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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