However, since many matches were played on October 8th in previous years, do take it with a fair bit of salt.
Only 6 matches left until the rankings are released.
Germany miss out on second place after failing to get the win in Helsinki.
Six nations will improve their best ever ranking: Israel (16th, their previous best ranking was 19th achieved in September 2008), Lithuania (37th - 42nd in August 1997), FYR Macedonia (46th - 49th in March 2007), Congo (57th - 79th in April 2007), Montenegro (117th - 136th in September 2008) and Chad (118th - 127th in July 2008).
Lebanon will return to their worst ever ranking - 150th, first achieved in July 2008.
Seven countries will have their worst ever ranking: Congo DR (86th - 85th in April 2008), United Arab Emirates (112th - 111th in October 2003), Jamaica (115th - 108th in August 2008), Kuwait (123rd - 121st in November 2007), Estonia (137th - 135th in February 1996), Malta (146th - 144th in September 2006) and Liberia 153th - 146th in November 2007).
New Zealand will be the highest climbers - 57 places from 111th to 54th, followed by Congo (43 places from 100th to 57th) and Luxembourg (30 places from 152nd to 122nd). The worst movers will be Equatorial Guinea (down 32 places from 87th to 119th), New Caledonia (down 26 from 95th to 121st) and Suriname (down 24 from 84th to 108th).
9 countries can still change their ranking: Mexico, Chile, South Africa, Malawi, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, British Virgin Islands and Anguilla.
If Mexico fail to win against Chile they will fall below the USA in the standings.
Rank and points as of today, September 11th, 2008.
October 2008 rank - Team - October 2008 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1643 | 0 | 78 |
| 2 | Italy | 1365 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Germany | 1336 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1280 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1258 | -1 | -37 |
| 6 | Croatia | 1223 | -1 | -43 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1200 | 0 | -30 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 1111 | 0 | -23 |
| 9 | Russia | 1076 | 3 | 63 |
| 10 | Portugal | 1075 | -1 | -45 |
| 11 | France | 1035 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Cameroon | 1027 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Turkey | 1023 | -3 | -10 |
| 14 | England | 982 | 1 | -9 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 968 | 1 | -8 |
| 16 | Israel | 957 | 3 | 83 |
| 17 | Greece | 945 | 1 | 24 |
| 18 | Romania | 927 | -5 | -80 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 892 | 7 | 93 |
| 20 | Uruguay | 887 | 2 | 70 |
| 21 | Mexico | 869 | 3 | 62 |
| 22 | Egypt | 864 | -1 | 23 |
| 23 | Paraguay | 863 | 2 | 62 |
| 24 | USA | 861 | 4 | 73 |
| 25 | Ghana | 844 | -5 | -20 |
| 26 | Scotland | 820 | -10 | -156 |
| 27 | Nigeria | 818 | 0 | 27 |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 814 | -5 | 0 |
| 29 | Sweden | 791 | 2 | 18 |
| 30 | Denmark | 764 | 6 | 68 |
| 31 | Poland | 763 | -1 | -16 |
| 32 | Japan | 746 | 3 | 39 |
| 33 | Colombia | 743 | -4 | -42 |
| 34 | Australia | 737 | 5 | 82 |
| 35 | Northern Ireland | 722 | -3 | -39 |
| 36 | Chile | 709 | 4 | 55 |
| 37 | Lithuania | 706 | 17 | 161 |
| 38 | Republic of Ireland | 702 | 0 | 40 |
| 39 | Norway | 681 | -5 | -52 |
| 40 | Serbia | 671 | -7 | -75 |
| 41 | Guinea | 669 | 0 | 19 |
| 42 | Ecuador | 661 | 10 | 105 |
| 43 | Finland | 645 | -1 | -4 |
| 44 | Morocco | 643 | -7 | -28 |
| 45 | Switzerland | 639 | -2 | -5 |
| 46 | FYR Macedonia | 636 | 10 | 117 |
| 47 | Tunisia | 624 | -3 | -19 |
| 48 | Iran | 617 | -2 | 3 |
| 49 | Senegal | 615 | -4 | -8 |
| 50 | Honduras | 602 | 10 | 100 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 591 | -3 | 18 |
| 52 | Belgium | 589 | 3 | 59 |
| 53 | Mali | 587 | -6 | -17 |
| 54 | New Zealand | 583 | 57 | 267 |
| 55 | Korea Republic | 551 | -4 | -7 |
| 56 | Algeria | 542 | 20 | 119 |
| 57 | Congo | 536 | 43 | 181 |
| 58 | Peru | 532 | 15 | 94 |
| 59 | Belarus | 524 | -2 | 6 |
| 60 | Slovakia | 520 | 7 | 46 |
| 60 | Wales | 520 | -7 | -29 |
| 62 | Hungary | 507 | -12 | -54 |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 502 | 1 | 24 |
| 64 | Moldova | 501 | -16 | -72 |
| 65 | Latvia | 499 | -2 | 20 |
| 66 | Venezuela | 484 | -5 | -12 |
| 67 | Angola | 481 | -9 | -32 |
| 67 | Gabon | 481 | -5 | -4 |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 475 | 4 | 37 |
| 70 | Zambia | 474 | -1 | 18 |
| 71 | Bahrain | 466 | -5 | -9 |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 461 | -13 | -44 |
| 73 | Slovenia | 459 | 6 | 44 |
| 74 | Bolivia | 455 | -3 | 12 |
| 75 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 448 | 0 | 13 |
| 76 | Iraq | 445 | -4 | 6 |
| 77 | Libya | 433 | 13 | 47 |
| 77 | Qatar | 433 | 4 | 21 |
| 79 | Cyprus | 431 | -14 | -45 |
| 80 | Kenya | 429 | 6 | 34 |
| 81 | Benin | 427 | 23 | 78 |
| 82 | Austria | 420 | 19 | 66 |
| 83 | Albania | 418 | 19 | 66 |
| 84 | Canada | 414 | -3 | 2 |
| 85 | Rwanda | 410 | 0 | 10 |
| 86 | Congo DR | 409 | -18 | -52 |
| 86 | South Africa | 409 | -16 | -38 |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 405 | -8 | -9 |
| 89 | Guatemala | 395 | 10 | 39 |
| 90 | Togo | 391 | -12 | -29 |
| 91 | Gambia | 388 | -1 | 2 |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 385 | -9 | -21 |
| 93 | Panama | 383 | 3 | 18 |
| 94 | Oman | 374 | -2 | -9 |
| 94 | Uganda | 374 | -7 | -18 |
| 96 | Georgia | 372 | -19 | -49 |
| 97 | China PR | 370 | -3 | -5 |
| 98 | Cuba | 366 | -6 | -17 |
| 99 | Mozambique | 355 | 4 | 4 |
| 100 | Armenia | 351 | -2 | -7 |
| 101 | Syria | 350 | -4 | -14 |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 346 | 6 | 22 |
| 103 | Iceland | 345 | 4 | 13 |
| 104 | Cape Verde Islands | 340 | -15 | -51 |
| 104 | Haiti | 340 | 13 | 50 |
| 106 | Malawi | 327 | 4 | 10 |
| 106 | Sudan | 327 | 0 | -6 |
| 108 | Korea DPR | 311 | 8 | 15 |
| 108 | Suriname | 311 | -24 | -94 |
| 110 | Tanzania | 308 | 7 | 18 |
| 110 | Thailand | 308 | 4 | 3 |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 307 | -3 | -16 |
| 113 | Guyana | 299 | -1 | -16 |
| 114 | Jordan | 298 | -1 | -8 |
| 115 | Botswana | 295 | 0 | -4 |
| 115 | Jamaica | 295 | -10 | -44 |
| 117 | Montenegro | 294 | 19 | 96 |
| 118 | Chad | 288 | 9 | 52 |
| 119 | El Salvador | 285 | 12 | 65 |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 285 | -32 | -107 |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 282 | -26 | -86 |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 273 | 30 | 128 |
| 123 | Kuwait | 271 | -4 | -14 |
| 124 | Barbados | 259 | 10 | 57 |
| 124 | Namibia | 259 | -3 | 2 |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 253 | -2 | 0 |
| 127 | Burundi | 252 | -1 | 15 |
| 128 | Bermuda | 251 | -3 | 6 |
| 128 | Hong Kong | 251 | -6 | -5 |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 247 | -10 | -23 |
| 131 | Singapore | 234 | -2 | 5 |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 233 | 13 | 52 |
| 133 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 228 | 14 | 55 |
| 134 | Liechtenstein | 227 | -4 | 2 |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 225 | -13 | -31 |
| 136 | Madagascar | 221 | 5 | 31 |
| 137 | Estonia | 218 | -9 | -16 |
| 138 | Fiji | 217 | 5 | 32 |
| 139 | Indonesia | 213 | -7 | 3 |
| 140 | Eritrea | 199 | -5 | 0 |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 192 | -3 | -1 |
| 141 | Grenada | 192 | -2 | 0 |
| 141 | Swaziland | 192 | 0 | 2 |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 180 | 2 | 0 |
| 145 | Mauritania | 178 | -5 | -13 |
| 146 | Malta | 175 | -13 | -34 |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 175 | 4 | 4 |
| 148 | India | 173 | 3 | 7 |
| 148 | Niger | 173 | 23 | 95 |
| 150 | Lebanon | 170 | -3 | -3 |
| 151 | Netherlands Antilles | 169 | -4 | -4 |
| 152 | Yemen | 167 | -16 | -31 |
| 153 | Liberia | 159 | -9 | -24 |
| 154 | Maldives | 156 | 1 | 23 |
| 155 | Tajikistan | 155 | -1 | 19 |
| 156 | Lesotho | 118 | 0 | -1 |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 114 | 1 | 0 |
| 158 | Myanmar | 112 | 2 | 0 |
| 159 | Malaysia | 109 | 2 | 1 |
| 160 | St. Lucia | 108 | 1 | 0 |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 101 | 23 | 65 |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 100 | -9 | -40 |
| 163 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 99 | -4 | -14 |
| 164 | Seychelles | 97 | -7 | -20 |
| 165 | Vietnam | 90 | 1 | -2 |
| 166 | Philippines | 89 | 1 | 0 |
| 167 | Pakistan | 87 | 1 | -1 |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 86 | -4 | -9 |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 83 | -6 | -13 |
| 170 | Bahamas | 81 | -5 | -13 |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 77 | -1 | -2 |
| 172 | Mauritius | 74 | -3 | -8 |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 72 | -1 | 0 |
| 174 | Belize | 71 | -1 | 0 |
| 174 | Chinese Taipei | 71 | 1 | 3 |
| 176 | Nepal | 68 | 1 | 4 |
| 177 | Dominican Republic | 66 | -1 | 0 |
| 178 | Samoa | 64 | -1 | 0 |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 56 | 0 | -6 |
| 180 | Palestine | 50 | -7 | -21 |
| 181 | Nicaragua | 45 | -1 | 0 |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 43 | 0 | 3 |
| 182 | Cambodia | 43 | -1 | 0 |
| 184 | Andorra | 37 | 2 | 4 |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 36 | -1 | 0 |
| 186 | Djibouti | 35 | -4 | -5 |
| 187 | Bhutan | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Tahiti | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Tonga | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Laos | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 191 | Dominica | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Mongolia | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Aruba | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | US Virgin Islands | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Comoros | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Macau | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Somalia | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Next update - probably on October 1st.
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