Now that the field has been whittled down to a final eight contenders to lift the World Cup, who is the hottest team based on FIFA's rankings?
Spain were the world's top-ranked side entering the tournament but crashed out prematurely after a highly disappointing group-stage effort.
Entering the round of 16, Colombia surged atop FIFA's unofficial rankings of the remaining sides.
We've recalculated with the remaining eight, and Colombia and Argentina are tied at the top with Belgium and with Germany tied behind them in third place.
B/R UK
As FIFA counts penalty-shootout wins as draws from a points perspective, Costa Rica and Brazil's points were unchanged, as both sides advanced in a shootout.
Ratings calculated using FIFA's prognosis tool.
View the original article here
Spain were the world's top-ranked side entering the tournament but crashed out prematurely after a highly disappointing group-stage effort.
Entering the round of 16, Colombia surged atop FIFA's unofficial rankings of the remaining sides.
We've recalculated with the remaining eight, and Colombia and Argentina are tied at the top with Belgium and with Germany tied behind them in third place.
B/R UK As FIFA counts penalty-shootout wins as draws from a points perspective, Costa Rica and Brazil's points were unchanged, as both sides advanced in a shootout.
Ratings calculated using FIFA's prognosis tool.
View the original article here
