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The World Cup is now half way done, and we've seen every team play twice.

There have been upsets, comebacks, drama and a dismal England tournament exit.

But who are the winners and losers from the second round of group games?

Here are Miguel Delaney's power rankings:

Note: the power rankings are done in order of anticipated likelihood to win the competition and qualify for the next round, taking into account both long-term results and recent performances, as well as the perceived difficulty of their route. The root of them is that too much should never be read into any single result.

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1. Argentina (no change)

A perfect goal from Leo Messi, a perfect World Cup moment... but the fact it was required against Iran only emphasises they are an imperfect team.

The strike itself also leaves more questions than answers, despite its own purity. Can Messi keep doing that? Do moments like that merely cover the flaws, or do they buy a team time to get everything else right? Will Argentina grow from this, or are their shortcomings too great?

Manager Alex Sabella has admitted he is concerned about an open defence, but is working on it. At the very least, they have the perfect player to wave away those flaws, and perhaps the only one in the World Cup capable of deciding the destination of the trophy through his own individual performances.

2. Brazil (no change)

It revealed much that, as the hosts searched for the goal against Mexico that would have effectively sealed a second-round, they were dependent on Bernard feeding Jo. It wasn’t exactly intimidating. The shot wasn’t even accurate.

That sums up this rather underwhelming and disjointed Brazilian side. Neymar and Oscar are the only players with an element of fantasy, and they are consequently reliant on Felipe Scolari to add his famous functionality.

That has not arrived yet but it is possible that the very location of the tournament - and all the intangible advantages that brings - could be as important as the side’s evolution.

So far, it’s difficult to say they deserve more than two points, and look a little way off claiming that sixth trophy.

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3. Germany (no change)

Potentially sensational but always somewhat suspect. The nature of the 2-2 draw with Ghana revealed the 4-0 win over Portugal was somewhat illusory.

The defensive frailties exposed before the penalty of the first game were properly exploited by the African side. It is a weakness that may well cost them top spot. It also places even more pressure on that brilliant attack.

4. Netherlands (up one)

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Like many of the top sides, haven’t quite stated a truly lasting argument yet. Elements of their play have been excellent, others much less so.

The way in which Australia put it to them removed some of the gloss of the Spanish win, especially when you consider that the deposed champions ending up performing so dismally but could still have been 2-0 up against the Dutch.

At the same time, their pace on the break almost epitomises what this tournament is about, and will give anyone a problem.

5. France (up one)

The side that everyone thinks Belgium are? The one caveat from their exceptional opening two performances is that the opposition wasn’t optimal, but the momentum derived could be important for more exacting tests.

Few will fancy playing a properly united team.

6. Chile (up three)

One of the bravest and most brilliantly exhilarating sides in the tournament, as fully displayed by the fearless way in which they deposed Spain.

They are hugely susceptible to certain types of attack, but Chile will make you wary of trying them.

7. Italy (down three)

After such a strong opening statement against England, an awful performance against Costa Rica. The 1-0 defeat was probably Italy’s worst display since the disaster of 2010. It also means this World Cup could follow a similar path.

The effective play-off against Uruguay could be a proper battle, only made a little easier for Cesar Prandelli’s side by the fact they only need a draw. Playing it for it could be dangerous.

Italy need to recover dynamism that would usually make potential contenders for this trophy. It went very badly missing in the Costa Rica defeat.

8. Colombia (up three)

Both of their games so far have followed almost identical patterns: chaotically good attacking moves, but real concerns about their structure.

9. Belgium (down one)

Through to the next round, but still need to take that next step in terms of performance. It remains difficult to escape the overwhelming impression that Belgium are a little mismanaged.

They look a collection of individuals rather than the truly talented team they could be.

10. Costa Rica (up eight)

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The story of the tournament, after yet another statement victory. Costa Rica look a truly unified squad, with a cohesion that will get the around a lot of bigger names.

11. USA (up six)

If the win over Ghana was somewhat fortunate, they were unlucky to not win a fixture against the Portuguese in which they looked so much more formidable. Growing as a collective unit.

12. Mexico (no change)

Displayed their character by coming so close to shocking Brazil, in what was a genuinely excellent 0-0 draw. A similar result will put them through.

13. Croatia (up three)

Cameroon fully bore the brunt of Croatia’s fury after the injustices of the first game, but Niko Kovac’s side will now need something similar to overturn Mexico.

14. Nigeria (up nine)

So impressively frustrated Bosnia and Herzegovina, and have an organisation that will give many other sides similar problems.

15. Algeria (up seven)

Yet another of this tournament’s great stories, all the more so because of the jubilant nature of their football. Algeria showed that the way they put it up to Belgium was no one-off, as they then put four past Korea to claim their first World Cup win since 1982. On the brink of history.

16. Uruguay (up four)

So clearly not the team they were four years ago but the difference is that Luis Suarez is multiple times the talent he was then. He wasn’t fully fit, but still put in one of the most complete performances of the tournament against England, with two different strikes of devastating quality.

A patchy Uruguay must still go and beat Italy, but they have precisely the man to make that happen. That’s what it comes down to for a side that underwhelming beyond him.

17. Switzerland (down four)

A bright young team but the question now is how much the utter humiliation at the feet of France will affect them. As they go into a decisive final group game, it could have an effect.

18. Ghana (up nine)

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As the final whistle went in their frantic 2-2 draw with Germany, you could tell Ghana felt a real chance had gone. The emotion was all too raw. They had brought one of the favourites right to the edge... but couldn’t push them over.

The pity is that it is now highly unlikely their glorious football will make the second round. The team whose results least reflect their performances.

19. Ecuador (up nine)

The win over Honduras did not just put them right back in contention for a second-round pace. It gave the team such an emotional lift after the troubles and tragedies of the last year.

There’s no legislating for the effect of that on such a stage. Beyond that, while they have team issues, they also have the benefit of playing a French side already qualified.

20. Iran (up six)

The best defensive unit in the tournament? That’s highly possible under the organisation of Carlos Quieroz but it’s also highly probable that they now won’t qualify, as the side simply doesn’t seem to have enough goals. They need to go for it against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that could leave them open to a potent attack.

21. Portugal (down six)

Too little, too late? Portugal at least kept their tournament alive an off-form Cristiano Ronaldo went back to his roots with a brilliant cross, but that still only emphasises their main issue.

An incomplete and stuttering team need him to do something, even when he is very far off being fit. Now, they need close to a miracle.

22. Ivory Coast (down three)

It feels like it is the poverty of their group that is putting them in contention for the last 16 rather than the quality of their play. Exposed against Colombia, but still in with a real chance. Could well be the weakest team in the second round.

23. Japan (up two)

Didn’t deserve defeat against Ivory Coast, but didn’t deserve a win against Greece either. Both results have left time requiring a real reversal against the group’s strongest team, which doesn’t look likely.

24. Russia (no change)

Unlucky against Belgium but still underwhelming. The question is whether they have enough firepower against Algeria, but the first two games have not suggested it.

25. Greece (up five)

Better than their opening game, but need to properly open up to claim the somewhat unlikely win they need against Ivory Coast.

26. Korea (down five)

A big and bad defeat to Algeria leaves a disappointing team with a slim chance.

27. Spain (down 20)

The deposed champions are striving to win their last game, against Australia, so they don’t finish bottom of their group. That says it all about the extent of their fall. The intensity has gone, and everything else followed.

28. England (down 18)

Reining in expectations should not lead to resignation about what happened to England. Even if they were playing two good sides in their opening games, that should not excuse what is statistically the country’s worst World Cup campaign since 1958.

Similarly, while the squad not be one of the finest, they are good enough to at least be in contention for qualification. Costa Rica themselves more than prove it. Yet, while the vibrant Latin American side are more than the sum of their parts, Roy Hodgson’s flat 4-2-3-1 has only limited England.

The feeling remains that, under a more modern manager, a promising and lively team could have enjoyed something a bit more productive.

29. Bosnia-Herzegovina (down 15)

A campaign in which everything ended up going wrong, from one key decision to Edin Dzeko losing his usual capacity for key goals. That last moment late in the Nigeria game almost summed up.

The tension of that ended up getting to them, which is all the more unfortunate because of the sense of business displayed against Argentina. It’s difficult not to think a chance of making real history was squandered.

30. Australia (up one)

Another side whose end results don’t reflect their performances, and they are only so low because of the former.

31. Honduras (up one)

A better display against Ecuador, but still nowhere near good enough.

32. Cameroon (down three)

Not just the worst team in the tournament but, given how much went wrong both on the pitch and off it, potentially the worst team campaign in World Cup history.