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Ghana drop six places in FIFA World Cup power rankings

World Cup Ghana drop six places in FIFA World Cup power rankings
OCT 5, 2022 LISTEN

The new FIFA World Cup power rankings place Ghana 22nd out of 32 teams ahead of the Mundial next month in Qatar.

The rankings produced by CBS Soccer, see the West African country dropping six places down since it was first released in June.

Ghana’s defeat to Brazil and the narrow win against Nicaragua put the Black Stars in tier three, a pot for teams that have a 50/50 chance of progressing to the round of 16.

Meanwhile, Brazil and Argentina are in tier 1, the two teams likely to win the tournament in Qatar.

The tier two has countries labeled as possible contenders. In a ranking from 3rd to 10th, sees Spain, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Uruguay, Germany, England, and Croatia.

The tier three which has only three teams have been identified as nations expected to make it out of their group. Senegal, Belgium, and Portugal are the teams in tier three.

Tier four, the countries in the mix, where Ghana finds itself also have, Serbia, Japan, Switzerland, Morocco, Ecuador, South Korea, Mexico, Wales, Ghana, Iran, USA, Poland, and Tunisia.

The final lot is the group with nations expected not to make it past the group stage and it includes Australia, Canada, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.

Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah
Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah

Sports JournalistPage: SamuelEkowAmoasiAppiah

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