With the World Cup Round of 32 already out and all eight teams seated, the question arises: which group is the real "deadest group"?
There can be many definitions of the "group of deaths", such as having at least three teams close in strength, and it is difficult to predict who will qualify. For another example, the group not only has a traditional giant, but also has a strong overall strength, no team that is too weak, and so on.
The online media "Competition" gave a basis for judging, that is, the average ranking of the four teams in the same group, the higher the average ranking, the greater the difficulty of the group, the "more dead".
A组
World rankings: Qatar 51st, Ecuador 46th, Senegal 30th, Netherlands 10th
Average position: 31.75th
Qatar are the lowest-seeded teams, with the Netherlands and Senegal leading the world rankings significantly, and locking in the top two seems fine.
Group H
World Ranking: 8th in Portugal, 60th in Ghana, 13th in Uruguay, 29th in South Korea
Average position: 27.5th
Portugal is the lowest seeded team outside of the hosts, Ghana is the second lowest team in the top 32, and South Korea is the second lowest team in the third pot, which can only be said to be "overall quality" not high.
Group D
World rankings: 3rd in France, 42nd in Australia, 11th in Denmark and 35th in Tunisia
Average position: 22.75th
France and Denmark have a clear advantage, with Tunisia being the lowest-ranked team in the third pot and Australia qualifying after play-offs.
Group C
World rankings: 4th in Argentina, 49th in Saudi Arabia, 9th in Mexico, 26th in Poland
Average position: 22nd
Argentina and Mexico have a clear advantage, Saudi Arabia ranks lower, and Poland has Levan, but the last time they qualified from the group was in 1986.
Group F
World rankings: 2nd in Belgium, 38th in Canada, 24th in Morocco and 16th in Croatia
Average rank: 20th
Increased difficulty. Belgium is the most prominent, Canada is participating in the World Cup for the first time, Croatia is the last runner-up, but the main player is four years older, and Morocco is the quarter-finalist of this year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Group G
World rankings: 1st in Brazil, 25th in Serbia, 14th in Switzerland and 37th in Cameroon
Average position: 19.25th
The advantages of Brazil, the world's first, are very obvious, but the other three teams are ranked relatively close, and the ranking of each team is basically higher than that of Group F, so the difficulty is relatively greater.
Group E
World rankings: Spain 7th, Costa Rica 31st, Germany 12th, Japan 23rd
Average position: 18.25th
Public opinion is recognized as the "super death group", Spain and Germany are traditional giants, Japan also has a good strength, and the only weaker Costa Rica is through the play-offs to qualify.
Group B
World Rankings: 5th in England, 21st in Iran, 15th in the United States, 18th in Wales
Average position: 14.75th
Don't be surprised! This is the "deadliest" group of this World Cup! Because three of the four teams are in the top 20 of FIFA, which is something that no other group has. The only one not in the top 20 is Iran, which is ranked 21st, the highest-ranked Asian team and the second-highest-ranking third-pot team.