Written by: BadCredit.org Staff
Edited by: Lillian Guevara-Castro
World Cup 2014 fever is gripping the globe as teams claw their way toward the coveted title of “greatest in the world.”
But what if soccer skills didn’t matter? What if teams advanced based on their host country’s national debt?
(The bracket above is based what progressions the countries would make past the original group stage in the 2014 World Cup. All figures are in $USD)
Each World Cup Participant by National Debt
| Country | National Debt |
| U.S.A | $15.68 trillion |
| U.K. (England) | $9.577 trillion |
| Germany | $5.717 trillion |
| France | $5.371 trillion |
| Japan | $3.017 trillion |
| Italy | $2.604 trillion |
| Netherlands | $2.347 trillion |
| Spain | $2.278 trillion |
| Switzerland | $1.544 trillion |
| Australia | $1.506 trillion |
| Belgium | $1.424 trillion |
| Russia | $714.2 billion |
| Greece | $568.7 billion |
| Portugal | $508.3 billion |
| Brazil | $475.9 billion |
| South Korea | $430.9 billion |
| Mexico | $354.9 billion |
| Chile | $119 billion |
| Argentina | $111.5 billion |
| Colombia | $85.83 billion |
| Croatia | $60.47 billion |
| Ecuador | $19.91 billion |
| Uruguay | $17.61 billion |
| Nigeria | $15.73 billion |
| Iran | $15.64 billion |
| Costa Rica | $15.1 billion |
| Ghana | $14.68 billion |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | $11.14 billion |
| Ivory Coast | $8.959 billion |
| Honduras | $6.173 billion |
| Algeria | $5.278 billion |
| Cameroon | $3.455 billion |
For more information on each country, visit the CIA’s World Factbook.
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