Sports media organisation ESPN has published an analytical overview assigning grades to each national team as they are eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament.

According to GoogleNewsEN, the overview provides a retrospective assessment of the sporting performances delivered by participating nations that are no longer active in the competition. Grades are awarded on the basis of results achieved throughout each team’s participation in the tournament.

The source material does not specify the individual grades assigned, the criteria applied, or the names of the eliminated nations covered in the overview. The precise methodology employed by ESPN in determining these assessments cannot be independently verified on the basis of the available source material.

ESPN could not be reached for comment regarding the grading criteria or editorial methodology applied.

Such evaluative summaries are commonly published by major sports media outlets during and following large international tournaments, serving to provide audiences with an analytical perspective on the collective and individual performances of participating nations.