Competitive Standard of World Cup

The Competitive Standard is defined as the average team ability to win the match with any style of play. It is determined from Games result and Statistics. The teams disqualified early could be rated in the same standard as the team reach much deeper round when they're beaten by high level competitive opponent.

World Cup Standard Chart

World Cup Standard Table

Year	Std. Rate	Competitive Standard Analysis
1924 Olympic Games	2.21	All nation participants were still amateur status except only Ireland. The Top Nations did not enter the competition were England, Scotland, Argentina and Austria. There was no qualification round and the invitation of participants includes three small nations from Russian Empire which was beaten a large number of goals. Grade B+ : Uruguay Grade B : Netherlands Grade B- : Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Ireland
1928 Olympic Games	2.61	Almost all nation competitors were still not turned professionalism. The Top Nations did not participate were the tri-central European nations (Austria-Hungary-Czechoslovakia) in its glory era and all British nations. There was still not qualification round Grade B+ : Uruguay, Argentina Grade B  : France, Italy, Spain Grade B- : Belgium, Netherlands
1930	2.24	The first ever World Cup is the only one without qualifying round. A few European nations were inclined to take part due to problematic long journal. That means there were no European Top Nations participated and the tournament was dominated by South American side. Grade B+ : Uruguay, Argentina Grade B- : Chile
1934	4.15	The first time World Cup was held its qualification while most European nations and all top South American nations had turned professionalism. Uruguay was now the only previous reigning World Champion in history did not participate while the British Home Nations had still insisted to ignore. Hence, the competition was dominated by European Side. Grade A- : Italy Grade B+ : Czechoslovakia, Austria Grade B : Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary Grade B- : Sweden
1938	2.62	Uruguay and Argentina mutually abandoned the tournament as well as an usual British Home Nations with additional Spain who left for its Civil War. There were also three nations automatically qualified by no match competition because of withdrawal of candidates are Dutch East Indies, Cuba and Brazil. The bottom teams were out of average standard by then.  Grade B+ : Italy, Hungary Grade B : Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland Grade B- : Poland
1950	3.27	The first World Cup in the post-war era saw withdrawal of Argentina and Austria during its prominent era. It had the most number of teams qualified automatically with five are India, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The European teams were in declined period within a step of recovering from the World War II. The format change from knock-out in the tournament system with preliminary group round. However, there were totally 13 teams participants. Grade A- : Uruguay, Brazil Grade B+ : Sweden, Yugoslavia Grade B : Spain, Switzerland Grade B- : Italy
1954	3.26	Argentina had still abstained from participation with Soviet Union had not entered yet although it just competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. The tournament won the highest ratio in goal average per game with 5.38. Grade A : Hungary Grade A- : West Germany Grade B+ : Austria, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, Brazil Grade B : Switzerland, England Grade B- : France, Italy
1958	3.61	It is the first time FIFA did not permit any team to qualify without playing once match except a previous champion and host nation. Three big nations like Italy, Uruguay and Spain were disqualified unexpectedly. Grade A+ : Brazil Grade A- : Sweden, France Grade B+ : West Germany, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia Grade B : England, Wales, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Czechoslovakia Grade B- : Argentina, Paraguay, Austria
1962	3.96	Sweden and France were disqualified although they had much more goal difference than opponents in case of equal point as the rule regulated to held the play-off. Grade A : Brazil Grade B+ : Czechoslovakia, Chile, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Soviet Union Grade B : England, Argentina, Italy Grade B- : Spain, Uruguay, West Germany, Mexico
1966	4.16	The African Absence in qualification to protest FIFA in number of African team ruling in World Cup as it is not guaranteed a place. Grade A- : England, Germany Grade B+ : Portugal, Soviet Union, Argentina Grade B : Hungary, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain Grade B- : North Korea, Italy
1970	4.14	It is the first tournament represent by nations from all continents. Five famous football nations were Argentina, Spain, Portugal, France and Hungary were disqualified as a sign of its declination in football. Grade A+ : Brazil Grade A- : Italy, West Germany Grade B+ : Uruguay, Soviet Union, England Grade B : Peru, Sweden, Mexico Grade B- : Israel, Romania
1974	4.50	The previous successful nations like England, Soviet Union and Spain were disqualified. The format was changed from knock-out in second round to the twice group. There was no Asian team qualified and was replaced by Oceania   team Australia. Grade A : Netherlands, West Germany Grade A- : Poland Grade B+ : Brazil, Sweden, East Germany Grade B :  Yugoslavia, Scotland, Argentina, Italy Grade B- : Chile, Bulgaria
1978	3.87	The Big Eastern European Nations like Czechoslovakia who just won UEFA Euro in 1976, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia were disqualified. Grade A- : Argentina, Netherlands, Brazil Grade B+ : Italy, West Germany, Poland, Scotland Grade B :  Austria, Peru Grade B- : Spain, Tunisia
1982	4.46	The number of teams were expanded from 16 to 24 in this tournament. It has been regarded as the most attractive tournament in history of football for its classic and competitiveness combined. The qualifiers are from all six confederations. Grade A : Italy Grade A- : West Germany, Brazil, France Grade B+ : Poland, Argentina, England, Soviet Union Grade B : Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Algeria Grade B- : Cameroon, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
1986	4.28	The format was changed for second round return to basis knock-out round again. Grade A- : Argentina, West Germany, France Grade B+ : Brazil, Belgium, Soviet Union, Spain, England Grade B : Uruguay, Italy, Morocco, Denmark, Mexico Grade B- : Poland, Paraguay
1990	5.0	It is considered as the most competitive tournament in football history. The competition receives the lowest goal ratio per game in history of World Cup with 2.21. France and Portugal were a big name disqualified for the tournament. Grade A : West Germany Grade A- : Argentina, Italy Grade B+ : England, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Netherlands Grade B : Ireland, Romania, Cameroon, Czechoslovakia, Spain Grade B- : Uruguay, Colombia, Soviet Union, Costa Rica
1994	4.77	It was the first time that three points was given to the winner of the match. England and France was notoriously disqualified for the final and Yugoslavia was banned as a part of FIFA sanction to Yugoslav war and the recent UEFA Euro winner Denmark was also disqualified. Grade A- : Brazil, Italy Grade B+ : Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, West Germany, Netherlands, Spain Grade B : Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Belgium Grade B- : Ireland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, United States
1998	4.24	The tournament was increased number of qualifiers from 24 to 32 teams. Grade A- : France, Brazil Grade B+ : Netherlands, Croatia, Argentina, Italy Grade B : Germany, England, Romania, Denmark, Mexico, Yugoslavia Grade B- : Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Spain
2002	4.17	It is the first ever World Cup in Asia continent and is regarded as the lowest standard tournament since the competition has been steadied in participants since 1954. The most notorious absence is Netherlands. Grade A- : Brazil Grade B+ : Germany Grade B : Italy, South Korea, Turkey, England, Spain, Ireland, United States, Mexico Grade B- : Senegal, Argentina, Sweden, Japan, Paraguay, Belgium, Denmark
2006	4.64	The 2004 UEFA Euro Champion Greece was disqualified for World Cup. Grade A- : Italy, France Grade B+ : Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Spain Grade B : Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Ukraine Grade B- : Australia, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, Ecuador, Ivory Coast
2010	4.39	It is the first time Word Cup held in the Africa continent and is also the first time the previous champion is not automatically qualified. Grade A- : Spain Grade B+ : Netherlands, Germany, Uruguay Grade B : Brazil, Ghana, Mexico, England, United States,                 Paraguay, Portugal, Argentina Grade B- : Australia, Ivory Coast, Chile, Switzerland, Japan
2014	4.19	Grade A- : Germany Grade B+ : Argentina, Netherlands, France Grade B : Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belgium, USA, Ghana, Nigeria, Algeria, Portugal Grade B- : Uruguay, Switzerland, Greece, Ecuador, Croatia
2018	4.08	Grade A- : France, Belgium Grade B+ : Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, England, Russia, Uruguay Grade B : Sweden, Colombia, Mexico, Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland Grade B- : Japan, Senegal, Tunisia, South Korea, Germany, Serbia, Nigeria, Peru, Iran