how are the top ten fairing?

Red Night

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22 Jun 10

Red Night

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22 Jun 10

Here is the FIFA top 10 in the world coming into the Cup.

Ranking Team

1 Brazil
2 Spain
3 Portugal
4 Netherlands
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Argentina
8 England
9 France
10 Croatia

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22 Jun 10

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france is the first to be eliminated with a 4th place finish in their group.

guess they were just a little over-rated at #9 ?

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22 Jun 10

Originally posted by Red Night
france is the first to be eliminated with a 4th place finish in their group.

guess they were just a little over-rated at #9 ?

France... would you say they surrendered?

P-

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22 Jun 10

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Originally posted by Red Night
Here is the FIFA top 10 in the world coming into the Cup.

Ranking Team

1 Brazil
2 Spain
3 Portugal
4 Netherlands
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Argentina
8 England
9 France
10 Croatia

Where is the USA? They beat 8th rated England in a tie game.

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22 Jun 10

# 1 Brazil has lived up to its billing and advanced.

So has #4 Netherlands....maybe a little bit under-rated, but not much

Red Night

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22 Jun 10

Originally posted by Phlabibit
France... would you say they surrendered?

P-

capitulated?

Red Night

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22 Jun 10

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Where is the USA? They beat 8th rated England in a tie game.

they were 14th coming into the cup

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22 Jun 10

Originally posted by Red Night
Here is the FIFA top 10 in the world coming into the Cup.

Ranking Team

1 Brazil
2 Spain
3 Portugal
4 Netherlands
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Argentina
8 England
9 France
10 Croatia

Fifa ratings don't represent the team's quality. They are simple crap and mean nothing.

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25 Jun 10

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Originally posted by Red Night
Here is the FIFA top 10 in the world coming into the Cup.

Ranking Team

1 Brazil
2 Spain
3 Portugal
4 Netherlands
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Argentina
8 England
9 France
10 Croatia

Another one bites the dust.

Another of the "Magnificent Seven" fails to make it out of group stage as Italy joins France.

Do you think #5 in the world might be a bit of a stretch for a team that finished last in the easiest group in the draw?

European woes continue...2 down, 5 to go

who's next?

Palynka

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25 Jun 10

Originally posted by Red Night
Another one bites the dust.

Another of the "Magnificent Seven" fails to make it out of group stage as Italy joins France.

Do you think #5 in the world might be a bit of a stretch for a team that finished last in the easiest group in the draw?

European woes continue...2 down, 5 to go

who's next?

They're still the reigning world champions. Although not for long...

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26 Jun 10

Originally posted by Palynka
They're still the reigning world champions. Although not for long...

at least two more of the magnificent 7 will fall in the first round. Not a great showing for Europe in this cup.

anomaly Palyka or trend?

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28 Jun 10

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Originally posted by Red Night

who's next?

no surpise it was England, taking there worst drubbing ever in the cup.

they were #8 coming in? and germany was # 6?

sure did not look like the 6th best team playing the 8th

more like the 1st or 2nd best team playing the 18th or 20th.

do you think maybe England was over-rated at 8th?