Norway faces Toughest Draw with Argentina, Japan, and Turkey – elo Ranking Reveals Potential Worldโ Cup Path
OSLO, NORWAY – As anticipation builds for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, โanalysis of potential groupโฃ draws reveals aโค stark contrast in difficulty for Norway, depending on the ranking system used. While FIFA rankings suggest โa relatively โคmanageable โpath, the Elo ranking – an alternative system inspired by chess – paints a far more challenging picture, potentially pitting the Norwegian team against formidable opponentsโ like Argentina,โข Japan, and turkey.
The draw’s complexity stems from the tournament’s seeding process, โdividing teams into four pots based on FIFA’s world rankings. Though, the Elo ranking offers a dynamic alternative,โ factoring in more detailed match data and currently placing โNorway significantly higher – 11th globally compared to FIFA’s 29th. This discrepancy dramatically alters the perceived difficulty of potential group โcompositions.For Norway, the Elo ranking suggestsโค the most challenging possible draw includes facing โคArgentina (Pot 1), Japan (Pot โข2), โคand Turkey (Pot โ4). Conversely, โthe “easiest” draw, according to the Elo system, would see Norway grouped โwith the USA (Pot 1), Iran (Pot 2), and Ghanaโค (Pot 4).
Othre potential group scenarios, based on the provided data, include facing Canada (Pot 1), Australia (Pot 2), and New Zealand (Pot 4), considered โขthe “easiest” draw accordingโฃ to an unspecified ranking method. Anotherโฃ possibility involves Morocco (Pot 1), Italy (Pot 4), and an unspecified Pot 2 team. The variance โฃhighlights the subjective nature of predicting group difficulty andโข the impact of different ranking methodologies. Fans eager to explore all possible combinationsโค can utilize interactive tools, such as the one offered by VG, to construct theirโ ideal World Cup group for Norway.