You heard it here first. Argentina, England, Italy, France, Mexico and Spain join holders Brazil and hosts Germany as seeded teams for the 2006 World Cup draw as the Netherlands were left out. Update with pots.
Pot 1
Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, England, France,
Spain, Mexico
Pot 2
Angola, Togo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia, Paraguay, Ecuador,
Australia
Pot 3
Netherlands, Sweden, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal,
Switzerland, Ukraine
Special pot
Serbia-Montenegro
Pot 4
Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, United States, Costa Rica,
Trinidad and Tobago