Included: matches up to and including June 25th and the FIFA Confederations Cup final and third place match. However, FIFA may include more matches, but no later than Sunday, June 28th.
With the exception of Italy, the teams in the top 10 all changed their position. Brazil will grab the headlines of course, as they are the new leaders in the FIFA Ranking. Spain drop to 2nd. Russia up three places to 6th.
Australia break for the first time into the top 20.
Best movers:
23 - Korea DPR
22 - Moldova
20 - Côte d'Ivoire
Worst movers:
-40 - Sierra Leone
-34 - Gambia
-32 - Bermuda
Best movers in the top 50:
20 - Côte d'Ivoire
19 - Algeria
16 - Gabon
Worst movers in the top 50:
-16 - Turkey
-12 - Bosnia-Herzegovina
-11 - Sweden
Cook Islands move off the bottom of the ranking after taking 4 points from Tonga in two friendly matches.
Côte d'Ivoire - top African team, replacing Cameroon. Egypt drop out of the African top 5, replaced by Gabon - the new third team in Africa.
Costa Rica replace Mexico as CONCACAF's second team. Jamaica up to 5th, replacing Panama.
Uruguay and Paraguay exchange places again, Uruguay taking 3rd place.
Russia into the UEFA top 5, at the expense of England.
Six teams will improve their best ever ranking:
Serbia (14th - 17th in July 2007)
Australia (16th - 27th in February 2009)
Gabon (32nd - 45th in January 1996)
Grenada (88th - 102nd in June 2009)
Montenegro (98th - 110th in June 2009)
Antigua and Barbuda (105th - 109th in October 2006)
Côte d'Ivoire will revisit their highest ever ranking - 18th, first achieved in August 2006. Obviously, same goes for Brazil.
The British Virgin Islands will go back to their worst ever ranking - 193rd, first achieved January 2008.
Thirteen teams will have their worst ever ranking:
Sweden (42nd - 33rd in April 2009)
Congo DR (102nd - 95th in June 2008)
China PR (108th - 104th in January 2009)
Zimbabwe (115th - 106th in April 2009)
United Arab Emirates (123rd - 122nd in April 2009)
Mauritius (176th - 174th in April 2008)
Tahiti (191st - 190th in January 2009)
St. Lucia (191st - 189th in April 2009)
Andorra (197th - 196th in May 2009)
Dominica (198th - 197th in April 2009)
Central African Republic (202nd - 201st in April 2009)
Papua New Guinea (203rd - 202nd in April 2009)
San Marino (203rd - 202nd in April 2009)
July 2009 rank - Team - July 2009 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Brazil | 1672 | 4 | 384 |
| 2 | Spain | 1590 | -1 | -171 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1379 | -1 | -63 |
| 4 | Italy | 1229 | 0 | -63 |
| 5 | Germany | 1207 | -2 | -171 |
| 6 | Russia | 1161 | 3 | -6 |
| 7 | England | 1135 | -1 | -90 |
| 8 | Argentina | 1091 | -1 | -112 |
| 9 | France | 1082 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Croatia | 1031 | -2 | -169 |
| 11 | Greece | 1001 | 6 | 79 |
| 12 | USA | 983 | 2 | 36 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 930 | 3 | -1 |
| 14 | Serbia | 925 | 6 | 55 |
| 15 | Denmark | 909 | 9 | 73 |
| 16 | Australia | 886 | 13 | 107 |
| 17 | Portugal | 879 | -6 | -125 |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 874 | 20 | 129 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 869 | 0 | -22 |
| 20 | Uruguay | 860 | -3 | -62 |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 850 | -6 | -93 |
| 22 | Paraguay | 846 | -9 | -115 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 840 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Scotland | 837 | -2 | -3 |
| 25 | Israel | 823 | 0 | -4 |
| 26 | Romania | 814 | 2 | 24 |
| 27 | Chile | 811 | 10 | 65 |
| 28 | Turkey | 809 | -16 | -155 |
| 29 | Cameroon | 803 | -8 | -52 |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 801 | 11 | 107 |
| 31 | Mexico | 793 | -5 | -29 |
| 32 | Gabon | 789 | 16 | 173 |
| 33 | Northern Ireland | 785 | -6 | -35 |
| 34 | Nigeria | 773 | -4 | 3 |
| 35 | Ghana | 772 | 1 | 22 |
| 36 | Ecuador | 760 | 8 | 74 |
| 37 | Honduras | 758 | -2 | -3 |
| 37 | Republic of Ireland | 758 | -3 | -4 |
| 39 | Egypt | 753 | 1 | 34 |
| 40 | Japan | 723 | -9 | -43 |
| 41 | Poland | 706 | -2 | -16 |
| 42 | Sweden | 702 | -11 | -64 |
| 43 | Slovakia | 688 | -1 | -5 |
| 44 | Hungary | 681 | -1 | -6 |
| 45 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 680 | -12 | -83 |
| 46 | Colombia | 675 | -1 | -3 |
| 47 | Algeria | 659 | 19 | 169 |
| 48 | Korea Republic | 634 | -2 | -20 |
| 49 | Tunisia | 617 | 2 | 20 |
| 50 | Venezuela | 610 | 6 | 42 |
| 51 | Norway | 606 | -4 | -32 |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 598 | -2 | -10 |
| 53 | Finland | 592 | -4 | -22 |
| 54 | FYR Macedonia | 590 | 10 | 75 |
| 55 | Morocco | 569 | 0 | -2 |
| 56 | Latvia | 562 | 3 | 10 |
| 57 | Guinea | 561 | -4 | -25 |
| 58 | Iran | 559 | -6 | -28 |
| 59 | Mali | 551 | -5 | -32 |
| 60 | Lithuania | 544 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 542 | -5 | -26 |
| 62 | Slovenia | 539 | -1 | 3 |
| 63 | Belgium | 532 | 0 | 14 |
| 64 | Bolivia | 521 | -6 | -44 |
| 65 | Jamaica | 520 | 11 | 64 |
| 66 | Panama | 501 | -5 | -35 |
| 67 | Bahrain | 496 | 3 | 23 |
| 68 | Austria | 493 | 2 | 20 |
| 68 | Wales | 493 | 6 | 25 |
| 70 | South Africa | 478 | 2 | 7 |
| 71 | Togo | 468 | -3 | -7 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 461 | 0 | -10 |
| 73 | Cyprus | 445 | 6 | 4 |
| 74 | Belarus | 443 | 7 | 11 |
| 75 | Libya | 438 | -6 | -36 |
| 75 | Uganda | 438 | -8 | -42 |
| 77 | Zambia | 419 | 13 | 15 |
| 78 | Oman | 413 | 2 | -27 |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 402 | -1 | -41 |
| 80 | Benin | 399 | 11 | -3 |
| 80 | Senegal | 399 | -5 | -64 |
| 82 | Mozambique | 394 | 5 | -18 |
| 83 | Korea DPR | 393 | 23 | 55 |
| 84 | Moldova | 388 | 22 | 50 |
| 85 | Cuba | 383 | 14 | 30 |
| 86 | Qatar | 380 | 8 | -5 |
| 87 | Peru | 379 | 2 | -28 |
| 88 | Congo | 378 | -2 | -41 |
| 88 | Grenada | 378 | 14 | 34 |
| 90 | El Salvador | 375 | 10 | 23 |
| 91 | Sudan | 367 | -3 | -41 |
| 92 | Canada | 358 | -9 | -72 |
| 93 | Iceland | 357 | -1 | -43 |
| 94 | Iraq | 355 | -17 | -95 |
| 95 | Albania | 347 | -3 | -53 |
| 96 | Syria | 345 | 8 | 4 |
| 97 | Tanzania | 344 | 12 | 12 |
| 98 | Montenegro | 339 | 12 | 8 |
| 99 | Gambia | 337 | -34 | -177 |
| 100 | New Zealand | 336 | -18 | -95 |
| 101 | Fiji | 333 | 7 | 0 |
| 102 | Angola | 330 | -5 | -44 |
| 102 | Congo DR | 330 | -18 | -93 |
| 104 | Georgia | 326 | 1 | -13 |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 325 | 9 | 29 |
| 105 | Kenya | 325 | -3 | -19 |
| 107 | Barbados | 319 | 13 | 42 |
| 108 | China PR | 318 | -10 | -45 |
| 109 | Guatemala | 312 | 3 | 1 |
| 109 | Malawi | 312 | 2 | -11 |
| 111 | Suriname | 309 | 12 | 43 |
| 112 | Estonia | 307 | 1 | 10 |
| 113 | Rwanda | 298 | -17 | -77 |
| 114 | Cape Verde Islands | 296 | -20 | -89 |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 295 | -14 | -51 |
| 116 | Namibia | 294 | 12 | 45 |
| 117 | Thailand | 290 | -1 | 0 |
| 118 | Kuwait | 287 | -1 | -2 |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 284 | 1 | 7 |
| 120 | Haiti | 257 | 4 | -7 |
| 121 | Guyana | 248 | 6 | -7 |
| 122 | Jordan | 244 | 4 | -15 |
| 123 | Armenia | 243 | 8 | 4 |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 243 | -1 | -25 |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 241 | -40 | -180 |
| 126 | Chad | 233 | 3 | -13 |
| 127 | Singapore | 228 | 7 | 2 |
| 128 | Madagascar | 226 | 2 | -15 |
| 129 | Burundi | 220 | 10 | 12 |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 219 | -5 | -42 |
| 131 | Vietnam | 215 | 4 | -9 |
| 132 | Indonesia | 206 | 6 | -3 |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 204 | -1 | -26 |
| 134 | Botswana | 203 | -16 | -75 |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 195 | 7 | 0 |
| 136 | Niger | 187 | 8 | 16 |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 186 | 6 | 0 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 177 | -20 | -101 |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 175 | 1 | -26 |
| 140 | Netherlands Antilles | 169 | 5 | 9 |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 163 | -1 | -38 |
| 142 | Liberia | 161 | -6 | -60 |
| 143 | Swaziland | 160 | -6 | -58 |
| 144 | Yemen | 157 | 2 | 0 |
| 145 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 151 | 6 | 12 |
| 146 | Bermuda | 150 | -32 | -146 |
| 147 | India | 148 | 0 | -7 |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 142 | -16 | -87 |
| 150 | Malta | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 | Lebanon | 138 | 6 | 18 |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 137 | 2 | 7 |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 134 | 3 | 9 |
| 154 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 133 | -1 | -3 |
| 155 | Myanmar | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| 156 | Maldives | 117 | -7 | -25 |
| 157 | Malaysia | 112 | 2 | 3 |
| 158 | Philippines | 108 | 2 | 0 |
| 159 | Eritrea | 106 | -2 | -14 |
| 159 | Lesotho | 106 | 5 | 6 |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 105 | 1 | 0 |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 101 | -1 | -6 |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 164 | Mauritania | 99 | -1 | -5 |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 96 | 1 | 0 |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 87 | -15 | -52 |
| 167 | Pakistan | 85 | 0 | -3 |
| 168 | Somalia | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 80 | 2 | 7 |
| 170 | Seychelles | 77 | 10 | 16 |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 76 | -2 | 0 |
| 172 | Laos | 73 | -1 | 0 |
| 173 | Nepal | 71 | -3 | -4 |
| 174 | Chinese Taipei | 70 | -3 | -3 |
| 175 | Palestine | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | Cambodia | 64 | 3 | 1 |
| 176 | Mauritius | 64 | -2 | -6 |
| 176 | Samoa | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 179 | Mongolia | 61 | -3 | -7 |
| 180 | Belize | 57 | -3 | -7 |
| 181 | Bahamas | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Dominican Republic | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 184 | Tonga | 40 | 5 | 8 |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 36 | -3 | -8 |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 34 | 14 | 34 |
| 188 | Guam | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Djibouti | 33 | -5 | -8 |
| 191 | St. Lucia | 32 | -2 | 0 |
| 191 | Tahiti | 32 | -2 | 0 |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 30 | -1 | 0 |
| 194 | Macau | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Aruba | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Bhutan | 17 | -4 | -13 |
| 197 | Andorra | 16 | -1 | -1 |
| 198 | Dominica | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| 199 | Timor-Leste | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| 200 | Comoros | 8 | -1 | 0 |
| 200 | US Virgin Islands | 8 | -1 | 0 |
| 202 | Central African Republic | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| 203 | American Samoa | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 203 | Anguilla | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 203 | San Marino | 0 | -1 | 0 |
I'm brand new to your site. Great site. I'm very interested in statistics myself. How did you manage to get the right point totals for the Top 20 teams from the October 2007 rankings? I've been trying to run a few scenarios to see where teams will end up based on wins / losses, but haven't figured out how to count for any of the redone rankings prior to the ranking method change. How did you fix that for the top 20 from that ranking? I'd appreciate any insight.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Order is now restored to the universe. Brasil is #1. That is all.
ReplyDeleteHow is the "Final" June ranking if there is a friendly match today?
ReplyDeleteThe match is listed as firendly between Canada vs. Guatemala.
ReplyDeleteAre you not going to include this? :-)
Anyway,
Love the site!!
@Anonymous No. 1
ReplyDeleteRegarding the top 20: see this post. There's a link to a pdf file there. Good luck!
@Anonymous No. 2
The deadline for matches for the July ranking is June 25th. That's why it's the "Final" preview.
Does FIFA have published when the final "deadlines"? (do they have the past published somewhere as well?)
ReplyDeleteSo that means the Canada match will get the newest rankings?
Ano:
ReplyDeleteI heard somewhere that the old ranking calculations stop the thursday before the rankings are released (but that would not make sense since the sunday confed cup games are counted).
Edgar would better know.
Edgar, got another question for the ranking guru. Does FIFA use Rounddown on all the final rankings? For example I keep getting a point total of 8.5 for the country of US Virgin Islands. If I round up it would make it 9, but FIFA and you have it as 8. I know it's not a huge difference , but I'm trying to get my formulas perfect.
ReplyDeleteThey had 2 draws during the .5 time period. Their draws totaled 85 points. I took the 85 divided it by 5 then times it by the .5 and get 8.5.
Any help would be appreciated.
@Anonymous (Canada)
ReplyDeleteAs you can see from FIFA's ranking schedule, the deadline is Thursday prior to the release date. However, they sometimes include matches up to Sunday if the official match reports arrive in time.
Canada's win against Guatemala wasn't included this month - it will be included in the August ranking.
@Watson
I get the same value as you do. Usually, FIFA rounds up values >= x.5 and rounds down values < x.5. However, the only explanation I could think of is that they round up values > x.5 and down for values <= x.5.