Fifa world rankings

[TBM]

20th lol

England have fallen to 20th in the latest Fifa world rankings, their lowest position since May 1996.
The drop of 10 places following a poor World Cup means they are behind Bosnia-Hercegovina, Costa Rica and the USA.
Spain have gone from top to eighth, with Germany leading the rankings for the first time in two decades.
Scotland remain at 27th and Wales have climbed three places to 44th, while Northern Ireland are up one to 89th and Republic of Ireland stay 70th.

Top 10
1 - Germany (+1)
2 - Argentina (+3)
3 - Netherlands (+12)
4 - Colombia (+4)
5 - Belgium (+6)
6 - Uruguay (+1)
7 - Brazil (-4)
8 - Spain (-7)
9 - Switzerland (-3)
10 - France (+7)

[Brum Royal]

How have we dropped below Bosnia, when they had an equally bad world cup?

Although that said, I just remembered they won a game at the tournament.

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TOP 30
1 Germany
2 Argentina
3 Netherlands
4 Colombia
5 Belgium
6 Uruguay
7 Brazil
8 Spain
9 Switzerland
10 France
11 Portugal
12 Chile
13 Greece
14 Italy
15 USA
16 Costa Rica
17 Croatia
18 Mexico
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 England
21 Ecuador
22 Ukraine
23 Russia
24 Algeria
25 Côte d'Ivoire
26 Denmark
27 Scotland
28 Romania
29 Sweden
30 Venezuela

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/

[No Fixed Abode]

That's progress.

[Mr Angry]

Seems about right to me.

But hey its ok, because 7 out of 10 times we will beat all those teams above us simply because we are England apparently...........

[soggy biscuit]

How come people understand tennis rankings and how that works but fail to understand FIFA rankings?

[Wax Jacket]

How come people understand tennis rankings and how that works but fail to understand FIFA rankings?

half the people in the world are stupider than the average person

[TBM]

How come people understand tennis rankings and how that works but fail to understand FIFA rankings?

Who's demonstrating that they don't understand?

[soggy biscuit]

How come people understand tennis rankings and how that works but fail to understand FIFA rankings?

Who's demonstrating that they don't understand?

No one on here yet but history shows its only a matter of time

[Pepe the Horseman]

How the fcuk are Scotland 27th?

[just some bloke]

and bringing up the rear...



Rnk Team Pts +/- Pos
181 Turks and Caicos Islands 66 26 Up
182 Seychelles 64 -1 Down
183 Curaçao 63 -1 Down
184 Faroe Islands 61 -13 Down
185 Mauritius 56 -1 Down
186 South Sudan 43 -1 Down
187 Vanuatu 38 3 Up
188 Fiji 31 0 Equal
189 Mongolia 29 -2 Down
190 US Virgin Islands 28 5 Up
190 Samoa 28 -1 Down
192 Bahamas 26 -6 Down
192 Brunei Darussalam 26 0 Equal
192 Timor-Leste 26 0 Equal
192 Tonga 26 0 Equal
196 Cayman Islands 21 0 Equal
197 American Samoa 18 1 Up
198 Andorra 16 2 Up
199 Papua New Guinea 14 -3 Down
200 Cambodia 13 -10 Down
200 British Virgin Islands 13 -2 Down
202 Eritrea 11 -1 Down
203 Somalia 8 -1 Down
204 Macau 7 -2 Down
205 Djibouti 6 -1 Down
206 Cook Islands 5 -1 Down
207 Anguilla 1 -1 Down
208 Bhutan 0 -1 Down
208 San Marino 0 -1 Down


How are San Marino that bad? I reckon if they actually played most of the 20 or 30 teams above them they'd probably win.

[jd82]

its only a matter of time

[Brum Royal]

How are San Marino that bad? I reckon if they actually played most of the 20 or 30 teams above them they'd probably win.

That's the problem, they never do play any of the sides of their level, they always get stuck in groups with the bigger European nations and get whipped most games.

The sooner these sides have some sort of pre-group stage qualification tournament the better, as it's the only way these sides are going to get wins/draws/improve.

[TBM]

Will Gibraltar get a ranking soon?

[stealthpapes]

and bringing up the rear...



Rnk Team Pts +/- Pos
181 Turks and Caicos Islands 66 26 Up
182 Seychelles 64 -1 Down
183 Curaçao 63 -1 Down
184 Faroe Islands 61 -13 Down
185 Mauritius 56 -1 Down
186 South Sudan 43 -1 Down
187 Vanuatu 38 3 Up
188 Fiji 31 0 Equal
189 Mongolia 29 -2 Down
190 US Virgin Islands 28 5 Up
190 Samoa 28 -1 Down
192 Bahamas 26 -6 Down
192 Brunei Darussalam 26 0 Equal
192 Timor-Leste 26 0 Equal
192 Tonga 26 0 Equal
196 Cayman Islands 21 0 Equal
197 American Samoa 18 1 Up
198 Andorra 16 2 Up
199 Papua New Guinea 14 -3 Down
200 Cambodia 13 -10 Down
200 British Virgin Islands 13 -2 Down
202 Eritrea 11 -1 Down
203 Somalia 8 -1 Down
204 Macau 7 -2 Down
205 Djibouti 6 -1 Down
206 Cook Islands 5 -1 Down
207 Anguilla 1 -1 Down
208 Bhutan 0 -1 Down
208 San Marino 0 -1 Down


How are San Marino that bad? I reckon if they actually played most of the 20 or 30 teams above them they'd probably win.

I'm the third choice left back for the Caymans.

[Stranded]

Will Gibraltar get a ranking soon?

No, as they are not affliated to FIFA only UEFA.

[TBM]

Will Gibraltar get a ranking soon?

No, as they are not affliated to FIFA only UEFA.

Ah right

How do you become Fifa affiliated then?

[just some bloke]

Will Gibraltar get a ranking soon?

No, as they are not affliated to FIFA only UEFA.

Ah right

How do you become Fifa affiliated then?

I read about this. I think you need to be a member of the United Nations now to join UEFA, but Gibraltar got in through the back door because their application was submitted before that was stipul8ed by UEFA. Spain would obviously kick up a massive fuss if the UN recognized them but they managed to sneak in.

I think Kosovo is currently undergoing some similar wranglings. They're recognized by most EU St8s, but since they're not a member of the UN they can't get in. Russia, Serbia's ally, uses their Security Council veto to keep them out.

[gazzer, loyal royal]

How the fcuk are Scotland 27th?

Unbeaten in our last 5, including away wins in Poland and Norway and a home win against Croatia

[No Fixed Abode]

How the fcuk are Scotland 27th?

Unbeaten in our last 5, including away wins in Poland and Norway and a home win against Croatia

And let's be honest. If England played Scotland now, the score would be pretty close. Not a huge gap in terms of class is there?