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England and Spain miss top seeding for the 2018 World Cup draw

England have missed out on a top seeding for the 2018 World Cup draw.

Both England and Spain missed out on a top seeding when the new FIFA ranking list - used to determine the pots for the December 1 draw - was published on Monday morning.

They will instead be among the teams in pot two.

Hosts Russia, ranked 65th on the latest FIFA list, were already assured of a place among the top seeds and they will be joined by Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France.

World Cup finals draw seedings

Pot one: Russia, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France

Pot two: Spain, Peru*, Switzerland*, England, Colombia, Italy*, Mexico, Uruguay

Other qualifiers/potential qualifiers (in ranking order): Croatia*, Denmark*, Iceland, Costa Rica, Northern Ireland*, Sweden*, Republic of Ireland*, Tunisia*, Egypt, Senegal*, Iran, DR Congo*, Serbia, Nigeria, Australia*, Japan, Greece*, Morocco*, Panama, Burkina Faso*, Ivory Coast*, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde Islands*, Honduras*, South Africa*, New Zealand*

* Possible qualifiers

European play-off draw seedings

Seeds: Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Denmark

Non-seeds: Northern Ireland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Greece

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