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Costa Rica knocked out both England and Italy, and yet it places below USA? Nonetheless, it's an interesting approach.
by niccolop 12y ago
Costa Rica knocked out both England and Italy, and yet it places below USA? Nonetheless, it's an interesting approach.
- peterevans 12y agoI would guess that world ranking plays into the algorithm a bit. USA entered the World Cup ranked 13th in the world, while Costa Rica were placed 32nd (from their Elo Ratings (http://eloratings.net/) http://eloratings.net/)). Both teams, if they make it into the quarter finals, would probably face buzzsaws (Netherlands for CRC and Argentina for USA).
- philwelch 12y agoUSA knocked out both Portugal and Ghana and split results against Los Ticos in qualifying while finishing on top of CONCACAF.