9. England (4.5 Star)
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Att: 83 / Mid: 79 / Def: 79 One of the longest running criticisms of the FIFA franchise is that England and English players are perpetually overrated and this is certainly the case in FIFA 14. After the performance Hodgsons men recently gave in Brazil it seems all too clear that England are undeserving of 4.5 stars particularly when teams like Costa Rica, Ghana and Nigeria are inexplicably excluded from the game entirely. In the FIFA 2014 World Cup the youthful England team, which had promised so much delivered almost nothing, gaining just a single point from three games. The much discussed lack of a single world-class player was certainly not the only issue. The absence of any significant experience in the defensive line was all too evident while at the other end of the field the strikeforce of Rooney and Sturridge lacked venom. The fact that Englands John Terry-less defence is rated at 79 certainly needs amending in FIFA 15 and our overall rating of 4.5 stars needs to become more realistic. Just because some of the players perform well for their respective clubs shouldnt automatically mean that the country is highly rated on FIFA an international teams rating on the game should reflect how that team has played in competition.