| The ranking system also seems favor European teams. Case in point: Montenegro, Norway ahead of Mexico. I know Europe generally features the best soccer...but still. Paraguay beat Slovakia in the World Cup, but still ranked below Slovaks. USA advanced out of group stage past Slovenia, yet Slovenia ranked ahead (I know they tied, but USA dominated and would have won if ref hadn't made b.s. call to disallow game-winning goal). Mexico beat France. South Korea (not even ranked!) thoroughly outplayed Greece, winning 2-0. I could go on and on about this. |