FIFA World Cup Standings

[Scaly piscine]

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

Bit daft obviously. But Australia > New Zealand apparently.

 

[Pothas]

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

 

[vcs]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Sir Alex]

Ha ha true Goughy.

 

[Pothas]

An incisive and entierly necessary post there.

Fail to see how Brumby's post is wrong.

 

[Matteh]

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

 

[Magrat Garlick]

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]

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]

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