The World Cup group group was over, and many fans were a little disappointed because there was no absolute death group in this World Cup. However, the English media did not think so, they believed that the English team was placed in the death group. Moreover, the reason given by the English media is simple, because England is in Group B, which is the group with the highest average ranking. Even Iran and the United States have high international rankings. I have to say that this is typical of getting cheap and selling well.
The Daily Mail reports that England's Group B is the group stage with the highest average ranking, England internationally ranked fifth, Iran 21st and the United States 15th, while several teams participating in the qualifiers are Wales at 18th, Ukraine at 27th and Scotland at 39th. The average ranking of this group is 14.75, the highest of all the groups, so this group in England is the group of deaths. Of course, this is the idea of the English media, to be honest, although the ranking of Iran and the United States is not low, but the strength is at least one notch behind England.
Second is Group D, with France at No. 3, Denmark at No. 11, Tunisia at No. 35, peru at No. 22 (Australia 42, UAE 68) with an average of 17.75. According to the British media's algorithm, the third is Group E, Spain ranked seventh, Germany ranked 12th, Japan ranked 23rd, and Costa Rica ranked 31 (not counting New Zealand ranked 101), with an average ranking of 18.25. Fourth is Group G, with Brazil at No. 1, Switzerland at No. 14, Serbia at No. 25, and Cameroon at No. 37 with an average of 19.25.
Fifth is Group F, with Belgium at no. 2, Croatia at No. 16, Morocco at No. 24, and Canada at No. 38 with an average of 20. Sixth is Group C, with Argentina at No. 4, Mexico at No. 9, Poland at No. 26 and Saudi Arabia at No. 49 with an average of 22. Seventh is Group H, with Portugal at no. 8, Uruguay at No. 13, South Korea at No. 29 and Ghana at No. 60 with an average of 27.5. Bottom is Group A, with the Netherlands at 10th, Senegal at 20th, Ecuador at 46th and Qatar at 51st with an average of 31.75.
Of course, ranking is not a complete number. North Macedonia is also ranked 67th in the world, didn't they just as weed out Italy, which ranked sixth? And personal feeling, the best signing of this World Cup is England and Belgium, and the English media may learn from the Belgian media, steal the fun alone, why get cheap and sell well?