A week before the soccer World Cup kicks off, Russia’s national team has dropped to its lowest ever ranking, becoming officially the worst rated team in the tournament they will host.
The latest rankings by world Russia's national squad continuing its dropping to 70th place. That's three behind Saudi Arabia—the second worst team that will compete in the World Cup and, coincidentally, Russia’s opponent for the tournament’s first match. The results rank Russia, who qualified automatically by virtue of hosting the tournament, far below many teams that competed for a place in qualifiers and lost out to the world’s top sides. Among them are the United States (ranked 25th in the world) and several regulars in the final stages of the tournament such as the Netherlands (ranked 17th) and former winners Italy (ranked 19th), who failed to qualify at the last hurdle.
The latest rankings by world Russia's national squad continuing its dropping to 70th place. That's three behind Saudi Arabia—the second worst team that will compete in the World Cup and, coincidentally, Russia’s opponent for the tournament’s first match. The results rank Russia, who qualified automatically by virtue of hosting the tournament, far below many teams that competed for a place in qualifiers and lost out to the world’s top sides. Among them are the United States (ranked 25th in the world) and several regulars in the final stages of the tournament such as the Netherlands (ranked 17th) and former winners Italy (ranked 19th), who failed to qualify at the last hurdle.
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