Alternative World Cup Ratings

The World Development Movement has set up an online ranking system for the world cup based on social justice.

WhoShouldICheerFor.com examines factors such as aid contribution, maternal mortality, life expectancy and carbon emissions and has rated the competing nations as follows:

1. Ghana
2. Paraguay
3. Honduras
4. Cote d’Ivoire
5. Cameroon
6. The Netherlands
7. Nigeria
8. Spain
9. Germany
10. Switzerland
11. Denmark
12. Slovakia
13. New Zealand
14. Japan
15. Mexico
16. Brazil
17. Serbia
18. France
19. Argentina
20. Slovenia
21. Uruguay
22. Algeria
23. Chile
24. Italy
25. Australia
26. Portugal
27. England
28. South Africa
29. South Korea
30. Greece
31. USA
32. North Korea* (Not enough data available)