The World Cup

If you are an avid soccer fan like I am you would know that the 2014 FIFA world cup is coming up and will be hosted in Brazil! The world cup is only 30 days away and it is a very exciting time as all of the coaches pick their national teams for the cup. The first game of the world cup is June 12 between Brazil and Croatia.

Team rankings

The team ranking isn't a surprise nor should it be really. The ranking is based on the amount of goals they have scored and how many have been scored against them in the past four years. Spain has some of the best players in the world like Xavi Hernandez, and Andres Iniesta. Germany and Portugal have some great players too. Germany has Pilippe Lahm and Portugal has Cristiano Ronaldo. All of the teams are full of great players, these are just a few. 

Even though the teams are ranked in this specific order nobody ever knows who will come out on top, there a numerous variables that can effect a team and how successful they will be, injury, coaching, strength of other teams, and referees. 

The world cup is a lot of fun, the excitement levels are similar to those for the Super Bowl...except the world cup is roughly a month long and the teams are from all over the world!