Date:         Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:14:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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From:         Lee Jordan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      quality of the remaining games
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have a look at the elo ratings.

http://www.eloratings.net/

this site was referenced here quite a while back. much better rankings 
than fifa.

we have the following matchups

spain #1
russia #10

turkey #14
germany #6

the beaten teams are
italy #5
portugal #12
croatia #7
netherlands #3

netherlands were #1 until their loss.

us is currently #19. a bit more realistic of our standing.

lee