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World Cup Power Ranking: Where every team stands after one week at Russia 2018

Neymar at the World Cup
Neymar at the World Cup

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Almost a week into World Cup play, football fans have already seen a slew of shocking upsets and astounding finishes.

Whether its the best teams in the world getting stunned by heroic efforts from smaller nations or heartbreaking finishes that only football can create, the opening matches of the 2018 World Cup have shaken up the field of 32 teams and set the table for who will advance to the knockout round.

Below we've taken the opportunity to rank the 32 teams competing in the 2018 World Cup, based on both the results of their opening match and team's chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the tournament based on analysis from FiveThirtyEight.

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