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Top 5 international teams right now
Inspired by the other thread, who would be your top 5 international teams right now. Using whatever criteria you want, personally I'm using quality of available players, and which team I'd think are likely to beat the team below them more times than not. My five would be,
1) Spain
2) Brazil
3) Germany
4) Argentina
5) Portugal
Choosing the fifth team was difficult, I was torn between choosing Portugal or Italy, Netherlands, Belgium or Columbia. I haven't really seen much of the last two though, and Ronaldo playing for Portugal helped sway that decision. Belgium's current crop of talented players are well known, and with Falcao, one of the best strikers in the world playing for Columbia and I think quite a successful qualifying campaign and fifa ranking they deserved a mention at least.
Honourable mentions also go to Uruguay and Chile, but they would be closer to tenth or so.
1) Spain
2) Brazil
3) Germany
4) Argentina
5) Portugal
Choosing the fifth team was difficult, I was torn between choosing Portugal or Italy, Netherlands, Belgium or Columbia. I haven't really seen much of the last two though, and Ronaldo playing for Portugal helped sway that decision. Belgium's current crop of talented players are well known, and with Falcao, one of the best strikers in the world playing for Columbia and I think quite a successful qualifying campaign and fifa ranking they deserved a mention at least.
Honourable mentions also go to Uruguay and Chile, but they would be closer to tenth or so.
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Good mention of Chilie, but their defeat by Brazil does hamper their push for that fifth spot, so I would have to in the end go with the same five as yourself.
1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. Argentina
5. Holland
I think the first 4 teams are beyond any real argument, and my fifth would be either Italy or the Netherlands
They usually don't qualify in any real style, but their recent tournament record is good, and in Ronaldo they have a player capable of, essentially, inspiring wins on his own if he's on form, same with Messi. It wasn't an easy decision by any means though, the top 4 are obvious, but the fifth team was difficult to pick. There's not a lot between those three teams in my opinion if they all play to form.
2. Germany
3. Argentina
4. Brazil
5. Italy
2. Argentina
3. Spain
4. Brazil
5. Colombia
Again, totally agree the teams in the top 4. Would have Germany then Argentina, Spain and Brazil close, but plumped for Spain.
5th tricky, but have gone for Colombia over considerations such as Italy, Belgium and Chile.
Argentina
Spain
Germany
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
That`s right, Italy!! :cool:
Argentina
Spain
Germany
Italy
Can't have a top 5 without Italy!