World Cup seeding boost for England

ENGLAND will go into next summer’s World Cup finals with the official tag as the second-best side on the planet.

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side came out second behind Brazil in the seedings system devised by FIFA’s World Cup organising committee and announced in Leipzig yesterday.

As one of the eight top seeds, England will be kept apart from other heavyweights for the group stages. Hosts Germany, holders Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Spain and France are also seeded.