Jigga Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 U.S. drops 11 spots in FIFA rankings; Italy now No. 2. How the hell is Brazil still #1? Did the FIFA folks actually watch the World Cup at all? On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakwood Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Who cares Canada moved up 29 places, without even playing a game, heck we're ahead of Korea who finished the group phase of the World cup with 4 points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 That's why I don't rely on FIFA Rankings to determine who the best teams in the world are. They make the BCS look like elementary math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Who cares Canada moved up 29 places, without even playing a game, heck we're ahead of Korea who finished the group phase of the World cup with 4 points! Yeah, that's really bizzare. The FIFA rankings have been under scrutiny for a very long time and it will change right after the release of the current rankinghttp://fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/rank/pr...,2540,3,00.htmlLook at Nigeria, it's #11? Guinea went up 27 places to#24. Equatorial Guinea went up 59 places to #95. Bahrain, who almost made it to the World Cup, went down 40 places to #94To be fair, a tournament shouldn't necessarily determine who's #1 in the world ranking wise. It's like tennis. The winner of a tournament should not automatically be #1 after the tournmanent. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonz Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Ya, the FIFA rankings are horrible. I don't know how Italy can be #2, and Brazil #1 after the world cup. Moreover, I don't know how the U.S. could be ranked so high to begin with. They seriously need to revamp their system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stampman Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Well the World Cup is ONE event--it may be the biggest of all soccer events--but it's still one event-I'm not saying I would agree with all the rankings--but look at it this way--Winning the World Cup makes Italy the World Cup champions--but since it's only one event it doesn't by default hurdle you to #1.Now if Brazil had moved up to #1 instead of retaining #1---you would have a point. Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It's soccer. Sheesh. What do you expect? BCS? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It's soccer. Sheesh. What do you expect? BCS? The BCS is bad. I will never forget when they let Nebraska into the 2001 Nat'l Championship after they got lambasted by Colorado, didn't even make their Conference Championship, yet they got into the Nat'l Championship to get lambasted by Miami. Miami should've won, they were basically playing the #9 team for the Championship that year.With that being said, FIFA is worse. Although their rankings don't determine crucial matchups (futbol gets it right by determining things on the field), you really can't trust their rankings, because they had the USA at #5, and even with all the hype preceding the World Cup, we knew they weren't that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It's soccer. Sheesh. What do you expect? A great game that the whole world loves. And I get it nearly every time. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Wow this makes the BCS look good. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paynomind Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 No, it doesn't. I wish people who are ignroant of the game would stay the effin hell out of soccer threads. You dont like the game, we got it. Now go away.The reason Brazil is ranked #1 is because they are the best team in the world. If they played Italy ten times, they'd beat them 6 if not 8 of those times. The World Cup is a single-elimination tournament. The winner isnt nessesarily the best team in the world, they are just the team that won the world cup.And the US is now ranked about right. They'd beat most all the teams behind them, and would have trouble beating all the teams above them. Thats an accurate ranking. NCFA Sunset Beach Tech - Octopi ΓΔΒ! Going to college gets you closer to the real world, kind of like climbing a tree gets you closer to the moon. "...a nice illustration of what you get when skill, talent, and precedent are deducted from 'creativity.' " - James Howard Kunstler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 No, it doesn't. I wish people who are ignroant of the game would stay the effin hell out of soccer threads. You dont liek the game, we go tit. Now go away.Actually, I do like soccer.But I get so damn tired of soccer people thinking it's on the par as baseball or the NFL in America.If I had a nickel for a soccer person saying soccer is the fastest-growing sport in America ...In other words, I don't take soccer seriously. And I don't think most Americans do, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 No, it doesn't. I wish people who are ignroant of the game would stay the effin hell out of soccer threads. You dont liek the game, we go tit. Now go away.The reason Brazil is ranked #1 is because they are the best team in the world. If they played Italy ten times, they'd beat them 6 if not 8 of those times. The World Cup is a single-elimination tournament. The winner isnt nessesarily the best team in the world, they are just the team that won the world cup.And the US is now ranked about right. They'd beat most all the teams behind them, and would have trouble beating all the teams above them. Thats an accurate ranking. I agree about Brazil. Face it, if Italy was higher ranked before the World Cup, they probably could have caught Brazil in the ranking. But with Brazil making it to the Quarterfinals (again), they did more than enough to keep the No. 1 slot. However, with them not winning this year, they'll have to qualify, so the qualifying process will help their ranking more than will Italy, which gets a free pass to 2010. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 No, it doesn't. I wish people who are ignroant of the game would stay the effin hell out of soccer threads. You dont liek the game, we go tit. Now go away.The reason Brazil is ranked #1 is because they are the best team in the world. If they played Italy ten times, they'd beat them 6 if not 8 of those times. The World Cup is a single-elimination tournament. The winner isnt nessesarily the best team in the world, they are just the team that won the world cup.And the US is now ranked about right. They'd beat most all the teams behind them, and would have trouble beating all the teams above them. Thats an accurate ranking. I agree about Brazil. Face it, if Italy was higher ranked before the World Cup, they probably could have caught Brazil in the ranking. But with Brazil making it to the Quarterfinals (again), they did more than enough to keep the No. 1 slot. However, with them not winning this year, they'll have to qualify, so the qualifying process will help their ranking more than will Italy, which gets a free pass to 2010. Actually FIFA did away with the winner getting an automatic berth to the next world cup after the 2002 tournament. Brazil had to qualify for this year's World Cup.http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/zone/sam.html I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Actually, I do like soccer.But I get so damn tired of soccer people thinking it's on the par as baseball or the NFL in America.If I had a nickel for a soccer person saying soccer is the fastest-growing sport in America ...In other words, I don't take soccer seriously. And I don't think most Americans do, either. Actually, by most accounts, Lacrosse has passed up Soccer in terms of growth rate, so everyone's wrong! [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Actually FIFA did away with the winner getting an automatic berth to the next world cup after the 2002 tournament. Brazil had to qualify for this year's World Cup.http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/zone/sam.html Why wasn't I informed of this before I just posted that. You sure aren't helpful. BTW, sorry for posting back to back. I would have put them together, but the topics are separate. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Actually FIFA did away with the winner getting an automatic berth to the next world cup after the 2002 tournament. Brazil had to qualify for this year's World Cup.http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/zone/sam.html Why wasn't I informed of this before I just posted that. You sure aren't helpful. You didn't ask I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 You didn't ask Fair enough. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 The World Rankings goes back 4 years from this date, and Brazil did win the Confederations Cup in 2005, a tournament Italy was not in, and Brazil cruised by in qualifications, while Italy did good too, but they qualified in a group featuring Norway as they're toughest competitiors, while Brazil had to qualify against all of South America, and still finished first, which essentially means that they are the number one team in South America. All Rankings, whether it be Tennis or Cricket, don't rank based on what happened last week, but rather what happened during the last 4 years. FIFA changed the system from last 8 years to 4 years just now, which is why you see big changes amongst many teams. Is Everyone Clear NOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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