World Cup Round of 16

(Still contemplating the NBA draft but for now World Cup!)

Ranking the remaining 16 (5 superior teams, 2 inferior teams, 9 others in the middle):

1. Germany (standard issue German excellence, not unbeatable but not likely to lose)
2. Argentina (for all of Messi's heroics, he hasn't even played well yet!  Argentina can be better)
3. Netherlands (got it all going on, they look better than 2010)
4. Brazil (beyond Neymar I'm not seeing the usual confident star power, but they've done everything they needed to do so far, hard to bet against the hosts)
5. Colombia (playing well, controlling the ball, moving forward, dangerous)

6. France (playing well but they're young, I think they get upset)
7. Nigeria (started slow but played better from game to game, I think they're playing better than France right now)
8. Costa Rica (sneaky, handled all the challenges, Greece is as easy an opponent as they could've hoped for at this point)
9. Uruguay (w/out Suarez) (good but not great, they're lacking on offense from here on)
10. Algeria (nothing to lose, played good D in 1st game, good attack in 2nd game, played well enough in 3rd game, I like Algeria but a W against Germany would be a HUUUUUUUUGE upset)
11. Mexico (good enough, not showy, but look like they can hang with most anyone, Netherlands will be a challenge)
12. Chile (played well in the group, win over Spain must feel great)
13. Belgium (the least impressive 3 win team I've ever seen, for all the hype I'm not convinced of their attack)
14. USA (weird team, doesn't seem like they've played well but they're here and Ghana and Portgual are not)

15. Greece (lucky, shouldn't be here)
16. Switzerland (didn't perform well in the lamest group, not at all impressed with them)

I like Brazil, Colombia, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Germany, Argentina, USA to advance.