FIFA Ranking: Teams in need of matches for the August 2009 ranking

There are 55 teams that will not have the required 5 matches in the last 12 months when the August 2009 FIFA Ranking will be released. For these teams, FIFA will basically add a number of "virtual defeats" equal to the difference between the number of matches actually played by that team in the last 12 months and the required 5 matches.

Only two of them will be in the top 100: Congo and Gambia.

29 countries managed to get positive results in the last 12 months, but they lose points because of the 5 matches requirement.

Country - Points lost - Probable August 2009 rank

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 255 151
Gambia                         204  97
Fiji                           162 101
Madagascar                     162 132
Vanuatu                        109 142
Sierra Leone                    96 125
Niger                           96 133
Liberia                         92 140
Congo                           52  89
Cook Islands                    51 187
Guam                            51 187
Tajikistan                      36 155
India                           34 156
Bermuda                         32 143
Chad                            30 126
Cape Verde Islands              27 115
Chinese Taipei                  22 172
Somalia                         19 168
New Caledonia                   17 138
Sri Lanka                       17 156
Maldives                        15 154
Hong Kong                       14 134
Belize                          14 178
Mongolia                        13 175
Tonga                           13 184
Afghanistan                     13 192
Kyrgyzstan                      11 160
Nepal                            6 176
Timor-Leste                      2 199

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