New Posts For Thread: why are south africa in top seeded group ?https://community.betfair.com/world_cup/go/thread/view/107734/23766806/why-are-south-africa-in-top-seeded-groupi know they are hosts etc but does this not create an imbalance, when you've got a poor team as a perceived top seed, teams like holland, ghana, usa, chile, ivory coast below.suppose teams that get drawn in their group will be pleased.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup/go/thread/view/107734/23766806/why-are-south-africa-in-top-seeded-group?post_id=427352466#427352466suppose teams that get drawn in their group will be pleased.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:30:08 -0600Im only thinking as host of the tournament they can plan their 3 games in advance.Know which venues they are playing at beforehand, and start preparing as early as possible.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup/go/thread/view/107734/23766806/why-are-south-africa-in-top-seeded-group?post_id=427352422#427352422Im only thinking as host of the tournament they can plan their 3 games in advance.Know which venues they are playing at beforehand, and start preparing as early as possible.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:13:02 -0600i still hope they go out though...with 0 ptshttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup/go/thread/view/107734/23766806/why-are-south-africa-in-top-seeded-group?post_id=427352418#427352418i still hope they go out though...with 0 ptsWed, 02 Dec 2009 06:11:49 -0600I used to think that this was a bad idea, but I'm in favour these days. A tournament is somehow devalued if the hosts go out early. Seeding the hosts is the best way to make their elimination slightly more unlikely.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup/go/thread/view/107734/23766806/why-are-south-africa-in-top-seeded-group?post_id=427352402#427352402I used to think that this was a bad idea, but I'm in favour these days. A tournament is somehow devalued if the hosts go out early. Seeding the hosts is the best way to make their elimination slightly more unlikely.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:04:49 -0600i know they are hosts etc but does this not create an imbalance, when you've got a poor team as a perceived top seed, teams like holland, ghana, usa, chile, ivory coast below.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup/go/thread/view/107734/23766806/why-are-south-africa-in-top-seeded-group?post_id=427352398#427352398i know they are hosts etc but does this not create an imbalance, when you've got a poor team as a perceived top seed, teams like holland, ghana, usa, chile, ivory coast below.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:20:49 -0600