Are World Cup qualifiers seeded?

There are three routes, each with four teams featuring a semifinal and a final for a place at the World Cup. The draw was seeded based upon qualifying-round points.

How does the World Cup qualifier work?

As in recent qualifying competitions, all 10 nations play each other home and away. The top four nations qualify directly to the finals. The fifth-place team will go into an intercontinental playoff against the winners of the AFC playoff, Australia or United Arab Emirates, on June 13.

How many teams from south AMERICA can qualify for the World Cup?

SOUTH AMERICA (CONMEBOL 4.5 PLACES) As in recent qualifying competitions, all 10 nations play each other home and away. The top four nations qualify directly to the finals.

Where is the 2014 World Cup seeding draw?

2014 FIFA World Cup seeding. The final draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup took place on 6 December 2013 at the Costa do Sauípe Resort, Mata de São João in Bahia, at 13:00 local time (UTC−3). The ceremony determined the group in which the 32 participating teams will begin the final tournament.

How did the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification work?

The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil. The remaining 31 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 207 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed.

How did Brazil get seeded for the 2013 World Cup?

Brazil were not among the top eight seeded teams at the time but, in keeping with usual FIFA World Cup procedure, were seeded by virtue of being the host nation. The top seven teams in the October 2013 FIFA World Ranking filled the remaining seeded positions.

Who has qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil?

Five African nations have qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and continental champions Nigeria. There were three rounds of qualifying. The first round found 24 teams trying to make it into the second round of competition, where there were ten groups of four teams.