But even prior to the FIFA ranking system, favorites have tended to underperform at the World Cup.

不过，即便是在国际足联排名出台之前，热门球队在世界杯上通常都是表现欠佳。

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A multinational group comprising FIFA staff and external experts was subsequently formed to find a new procedure for drawing up the world ranking.

一个包括国际足联成员以及外界专家在内的多国组织随后成立，用以确定维护世界排名表的程序。

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Seven high-ranking current and former FIFA officials were arrested Wednesday.

七名高级别现任和前任国际足联官员周三被逮捕。

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Despite a meteoric rise from a FIFA ranking of 155th out of 204 nations a decade ago to 70th in 2013, a notch below Scotland, Cape Verde seemed unlikely to emerge from the group stage, where it was drawn against two former champions, South Africa and Morocco.

WSJ: Cape Verde's Surprise

High-ranking dignitaries will include UN secretary general Kofi Annan, South African President, Thabo Mbeki, Fifa chief Sepp Blatter and German legend Franz Beckenbauer.

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