Germany, 2006 | Schedule | Groups | Seeding | Stadia | Results | Goal Scorers

Here are the team seedings for each country in the 2006 tournament. The rankings are based on prior performance in the last two World Cups and the previous three FIFA World Rankings.

Rank Team
1 Brazil
2 England
3 Spain
4 Germany
5 Mexico
6 France
7 Argentina
8 Italy
9 USA
10 Netherlands
11 Sweden
12 Croatia
13 Paraguay
14 Czechia
15 Portugal
=16 Costa Rica
=16 Japan
18 Poland
19 Tunisia
20 Iran
21 Ecuador
22 Serbia-Montenegro
23 Switzerland
24 Ukraine
25 Côte d'Ivoire
26 Australia
=27 South Korea
=27 Trinidad and Tobago
29 Ghana
30 Angola
31 Togo
32 Saudi Arabia