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

FIFA WORLD CUP RANKINGS

Here are the rankings after Round 2 of Group Play in the FIFA World Cup.  These rankings are based simply on how the teams have played, not by how many points the have earned or how many goals they have scored.  It is possible, therefore, for 3 teams in the same group be ranked above another group if that is how they have looked on the pitch.  Yesterday's games are not accounted for in this rendition of the rankings.  You can check the previous post to see how things have changed from the first game to the second.

Rankings

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