The matches have been set. The before tournament FIFA rankings are attached to the countries in red. 16 teams and 7 of them were ranked lower than 16 in the world prior to the round robin tournament. The three lowest ranked finalists are Korea @ 47, Japan @ 45 and Slovakia @ 34. If the tournament played out by the rankings, the United States would finish in fourth place. The first time in that top four teams since 1930... Go USA.
Friday, June 25, 2010
World Cup 2010.6 ~ Final 16
The matches have been set. The before tournament FIFA rankings are attached to the countries in red. 16 teams and 7 of them were ranked lower than 16 in the world prior to the round robin tournament. The three lowest ranked finalists are Korea @ 47, Japan @ 45 and Slovakia @ 34. If the tournament played out by the rankings, the United States would finish in fourth place. The first time in that top four teams since 1930... Go USA.
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