ENGLAND have been seeded for the World Cup finals along with South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany and Argentina, FIFA announced at a press conference in Cape Town.

ENGLAND have been seeded for the World Cup finals along with South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany and Argentina, FIFA announced at a press conference in Cape Town.

The news means that England will avoid being paired with any of the above teams in the group stages of the competition when the draw is made on Friday night.