Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
I think seeding is ok for qualifiers. Far better to see Germany and Spain (or whoever) trying to knock each other out of a WC semifinal than out of a qualifying group of death.
Imagine a group of Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal and Wales (top 6 UEFA countries). Group H consists of San Marino, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Faeroes and Andorra. With 2 qualifiers, Europe could be represented by the Faeroe Islands and Luxembourg.