FIFA has released its latest Country Ranking after the World Cup. To the surprise of football fans, Argentina, which won the World Cup in Qatar, is not ranked first. Top of the list is Brazil, a five-star team that had a so-so performance at the Qatar World Cup and was knocked out by Croatia in the last eight. In this case, Brazil's ability to beat Argentina, ranked first, really let the fans outspoken did not expect.
Brazil has topped the latest FIFA rankings, confirming once again Selecao's status as the uncrowned king of world football. Since winning the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Brazil has failed to win the World Cup again. Against this backdrop, Brazil is still seen as the favorite to win the World Cup in Qatar.
After watching Brazil perform well in the group stage and the round of 16, many fans thought the team was a shoo-in to win the World Cup. Because Brazil, at both ends of the offensive and defensive play stability, especially offensive firepower, let opponents have the feeling of impossible to defend. However, Brazil in the last eight in the face of Luka Modric led Croatia, again encountered the tragedy of the ditch capsized.
Brazil, originally superior in strength and form to Croatia, took a 1-0 lead in extra time thanks to Neymar's goal. Brazil were on the verge of reaching the semi-finals when they conceded a late goal and lost to Croatia on penalties. The absence of Brazil in the last four will also be a relief to Lionel Messi's Argentina.
Brazil's failure to reach the final four of the World Cup has not affected the team's latest FIFA rankings. Brazil remained top, with World Cup winners Argentina in second place. This has led many fans to sneer at the latest FIFA rankings, especially when Belgium, which did not even make it out of the group stage in Qatar, is still in fourth place, causing outsiders and fans alike to find the rankings unconvincing and ridicule the impartiality of the latest FIFA rankings.