FIFA World Rankings, top 10

[fatbadger]

Previous tournaments are taken into account on these things.

Well, recent ones are. As the years pass, their worth in the points system drops until they are worth nothing towards your FIFA rankings. If I remember rightly, it's only over the last ten years that they count - but don't quote me on that.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Well, recent ones are. As the years pass, their worth in the points system drops until they are worth nothing towards your FIFA rankings. If I remember rightly, it's only over the last ten years that they count - but don't quote me on that.

Other than being pony, is that one of the reasons Scotland have dropped so much?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Where are SCOTLAND in the rankings?

 

[fatbadger]

62=

Why do you ask?

 

[Uncle Buck]

62=

Why do you ask?

Just wondered how the minor nations were doing.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Level with?

 

[Marshy]

What have spain done ever?

Exactly them at 3 is far more of a scandal than USA at 10 !

 

[Uncle Buck]

Level with?

Iraq and the Fareo's?

 

[fatbadger]

Level with?

Israel.

Why aren't you looking this up for yourself, by the way?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

its also down to world cup qulis, so as mexico and usa have piss poor groups they get lots of points

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

If it was judged on World Cup Quals Australia would be the best team in the world.

LOL@Spain at 3. And where are Greece.

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

Czech Republic have never left the top ten after reaching the Euro 96 final, despite failing to qualify for the last 2 World Cups and Euro 2000. Reaching the semi-final of Euro 2004 means they'll be positioned in the top ten for the next decade irrespective of their performances in World Cup qualifiers.
Mexico have always been in the top 15 because they always qualify for the World Cup by beating teams from Barbados and the like. Plus they get to play in the Copa America AND the Gold Cup meaning they play in North American and South American Championships!

 

[fatbadger]

where are Greece.

14th - unchanged from last month.

Although last month they had jumped from 35th in June!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

not a big fan of the way they do the ratings at all

 

[graz126]

where are germany? the got to the last world cup final even if they are shite.

anybody?

 

[cheeseroll]

If you can be arsed to read how they calculate these then you would not have to worry about teams that play more than others or teams that play qualifying world cup games in a lower standard qualifying area.
There is of course a weighting that places Euro and South America a long way ahead of other areas.
Similarly only a certain number of the most recent games count.
Basically if you play and beat the Central African republic every week you are not going to progress much further than 120th.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

so its not like tennis rankings, where no matter who you beat you get the same amount of points

 

[Mick Beard BHA]

Czech Republic have never left the top ten after reaching the Euro 96 final, despite failing to qualify for the last 2 World Cups and Euro 2000.

They did qualify for Euro 2000, by winning all of their 10 qualifying matches (admittedly in a generally piss-poor group). Lost 2 out of three matches when they got there though- to France and Holland.

Am i being pedantic

 

[graz126]

GERMANY ANYBODY?


Where are they.?

 

[saafend_seagull]

is the information not on uefas site?