, were set Wednesday when FIFA published new rankings the day after four continents completed qualifying. Co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico will be joined in the pot of No. 1 seeds by top-ranked Spain, defending champion Argentina, France, England, Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Croatia, a semifinalist in 2022 and beaten finalist by France in 2018, were edged down into pot 2 for the draw ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

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