Wednesday, July 2, 2014

FIFA WORLD CUP RANKINGS

The first round of the Knockout Stage is completed, and below is the rankings of the final 16 teams.  The top 8 are the quarterfinalists, and the next 8 is how the losers in the knockout stage have played in the tournament.  The ranking of the top 8 includes how they have played in all four games to date, with weight given to how the teams looked in the knockout state - round 1.

1.  Colombia
2.  France
3.  Brazil
4.  Belgium
5. Germany
6.  Netherlands
7.  Argentina
8.  Costa Rica

This would lead to a projected final four of:  Colombia v. France; and Netherlands v. Belgium