Rating for the teams

Discussion in 'FIFA and Tournaments' started by kanasai100, Aug 9, 2002.

  1. kanasai100

    kanasai100 New Member

    Aug 9, 2002
    Nowhere
    Teams

    A (Excellent)
    Brazil- World cup champions. The best team in this tournament
    Germany- Unexpected run to the final, because of Kahn
    Senegal- Good performance as a newcomer. Beat France the ex-champions
    Turkey- Show good teamwork and determination as a team. Good goalkeeper Rutsu


    B (Very Good)
    England- Good defence but has over-rated stars
    Japan- Second timer, good hosts, went into the second round and lose with dignity.
    Korea- Good athletes but cannot win the games without help from referees
    Spain- Show that the are not under-performers this time, but lose out due to bad referee decisions
    USA- Good athletes. Won Mexico and give Germany a scare.

    C (Good)
    Belgium- Show determination to win especially when playing with Russia
    Costa Rica- Give Brazil a good fight despite being a small team
    Denmark- Win France, but lose badly to England
    Ecuador- Have win one match being a newcomer
    Ireland- Give Spain a good fight
    Mexico- Young team, nice goal when playing with Italy
    Paraguay- Give Slovenia a good fight and went into second round
    Sweden- Show good teamwork but play too defensively

    D (Average)
    Cameroon- Good athletes, but had no luck
    Croatia- Win Italy but their fairy tale does not continue, show up its age
    Italy- Play too defensively, think they can win with 1-0
    Portugal- A team with over-rated players that cannot perform except in the match with Poland
    Russia- Had a good opening game but fade away in the subsequent matches
    South Africa- Win Slovenia, draw with Paraguay and came in 3rd in the group
    Uruguay- Play an exciting match with Senegal and give France a good fight

    E (Poor)
    Nigeria- Lost two matches but keep England to a goal-less draw
    Poland- Lost two matches, but give USA a hard fight
    Tunisia- Lost two matches, but give Belgium a good match

    F (Fail)
    Argentina- The most under-performing team. Players are tired and impatient
    China- Lose all 3 matches and scored no goals
    France- The biggest joke in this World Cup
    Saudi Arabia- The worst performing team in this world cup
    Slovenia- Lose all 3 matches but scored two goals
     
  2. soccerfan220

    soccerfan220 New Member

    Jun 24, 2002
    USA
    Cool. But i would swap Ireland and Japan. I thought Ireland were really good in the WC and gave it their all. Japan tried, but weren't very good. Also, I would put Portugal nad Cameroon in the Porr section. Both those teams were expected to get to the quarters/semis and really underachieved.
     
  3. AFCA

    AFCA Member

    Jul 16, 2002
    X X X rated
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    Have you ever heared of 'bad form'? That can happen. Portugal is still a very strong side.
     
  4. silahsiz kuvvet

    silahsiz kuvvet New Member

    Sep 12, 2002
    istanbul
    I agree with your ratings
     
  5. Nobby

    Nobby New Member

    Feb 18, 2002
    Kirkland, WA
    A great assessment, Kanasai100! Maybe a little harsh on Argentina, but they were expected to win the whole thing, weren't they?
     
  6. mr magoo

    mr magoo New Member

    Jul 19, 2002
    South Shields
    i second tht agreement
     
  7. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Was Senegal's performance the best by a debutant?

    Not counting the first World Cup of course.

    Sachin
     
  8. Bauser

    Bauser Member+

    Dec 23, 2000
    Norway
    Club:
    Fredrikstad FK
    Croatia in 1998 wasn't bad either.
     
  9. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    I would exclude the first two World Cups, as most European teams did not compete in 1930.

    Portugal were the most impressive debutants reaching the semi-finals in 1966. Wales in 1958 reached the quarter finals, losing 1-0 to Brazil (giving them by far their toughest game) even though they were missing their star player John Charles. North Korea also reached the quarter finals in their debut tournament in 1966.
    I don't really count Croatia, as they were formally part of Yugoslavia, and many of their players had previous World Cup experience.
     
  10. Don Homer

    Don Homer New Member

    Jun 2, 2002
    Dublin, Ireland
    Reached q/fs on debut:

    R. of Ireland (1990)
    N. Ireland (1958)
     
  11. Fatal Flux

    Fatal Flux New Member

    Aug 24, 2002
    Florida, USA
    Nice ratings. I wish Japan would of gone farther.
     
  12. condor11

    condor11 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 2, 2002
    New Zealand
    wasnt the second world cup in europe?
     
  13. art

    art Member

    Jul 2, 2000
    Portland OR
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    1934 was in italy; Europe even had a qulifyer for the torunament, and it was the South Americans (Uruguay, Argentina) that either didn't go or sent bad teams.

    Still the UK teams did not participate, perhaps that's what he meant?
     

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