A BBC Match of the Day host has lambasted the World Cup's seeding system headed into next summer's tournament in North America, claiming that fans want to see big matches from the outset

Mark Chapman has labelled the 2026 World Cup seeding system as "s***" ahead of Friday's group stage draw. He also claims that football fans want to see big games early on in the tournament, rather than waiting for the semi-finals.

Speaking on The Sports Agents with Gabby Logan and Adam Crafton, the Match of the Day presenter explained: "This is going to be a complicated draw because of FIFA’s decision to expand this tournament and hold it in three different countries.

On top of that, introducing another seeding system, as opposed to just having pot one, pot two, pot three and pot four, the top

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