Top four ranked teams make semi-finals for first time

The World Cup draw took place in Washington DC in December [Getty Images]The top four teams in Fifa's world rankings have made the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time.And the progress of Spain (1), Argentina (2), France (3) and England (4) was aided by a Fifa change for the 2026 World Cup.They were put in separate quadrants of the draw so they could not meet before the semi-finals.For that to happen they had to each win their groups - which they did.The separation in the draw meant t