@HarveyDent42@ConnerJCole_ Meanwhile Belgium was against the pre- tournament favorite Brazil. Croatia against France was a much bigger mismatch and much less closer and a much more one-sided affair in the final than Belgium France was in the semi-final
@HarveyDent42@ConnerJCole_ - 2019 nations league group. Then in euro 2020, both of them went less far than Belgium and both lost in the first stage of the knockout rounds. They weren't more consistent or better in general, so it makes sense why they were ranked above them.
@HarveyDent42@ConnerJCole_ The only opponent Croatia didn't beat on penalties was England, a team/side that Belgium won against twice much easier that wc, with their B-and A team. After that, both Croatia and France didn't qualify in their groups with less points and/or against weaker opposition in their
@HarveyDent42@ConnerJCole_ Martinez tax, he didn't take great players to the wc like Nainggolan.
FIFA rankings are objective and based on your performances in games, so the fact that they remained on top for so long proces that they weren't or are not overrated