Att. 77 - Mid. 78 - Def. 74 The award for the most randomly overrated team of the year goes to... Turkey. Why? Why did a nation that has only qualified for four major tournaments (Two World Cup appearances, two European Championship appearances) since 1954 suddenly warrant a 4.5 star rating? Turkey made it to the Euro 2008 Semi-finals, but failed to qualify for Euro 2012, and didn't reach the World Cup Finals in 2006, 2010, or 2014. It's baffling that they're rated among the international 'chasing pack', despite currently sitting 4th out of six in their Euro qualifier group, with Czech Republic, Iceland, and the Netherlands ahead of them, while Latvia sit just below.
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