FIFA WORLD CUP POWER RANKINGS: Seven-goal Spain tops chart
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1. Spain (4) Just an all-around dominant display.
2. England (8) Attacking talent was on full display for once.
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3. France (2) Champs showed their class after early hiccup.
4. Brazil (1) Powerful attack had tough time before breaking through.
5. Netherlands (6) 2-0 win was a bit more nervy than probably hoped.
6. Portugal (10) Got the win, but can’t be that sloppy against better foes.
7. Belgium (7) Courtois showed why he’s world’s best keeper.
8. Switzerland (14) Classy move by Embolo to not celebrate his goal.
9. Uruguay (12) Could end up ruing the two posts they hit in 0-0 draw.
10. Denmark (9) Didn’t play up to its standard against Tunisia.
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11. Croatia (13) Man-of-the-match Modric has heavy lifting to do.
12. Japan (26) Won’t be taken lightly after surprising victory.
13. Germany (5) Once again lacking the final touch.
14. Saudi Arabia (31) Had a national holiday after its big victory.
15. Argentina (3) Suffered one of worst upsets in WC history.
16. Canada (19) Were the better team for most of its loss.
17. Ecuador (21) Took it a bit easy on overmatched hosts.
18. Morocco (18) Didn’t have much spark in draw with Croatia.
19. Mexico (16) Couldn’t capitalize on some good chances.
20. Poland (17) Lewandowski has to score soon, right?
21. Serbia (11) Showed some grit before finally conceding to Brazil.
22. Senegal (15) Couldn’t close out a tight game against the Dutch.
23. USA (20) Good first half, poor second half vs. Wales.
24. Wales (24) Gareth Bale to the rescue – as per usual.
25. South Korea (23) Grabbing a point is good, but now needs to win.
26. Tunisia (28) Were fortunate that late VAR review went its way.
27. Ghana (25) Made things interesting, but needed luck to do so.
28. Cameroon (22) Slim chance to advance gets harder with loss.
29. Iran (30) Couple of consolation goals may help egos.
30. Australia (29) Overwhelmed after a fortunate first goal.
31. Qatar (32) Looked completely lost in opener.
32. Costa Rica (27) Failed to even attempt a shot in blowout.
Postmedia’s soccer expert Derek Van Diest is on the ground in Qatar to cover every kickoff of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Subscribe today and get access to all his coverage.
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