England miss out on top seeding for World Cup 2014 despite rising to 10th in Fifa world rankings Hosts Brazil, who are 11th in the rankings, are automatically seeded, while Spain (first), Germany (second), Argentina (third), Colombia (fourth), Belgium (fifth) and Switzerland (seventh) are also definitely in the top pot. Uruguay (sixth) will be the other seeded side if they beat Jordan in a two-legged play-off, but if the South Americans lose, the last seeding place will go to the Netherlands, who are joint-eighth in the rankings with Italy. The latest rankings have also determined who will be seeded for the European play-offs draw, which takes place on Monday. Pot One for that draw will feature Portugal, Greece, Croatia and Ukraine, who will each play two legs against one of the sides from Pot Two - France, Sweden, Romania and Iceland. Seeded teams Spain, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Switzerland, Colombia, Uruguay/Holland. Fifa rankings (September rankings in brackets) 1. Spain (1) 2. Germany (3) 3. Argentina (2) 4. Colombia (5) 5. Belgium (6) 6. Uruguay (7) 7. Switzerland (14) 8. Netherlands (9) (tie) Italy (4) 10. England (17) 11. Brazil (8) 12. Chile (16) 13. United States (13) 14. Portugal (11) 15. Greece (12) 16. Bosnia-Herzegovina (18) 17. Ivory Coast (19) 18. Croatia (10) 19. Russia (15) 20. Ukraine (26)