is ranking the number 5 too high for usa
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USA is very good, but yea they are a little over rated, they should be somewhere between 7 and 12th but definitely not 4th..  \nby the way they went from 5th to 4th.. check it out- http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index.html\nGermany--19th\nArgentina--8th\nEngland--10\nCould you say that the USA is way better than this teams??\nUSA is good but I dont know if that good..hopefully they show it in the world cup!
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It doesn't hurt- top 10% is great but try for at least top 1/2
620721
As long as the Czech's win it should go someway towards Fifa correcting that hugely false position the US hold in the world rankings. 3-0 or so i reckon
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Short answer is because they are doing well on points. \nObjectively I think it is unrealistic to see the US as the 4th in the world.  However It cannot be argued they are doing well.\nHowever FIFA have a point system.  They accept is is flawed but it would be incredibly difficult and complex to make a system which truly represented the strength of teams.  However it is also imposable to have a person or team able to objectively rank teams.\nSo what can you do?\n\nThe link below takes you to the part of the FIFA site which explains how their point system works.
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It is very good for education, however job prospects are not so good. USA is the best!
596439
Simple. USA's status has been over-rated for a few years. Last World Cup, the players from the bigger domestic leagues suffered as they had less of a break compared to players from countries such as USA and South Korea (I commend these countries for being smart enough to realise this). This has been rectified this time, with FIFA imposing a compulsory break for all major leagues.\n\nNot to discount their effort 4 years ago completely, as they did play well and they did beat Portugal and Mexico (both top teams). I believe they also peaked during that tournament, and good players such as Brad Friedel, have since retired.\n\nFurthermore, they played one of the best teams in the world. Czech Republic is ranked 2 in the world (although I do not agree entirely with the ranking system) and they are, in my opinion, favourites to win the group ahead of Italy.\n\nI feel, to be a good team, USA should have more of their players play in the top European leagues, where you have a better consistant competition, better coaching (although Bruce Arena is good, some of the Major League coaches aren't) and players are constantly challenged for their places in the team.\n\nIf you look at the Czech Republic, they have players playing for top clubs in:\nEngland\nHolland\nRussia\nItaly\nGermany\nFrance\nAustria\nCzech Republic, and,\nTurkey.\n\nMeanwhile, USA has more then 1/2 their team playing in the domestic leagues, with the remaining playing for mediocre Engllish or German clubs.\n\nHope you appreciate that I am being honest rather then diplomatic.
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A computer that looks at past games and statistics.  Hence the US ranking.  I am from the US and I as well as anyone else knows that the US does not deserve their raking.  Mexico either.  Look at who the US play and look at any Europe team and who they play.  Yeah US can score 4 goals on a concacaf team but not on a European team.  US needs to play and beat European teams and other World powers to be able to be ranked as high as they are.
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I'm not sure, but it is really hard not to use it.  Metrics are really easy.  You just divide or multiply by ten.  But Americans just are afraid of change.
368012
Your question reveals that you are very smart as if you could choose what school you want to go without being restricted by admission requirements.\n\nSo, you can choose U.S because it has many top universities.
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5 out of 6\nbecause there are five other choices besides the number five.
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On line universities are not highly regarded in the USA. And this one does not even have the normal accreditation. I would say you are wasting your money if you sign up here.  Their degree would not get you a USA job or be accepted by anyone here in the USA. This may not be a scam, but it is not a good plan! \n\nThere is no way to get a respected USA degree cheaply from outside the USA. It just can't happen.
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Yes Americans should come first. But do you realize how big America is compared to Israel! Remember the US has a political, strategic and economic relationship with Israel. We stand by Countries little or big who seek Independence from oppression and tyranny. You need to voice your opinion here in the States by first voting for the best candidate for local, state and then Executive Office.
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Popularity is no big deal at all. As long as you are happy, that's all that's ever important. It takes some people years to learn to look out for #1 instead of their popularity.
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ok here is the deal. Don't get me wrong i love team usa and happy we are ranked 4th. but we are only there cause we are still playing our starters every game, teams like germeny(in the cup cause hosting) italy(first team to qualify) haven't been playing their main guys cause they don't need to, and those guys play for a living for club teams right now. never take that ranking serious rightbefore the cup, i would give the us ranking of 12 in reality, and i know u all are going to be mad at me for it. but we are not a #4 team yet, we lost what 3-0 or something to the german backups,  and germeny is like 10 or somehting
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yeah unrealistic that they would rank above 10. STEELERS #1
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I think many international medical grads work hard to get a double 99,because they dont want their score to be a limting factor( there are already so many of them).I know atleast 15 guys in my medical school who have got a double '99'.
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Its good to lose before going into the ncaa tournament. That way you aren't too relaxed and cocky and get caught sleeping. Now they have the hunger and desire to win again so yes they should be in the top 5. No more pressure on Reddick to break records so watch out for Duke! I hate Duke by the way......Go Illinois!!!!!!!!!!