"World Football" "They are all top 16, why is Japan 9th?" Korean media explain why South Korea is 16th

2022-12-20T13:55:29.710Z

After Argentina won the championship, the World Cup in Qatar came to a perfect conclusion, and the final ranking of the 32 countries was released. Korean media also wrote an article to explain the reason for the "difference in ranking", pointing out that they also broke into the top 16. Why Japan ranked 9th, but South Korea was 16th name. Both Japan and South Korea played amazing performances in this World Cup and successfully broke into the knockout round. However, Japan lost to Croatia 1:3 in the PK battle, and South Korea also fell in the top 16 with 1.

South Korea ranks 16th.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] After Argentina won the championship, the World Cup in Qatar ended perfectly, and the final ranking of the 32 countries was released. The Korean media also wrote an article to explain the reason for the "ranking difference", pointing out that they also broke into the top 16, why Japan ranked No. 9, but South Korea is 16th.

Both Japan and South Korea played amazing performances in this World Cup and successfully broke into the knockout round. However, Japan lost to Croatia 1:3 in the PK battle, and South Korea also fell in the top 16 with a score of 1:4. Slaughtered by Brazil, both missed the top 8.

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The Korean media "Money Today" explained the reason for the difference in rankings with the title "South Korea's World Cup final score is 16th....It is also the top 16, and Japan is ranked 9th. Why is there a difference?" The article pointed out: "Except for the former The top 4 teams will be ranked through the championship and third place games, and the rest of the teams will be ranked by comparing points, goal difference, and total goals."

The report stated: "Among the countries that have stopped in the top 16, the rankings are Japan, Senegal, Australia, Switzerland, Spain, the United States, Poland, and South Korea. Japan has 2 wins, 1 loss, and 1 loss, scoring 7 points. In these 8 countries South Korea ranked 16th with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 4 points and a goal difference of -3, but it is better than the countries that did not enter the top 16."

Qatar World Cup 32 countries ranked as follows:

1. Argentina

2. France

3. Croatia

4. Morocco

5. Netherlands

6. England

7. Brazil

8. Portugal

9. Japan

10. Senegal

11. Australia

12. Switzerland

13. Spain

14. United States

15. Poland

16. South Korea

17. Germany

18. Ecuador

19. Cameroon

20. Uruguay

21. Tunisia

22. Mexico

23. Belgium

24. Ghana

25. Saudi Arabia

26. Iran

27. Costa Rica

28. Denmark

29 .Serbia

30. Wales

31. Canada

32. Qatar

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"World Football" "They are all top 16, why is Japan 9th?" Korean media explain why South Korea is 16th