Breaking Down Italy's World 2014 Group Stage Opponents

Before a name had even been pulled out of the bowl at FIFA's glorified Bingo hall, manager Cesare Prandelli called the World Cup draw "ridiculous," per Football Italia. It's a sentiment many others—inside the game and out—would echo.  Italy are currently ranked seventh in the world, but thanks to a logic only understood by those in power at the sport's governing body, weren't top seeds. That's hard to justify, given that the Azzurri have been at the same ranking for almost three years now, ...