Germany Over England

[scott715]

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/index.html

Here is one ranking that had us #14.

[CougarClaw]

so finishing where we did, we adequately met expectations as one of the best soccer teams in thw world.

Certainly not better than the 15 or so in front of us, but certainly better than the 230 behind us.

[Mingjai]

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/index.html

Here is one ranking that had us #14.

ESPN's Soccer Power Index

In ESPN's rankings, the USA was 15 going into the World Cup, but the updated rankings today have dropped the US to 19.

The final 16's rankings according to ESPN (pre-tournament in parenthesis, quarterfinalists in bold):

1. Brazil (1)
2. Argentina (4)
3. Spain (2)
4. Netherlands (5)
5. Germany (6)
6. Uruguay (9)
7. Portugal (7)
8. England (3)
9. Chile (8)
12. Mexico (19)
14. South Korea (31)
18. Paraguay (20)
19. USA (15)
30. Ghana (37)
33. Japan (41)
49. Slovakia (49)