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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
ARG is top 5 and a favorite. ICE is rising fast, but still only rose from mid-100s to mid-20s in ranking.
In the Cup format, this tie severely hampers ARG going forward.
Like if the Chiefs were late in the season on the verge in a tight race for a playoff spot, then we tie in prime time at home to Cleveland.
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FIFA rankings don't really mean anything so I would not use them as a rubric. Like at all.
Iceland finished first in the European qualifiers in a group that had Turkey and Croatia. Croatia is a very high quality team with a bunch of really good players and a couple of superstars.
Iceland also beat England in Euro 2016 to reach the quarterfinals.
They are a good team. I didn't understand Fox's coverage of them.
Argentina may still win this WC, but I honestly think they blew their wad in 2014. They're aging now. Also, I feel like Argentina's teams of late 90's to mid 2000's were their historic best.