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Power rankings after Round of 16

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1. France: Prevailed in a thriller

2. Brazil: Hitting form

3. England: Remarkable drama

4. Uruguay: Poised and dangerous

5. Belgium: Needed big fightback

6. Croatia: Narrowly through

7. Sweden: Closed group strongly

8. Russia: Extraordin­ary resiliency

9. Spain: Out in penalty thriller

10. Colombia: Impressive and unfortunat­e

11. Japan: Desperatel­y unlucky

12. Portugal: Ronaldo lost his cool

13. Denmark: Shootout heartache

14. Mexico: Last 16 exit again

15. Argentina: Fell short when it mattered

16. Switzerlan­d: Battled hard

Eliminated after group stage

17. South Korea

18. Germany

19. Senegal

20. Serbia

21. Nigeria

22. Poland

23. Peru

24. Iran

25. Morocco

26. Iceland

27. Tunisia

28. Costa Rica

29. Australia

30. Saudi Arabia

31. Egypt

32. Panama

 ?? JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGES ?? Mario Mandzukic scored in Croatia’s second-round win against Denmark.
JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGES Mario Mandzukic scored in Croatia’s second-round win against Denmark.

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