Ranking of the 32 WC Teams

by BarrileteCosmico Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:11 am

Do you agree with this ranking?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/nov/21/2014-world-cup-finalists-rated

by McAgger Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:07 am

No

I would definitely put Germany ahead of Argentina. Also Colombia and France higher than Portugal.

1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Germany
4. Argentina
5. Italy
6. Netherlands
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Portugal
10. Uruguay
11. Belgium
12. England
13. Chile
14. Switzerland
15. Russia
16. Croatia
17. USA
18. Bosnia
19. Ivory Coast
20. Ecuador
21. Greece
22. Ghana
23. Nigeria
24. Japan
25. Cameroon
26. Australia
27. South Korea
28. Iran
29. Costa Rica
30. Mexico
31. Algeria
32. Honduras

by REWB Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:34 am

McAgger wrote:No

I would definitely put Germany ahead of Argentina. Also Colombia and France higher than Portugal.

1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Germany
4. Argentina
5. Italy
6. Netherlands
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Portugal
10. Uruguay
11. Belgium
12. England
13. Chile
14. Switzerland
15. Russia
16. Croatia
17. USA
18. Bosnia
19. Ivory Coast
20. Ecuador
21. Greece
22. Ghana
23. Nigeria
24. Japan
25. Cameroon
26. Australia
27. South Korea
28. Iran
29. Costa Rica
30. Mexico
31. Algeria
32. Honduras

no.

england are too high same as bosnia, mexico are too low.

1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Germany
4. Argentina
5. Italy
6. Netherlands
7. Colombia
8. France
9. Portugal
10. Uruguay
11. Belgium
12. Mexico
13. Chile
14. Switzerland
15. Russia
16. Croatia
17. USA
18. Ghana
19. Ivory Coast
20. Ecuador
21. england
22. Bosnia
23. Nigeria
24. Japan
25.Greece
26. Australia
27. South Korea
28. Iran
29. Costa Rica
30. Cameroon
31. Algeria
32. Honduras

by McAgger Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:45 pm

lol Mexico are shite brah. Costa Rica and USA are much better than them at present. So they really aren't anywhere near good enough for 12th. Do you even know how they qualified?? Laughing

And England at 21 LOOOOL

by Abramovich Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:51 pm

McAgger wrote:lol Mexico are shite brah. Costa Rica and USA are much better than them at present. So they really aren't anywhere near good enough for 12th. Do you even know how they qualified??

And England at 21 LOOOOL

by BarrileteCosmico Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:02 pm

My biggest complaint with the list is that Russia got 22 points in the group stages to Portugal's 21, yet somehow they put Portugal at 7th and Russia at 16th. They probably both belong at the 10-11 range.

Also agreed Germany should be higher, 2nd perhaps, and Italy lower. Uruguay are also pretty high for a team that finished below Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia in qualifiers, yet last time they finished 5th as well and then went on to reach semis.

by McAgger Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:05 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:My biggest complaint with the list is that Russia got 22 points in the group stages to Portugal's 21, yet somehow they put Portugal at 7th and Russia at 16th. They probably both belong at the 10-11 range.

Also agreed Germany should be higher, 2nd perhaps, and Italy lower. Uruguay are also pretty high for a team that finished below Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia in qualifiers, yet last time they finished 5th as well and then went on to reach semis.

Not really BC, if you look at the teams in the top 10, Russia just aren't good enough to make it in the top 10-11.

And yeah I'd put Germany second if the WC wasn't in Brazil.

by Donuts Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:00 pm

1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Germany
4. Argentina
5. Colombia
6. Italy
7. Holland
8. France
9. Chile
10. Portugal

wouldn't bother too much with 11-32 as they all have a decent chance on making it even.

by Hawky Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:09 pm

1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Argentina
4. Germany
5. Netherlands
6. Colombia
7. Italy
8. Belgium
9. Uruguay
10. France
11. Chile
12. Portugal
13. Ghana
14. England
15. Switzerland
16. Russia
...
29. Iran
30. Algeria
31. Australia
32. Honduras