FIFA confirms Argentina and Brazil as top seeds
The FIFA confirmed on Friday that Argentina and Brazil have been automatically designated as 'top seeds' as the 4th and 5th teams, in the draw for the South American qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, which will take place tomorrow, Saturday, July 25th, in San Petersburg.
Reason behind the decision
This is done by the maximum entity of world football so that none of the other eight teams from the CONMEBOL have to face the two powerhouses consecutively in each double matchday.
Confirmed matches
According to the schedule established by FIFA, the first confirmed matches of the South American Qualifiers are: Argentina vs. Brazil on matchday 3 and Brazil vs. Argentina on matchday 11.