PARIS: France believe the seeding system is unfair for the World Cup play-offs in November and plan to ask football’s ruling body FIFA to review it ahead of next week’s draw.
World and European champions Spain are three points ahead in Group I and host Georgia in their final qualifier today when second-placed France, who look certain to go through to the play-offs, entertain Finland.
The play-off seeds will be determined by FIFA rankings and 25th-placed France, who reached the 2006 World Cup final, face a likely clash with another big footballing nation.
Les Bleus believe the system is flawed because fewer ranking points were available in five-nation Group I while the other sections all contained six teams.
“We’re going to contact (FIFA),” French Federation president Noel Le Graet told the radio station RMC.
The president added: “There is a little injustice between the group of five and the groups of six.
“Our rivals from other groups have been able to score more points ... that’s
a fact.” REUTERS
