USMNT Roster average age is 23.3
The only other top 100 team remotely close is Iraq(69th) with the average age of 25.0
(via transfermarkt.us)
The FIFA rankings became a thing in 1992. Entering this tournament, Russia was ranked 70th in the FIFA rankings. Here's a list of every team to enter the World Cup with a ranking of 61st or lower (outside of the top 60), and how they fared.
| Year | Team | FIFA Ranking Entering Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Australia | 62 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 2010 | New Zealand | 78 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 2010 | South Africa | 83 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 2010 | North Korea | 105 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 2006 | Togo | 61 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 2002 | N/A (nobody ranked 61st or lower) | ||
| 1998 | Nigeria | 74 | Eliminated in round of 16 vs. Denmark |
| 1994 | N/A (nobody ranked 61st or lower) |
With the news of Riot introducing a world cup some time in the future, I thought we should make some imaginary teams along with giving them some numbers a la FIFA. Please help me in making this list more complete. If you think any countries/players/ratings should be added or reconsidered, please say so! Let's make this list as accurate as possible.
The numbers I chose are completely subjective, and I am completely open to changes according to public opinion. The list is here to be changed and perfected so please don't hesitate to give your opinion. I don't have amazing knowledge of emerging regions and many European national leagues, so those ratings might be very odd! If I didn't know any players from a given country for a certain role, I gave the imaginary player a rating of 60. If there are other players in parentheses that means I am not sure which player would be best for the team. The team number is an aggregate score. Let's make this list reddit!
Here we go:
China 🇨🇳 95.4/100
Zoom - 93
Tian - 97
Knight9 - 97
LWX - 94
Crisp - 96
Korea 🇰🇷 95.2/100
TheShy - 96
Clid - 97
Doinb - 97
Deft - 95
Lehends - 91
Denmark 🇩🇰 88.2/100
Wunder - 91
Broxah - 90
Caps - 96
Kobbe - 88
Doss - 76
Taiwan 🇹🇼 86/100
Ziv - 83
Karsa - 90
FoFo - 89
Betty - 84
SwordArt - 84
Sweden (🇸🇪) 84.6/100
Finn - 86
Memento - 78 (Malice)
Larssen - 88
Rekkles - 92
Promisq - 79
USA 🇺🇲 84/100
Hauntzer - 80
Xmithie - 88
Damonte - 80
Doublelift - 91
Zeyzal - 81 (Aphromoo)
Poland 🇵🇱 82.6/100
Agresivoo - 82
Jankos - 92
Selfie - 81
Wollite - 76
Vander - 82
Germany 🇩🇪 81.8/100
Brokenblade - 84
Amazing - 79 (Gillius/Don Arts)
Abbedagge - 82 (PowerOfEvil/Jenax)
Upset - 92
Gistick - 75
Vietnam 🇻🇳 80.8/100
Zeros - 87
Levi - 86
Naul - 77
Celebrity - 78 (Bigkoro)
Palette - 76
Canada 🇨🇦 80.2/100
Licorice - 86
Anda - 76
Ablazeolive - 72
Cody Sun - 86
Vulcan - 81 (Biofrost)
France 🇫🇷 79.8/100
Cabochard - 86
Djoko - 75
Eika - 77
Hans Sama - 86
Steelback - 75
Slovenia 🇸🇮 **7
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