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Winners: We’re doing power rankingsAny weekend with World Cup knockout games ensures a compelling experience. But even outside of those — which were scintillating, to be clear — yesterday was a banner day for winners across the sports spectrum. Let’s simply rank them:1. England, sheesh
This was slotted at No. 2 until the match unfolded. Excuse the possible hyperbole, but it was one of the best World Cup matches I’ve ever seen. England held on, 3-2, despite:
Playing Mexico at the Azteca, where El Tri is basically unbeatable
Having 10 players for half of the game after a red card in the 54th minute
