England's boast a 100% record in the World Cup qualifying campaign and have already booked their place in South Africa with two games to spare. Wednesday night's 5-1 hammering of Croatia confirmed the Three Lions place in the final 32, with the groups due to be determined in Cape Town on December 4.

Given England reached the last two World Cup quarter-finals and are were also ranked seventh in the latest FIFA list published in September, Fabio Capello can look forward to a position among the top eight.

Brazil and Spain will also get a top seeding among the sides that have already qualified, while Italy, Germany, Argentina and France would probably also get one if they make it through.