FIFA World Cup Standings

Scaly piscine · 13-07-2010, 10:05 AM

BBC Sport - Football - England slump to worst World Cup ranking

Bit daft obviously. But Australia > New Zealand apparently.

Pothas · 13-07-2010, 10:09 AM

Well they won a match and got more points so can't really complain.

vcs · 13-07-2010, 10:12 AM

Argentina in 5th is generous, they should be behind Brazil and maybe even Paraguay/Ghana. They won matches on some gifted goals against poor opposition.

Pothas · 13-07-2010, 10:24 AM

Is it not just based on matches won and goals scored though? Argentina won more games than Brazil, assumed that was why they were put above them.

BoyBrumby · 13-07-2010, 10:34 AM

Bit disingenous to call it our worst ever performance. Basic maths says 13/32 is better than 11/16 in 58 or 8/13 in 50.

Goughy · 13-07-2010, 11:34 AM

Basic maths says finishing 13th is better than finishing 11th and 8th?

Sir Alex · 13-07-2010, 11:39 AM

Ha ha true Goughy.

Pothas · 13-07-2010, 12:27 PM

An incisive and entierly necessary post there.

Fail to see how Brumby's post is wrong.

Matteh · 13-07-2010, 12:45 PM

For the slowpokes, 13/32 is the top half, 11/16 and 8/13 aren't. Therefore the first is actually a better position.

Samuel_Vimes · 13-07-2010, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pothas

An incisive and entierly necessary post there.

Fail to see how Brumby's post is wrong.

To make an exaggerated point: Arsenal were 3rd/20 in the Premier League, but 3rd/92 in the Football League. Just because you include more teams in the ranking - presumably worse - doesn't make that third rank any better, despite the percentage coming out better.

Nevertheless, definitely better than 30-oddth (known as did not qualify) in 1994.

Matteh · 13-07-2010, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samuel_Vimes

To make an exaggerated point: Arsenal were 3rd/20 in the Premier League, but 3rd/92 in the Football League. Just because you include more teams in the ranking - presumably worse - doesn't make that third rank any better, despite the percentage coming out better.

Nevertheless, definitely better than 30-oddth (known as did not qualify) in 1994.

But that's a load of cobblers because it's a crap example that has no relevance to what has happened.

Sir Alex · 13-07-2010, 12:53 PM

Watch out for KKR in the next IPL for even better proof. :|

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Pothas Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surbiton, UK Posts: 8,420	Well they won a match and got more points so can't really complain.

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Pothas Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surbiton, UK Posts: 8,420	Is it not just based on matches won and goals scored though? Argentina won more games than Brazil, assumed that was why they were put above them.

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Sir Alex Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nowhere Posts: 4,793	Ha ha true Goughy.

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Pothas Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surbiton, UK Posts: 8,420	An incisive and entierly necessary post there. Fail to see how Brumby's post is wrong.

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