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A) FIFA rankings are pretty worthlessThats more my point.. Bulgaria would never make a main tournament in hockey while Netherlands are a legit contender. So if the 16th ranked nation in soccer won it all.. I don't think anyone would be that shocked? I cannot fathom Bulgaria winning the best on best Olympics in hockey. Ironically, Great Britain had a decent team the World's in hockey... I think they may have snuck in a tie or a win? However, the odds of them winning the Hockey World Championships is pretty slim to none. In hockey, it'd be a major upset if the 6th ranked Czechs won a tournament.
B) it's a much wider talent pool in football. The best football NT isn't better than the 10th best by anywhere near as much as the best hockey NT over the 10th best hockey NT. And that's true for any iteration of 1-5 v 10-40 between the two sports.