It's official.
At the 2010 CONCACAF Extraordinary Congress, Jack Warner announced CONCACAF will try to get four places for Brazil 2014.
The CONCACAF Executive Committee a day earlier unanimously voted to petition FIFA for four spots in the 2014 World Cup.
"Our members made it very clear today that we need four places," Warner said. "Our region is united behind this position."
Sepp Blatter, invited at the Congress, said in his speech: "The Fifa Executive Committee will definitely take a closer look at the possibility of a fourth spot for CONCACAF".
It remains to be seen if the FIFA EXCO will alter the allocation of places for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Official qualifying system
CAF have announced the details of the qualifying system. Part of it was already described by Issa Hayatou last week.
Here's the official CAF announcement:
"Countries that do not qualify for the Orange CAN Gabon – Equatorial Guinea 2012 will play a first round eliminatory, with direct elimination, with a view to finding fifteen teams. The period from 15 January 2012 to 15 February 2012 was chosen for this first round.
If necessary, if the number of teams involved exceeds 45, a preliminary round would be organised. In this case, the criteria for the teams to undergo a preliminary round will depend on FIFA ranking.
The second round of qualifiers , also through direct elimination, will witness the fifteen qualified teams of the first round qualifiers to play against the fifteen teams (except Libya, host country of the 2013 edition and by consequence already qualified) that would have participated at the 2012 CAN, after complete draws.
If the Libyan team qualifies for the Orange CAN 2012, the fifteen other teams will directly play the second qualifying round of the 2013 CAN.
If Libya doesn’t qualify for the Orange CAN 2012, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will play home and away play-off and the winner will participate in the second round qualifiers ."
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will surely be rooting for Libya to qualify for the 2012 finals.
Here's the official CAF announcement:
"Countries that do not qualify for the Orange CAN Gabon – Equatorial Guinea 2012 will play a first round eliminatory, with direct elimination, with a view to finding fifteen teams. The period from 15 January 2012 to 15 February 2012 was chosen for this first round.
If necessary, if the number of teams involved exceeds 45, a preliminary round would be organised. In this case, the criteria for the teams to undergo a preliminary round will depend on FIFA ranking.
The second round of qualifiers , also through direct elimination, will witness the fifteen qualified teams of the first round qualifiers to play against the fifteen teams (except Libya, host country of the 2013 edition and by consequence already qualified) that would have participated at the 2012 CAN, after complete draws.
If the Libyan team qualifies for the Orange CAN 2012, the fifteen other teams will directly play the second qualifying round of the 2013 CAN.
If Libya doesn’t qualify for the Orange CAN 2012, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will play home and away play-off and the winner will participate in the second round qualifiers ."
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will surely be rooting for Libya to qualify for the 2012 finals.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Qualifying system announced
Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), described the qualifying system in an interview published on the Burkinabe portal LeFaso.net.
"Pour les qualifications, la formule est trouvée. Elle se déroulera en deux étapes. Déjà nous considérons les 16 qui auront jouer la phase finale en 2012 comme des exemptés du premier tour des qualifications. Les autres pays qui ne seront pas à la CAN vont s’affronter pour 16 places à prendre.
Une fois cette étape bouclée, il y aura une confrontation entre les 16 issues des qualifications et les 16 autres qui ont joué la phase finale de la CAN. Un tirage au sort sera fait et chacune des 16 finalistes de la CAN 2012 passée disputera en aller-retour, un ticket direct pour la CAN 2013. En clair, les 16 finalistes n’auront à disputer que 2 matchs avec le même adversaire alors que les autres joueront plus de matchs car il a fallu dégraisser pour ne garder que les 16 meilleures. Toutes les précautions ont été prises. Les garanties sont là. Tout est ok."
The qualifying system will have two stages.
"Pour les qualifications, la formule est trouvée. Elle se déroulera en deux étapes. Déjà nous considérons les 16 qui auront jouer la phase finale en 2012 comme des exemptés du premier tour des qualifications. Les autres pays qui ne seront pas à la CAN vont s’affronter pour 16 places à prendre.
Une fois cette étape bouclée, il y aura une confrontation entre les 16 issues des qualifications et les 16 autres qui ont joué la phase finale de la CAN. Un tirage au sort sera fait et chacune des 16 finalistes de la CAN 2012 passée disputera en aller-retour, un ticket direct pour la CAN 2013. En clair, les 16 finalistes n’auront à disputer que 2 matchs avec le même adversaire alors que les autres joueront plus de matchs car il a fallu dégraisser pour ne garder que les 16 meilleures. Toutes les précautions ont été prises. Les garanties sont là. Tout est ok."
The qualifying system will have two stages.
- A preliminary stage to trim the number of teams down to 16. The 16 ACN 2012 finalists won't be involved. The format of this stage (straight knock-out, group stage, mix of both?) is unknown.
- A final stage involving the 16 teams qualified from the preliminary stage and the 16 ACN 2012 finalists. It will be straight knock-out stage (home and away) with the winners qualifying for the ACN 2013 (hosted by Libya).
- If Libya qualify for the 2012 finals, only 15 teams will qualify through the preliminary stage and they will meet the 15 ACN 2012 finalists.
- If Libya fail to qualify for the 2012 finals, only 14 teams will qualify through the preliminary stage.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
FIFA Ranking: October 2010 probable ranking
Probable results computed using the Elo Ratings. See the list of results used for this ranking.
Next update: October 6th, 2010.
Probably...
Slovenia, Burkina Faso, Belarus, Uganda, Botswana and Central African Republic will improve their best ever ranking.
New Zealand and Barbados will return to their best ever ranking.
Bulgaria will return to their worst ever ranking.
Poland, Congo DR, Malta and Seychelles will have their worst ever ranking.
Probable September 2010 rank - Team - Probable September 2010 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
Next update: October 6th, 2010.
Probably...
Slovenia, Burkina Faso, Belarus, Uganda, Botswana and Central African Republic will improve their best ever ranking.
New Zealand and Barbados will return to their best ever ranking.
Bulgaria will return to their worst ever ranking.
Poland, Congo DR, Malta and Seychelles will have their worst ever ranking.
Probable September 2010 rank - Team - Probable September 2010 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1881 | 0 | 57 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1683 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Brazil | 1537 | 1 | 57 |
| 4 | Germany | 1481 | -1 | -9 |
| 5 | Argentina | 1331 | 0 | -20 |
| 6 | England | 1271 | 0 | 80 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1199 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Portugal | 1123 | 0 | 74 |
| 9 | Egypt | 1056 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Italy | 1042 | 3 | 77 |
| 11 | Croatia | 977 | 0 | -21 |
| 12 | Norway | 968 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Greece | 963 | -1 | -10 |
| 14 | Russia | 957 | 11 | 89 |
| 15 | Chile | 943 | -5 | -61 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 926 | 3 | 29 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 915 | -1 | -4 |
| 18 | Ghana | 913 | 2 | 24 |
| 19 | Serbia | 893 | -4 | -52 |
| 20 | France | 888 | 7 | 53 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 875 | 0 | -7 |
| 22 | Turkey | 862 | -1 | -20 |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 856 | 0 | -21 |
| 24 | USA | 855 | -6 | -44 |
| 25 | Australia | 836 | -1 | -38 |
| 26 | Paraguay | 833 | -9 | -71 |
| 27 | Denmark | 799 | 2 | 18 |
| 27 | Mexico | 799 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 763 | -3 | -75 |
| 30 | Japan | 761 | 0 | -12 |
| 31 | Republic of Ireland | 754 | 2 | 9 |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 739 | 5 | 22 |
| 33 | Nigeria | 723 | 1 | -10 |
| 34 | Algeria | 716 | 1 | -16 |
| 35 | Sweden | 696 | -3 | -64 |
| 36 | Cameroon | 693 | 1 | -24 |
| 37 | Israel | 692 | -1 | -29 |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 681 | 1 | -22 |
| 39 | Gabon | 670 | -8 | -98 |
| 40 | Belarus | 655 | 15 | 101 |
| 41 | Montenegro | 654 | -1 | -30 |
| 42 | Korea Republic | 640 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Northern Ireland | 607 | 2 | -31 |
| 44 | Lithuania | 577 | -2 | -98 |
| 45 | Austria | 574 | 16 | 46 |
| 46 | Romania | 568 | 0 | -63 |
| 47 | New Zealand | 566 | 2 | -39 |
| 48 | South Africa | 561 | 10 | 16 |
| 49 | Colombia | 547 | -9 | -137 |
| 50 | Iran | 544 | 7 | -2 |
| 51 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 542 | 8 | -2 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 542 | 5 | -9 |
| 53 | Uganda | 541 | 10 | 18 |
| 54 | Honduras | 535 | -2 | -30 |
| 55 | Scotland | 525 | -8 | -92 |
| 56 | Hungary | 523 | -5 | -44 |
| 57 | Ecuador | 511 | 15 | 34 |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 509 | -4 | -47 |
| 59 | Latvia | 503 | 9 | 9 |
| 60 | Belgium | 499 | 2 | -27 |
| 61 | Panama | 495 | 9 | 8 |
| 62 | Mali | 493 | 3 | -25 |
| 63 | Albania | 491 | 4 | -11 |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 488 | -11 | -73 |
| 64 | Venezuela | 488 | -4 | -43 |
| 66 | Cyprus | 470 | -23 | -173 |
| 67 | FYR Macedonia | 455 | 4 | -24 |
| 68 | Peru | 453 | -20 | -160 |
| 69 | Poland | 451 | -3 | -53 |
| 70 | Finland | 447 | -6 | -74 |
| 71 | Senegal | 446 | 8 | 41 |
| 72 | Zambia | 439 | 2 | 7 |
| 73 | Guinea | 438 | 8 | 44 |
| 74 | Benin | 435 | -5 | -54 |
| 75 | Botswana | 430 | 7 | 42 |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 426 | -3 | -34 |
| 77 | Moldova | 424 | 3 | 26 |
| 78 | Jamaica | 412 | -2 | -13 |
| 79 | Cape Verde Islands | 408 | -2 | -14 |
| 80 | Bahrain | 406 | -5 | -25 |
| 81 | Malawi | 403 | -3 | -12 |
| 82 | Togo | 396 | 5 | 25 |
| 83 | China PR | 390 | -1 | 2 |
| 84 | Canada | 387 | 4 | 27 |
| 85 | Georgia | 384 | 4 | 27 |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 381 | 4 | 32 |
| 87 | Mozambique | 373 | -1 | -1 |
| 88 | Wales | 371 | -4 | -11 |
| 89 | Angola | 349 | 4 | 7 |
| 90 | Morocco | 348 | 5 | 18 |
| 91 | Oman | 337 | 1 | -7 |
| 92 | Barbados | 330 | 29 | 150 |
| 93 | Bolivia | 324 | -43 | -267 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 323 | 3 | -4 |
| 95 | Gambia | 322 | -4 | -23 |
| 96 | Estonia | 319 | -11 | -56 |
| 97 | Armenia | 317 | 8 | 44 |
| 98 | Iraq | 315 | 9 | 53 |
| 99 | Kuwait | 308 | -3 | -21 |
| 100 | Syria | 305 | -6 | -27 |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 303 | -4 | -24 |
| 102 | Libya | 302 | 5 | 40 |
| 103 | Qatar | 291 | 1 | 13 |
| 104 | Jordan | 285 | -5 | -33 |
| 105 | Thailand | 284 | -3 | -3 |
| 106 | Iceland | 272 | -6 | -36 |
| 107 | Sudan | 270 | -6 | -25 |
| 108 | Korea DPR | 269 | -2 | -1 |
| 109 | Rwanda | 262 | 3 | 36 |
| 110 | El Salvador | 246 | 0 | -7 |
| 110 | Guyana | 246 | 10 | 64 |
| 112 | Congo | 244 | 5 | 42 |
| 113 | Tanzania | 243 | -2 | 4 |
| 114 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 242 | 39 | 149 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 239 | -13 | -48 |
| 116 | Yemen | 230 | -9 | -32 |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 226 | 1 | 32 |
| 118 | Kenya | 219 | -4 | 4 |
| 119 | Cuba | 218 | -6 | 0 |
| 120 | Guatemala | 207 | -5 | -7 |
| 121 | Suriname | 195 | 16 | 62 |
| 122 | Singapore | 193 | -3 | 4 |
| 123 | Haiti | 187 | 0 | 12 |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 183 | -1 | 8 |
| 125 | Vietnam | 178 | 0 | 4 |
| 126 | Grenada | 177 | 2 | 17 |
| 127 | Burundi | 171 | -5 | -8 |
| 128 | Namibia | 170 | -12 | -42 |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 167 | -3 | -4 |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 156 | -1 | 2 |
| 131 | Fiji | 154 | -4 | -7 |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 153 | 0 | 9 |
| 133 | Ethiopia | 147 | 2 | 11 |
| 134 | Indonesia | 140 | -3 | -11 |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 140 | 36 | 88 |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 137 | 0 | 2 |
| 137 | Myanmar | 130 | 4 | 4 |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 129 | -8 | -24 |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 127 | 1 | 0 |
| 139 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 127 | 12 | 33 |
| 141 | Chad | 126 | -7 | -16 |
| 141 | Congo DR | 126 | -9 | -18 |
| 143 | Maldives | 124 | 0 | 7 |
| 144 | Faroe Islands | 122 | -6 | -10 |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 121 | 27 | 71 |
| 146 | New Caledonia | 119 | -1 | 11 |
| 147 | Madagascar | 118 | 7 | 27 |
| 148 | Malaysia | 116 | -4 | 5 |
| 149 | Cayman Islands | 114 | 32 | 88 |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 112 | -5 | 4 |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 112 | -5 | 4 |
| 152 | India | 111 | 8 | 29 |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 104 | -5 | 0 |
| 154 | Swaziland | 102 | -12 | -20 |
| 155 | Lebanon | 97 | -4 | 3 |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 91 | -7 | -11 |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 86 | 1 | 0 |
| 158 | Dominican Republic | 85 | 23 | 59 |
| 159 | Nepal | 83 | -3 | -5 |
| 160 | Liberia | 82 | -21 | -49 |
| 161 | Eritrea | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| 161 | Lesotho | 81 | -4 | -6 |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 79 | 1 | 6 |
| 164 | Niger | 78 | -10 | -13 |
| 165 | Malta | 76 | -15 | -20 |
| 166 | Pakistan | 73 | -4 | -2 |
| 166 | Philippines | 73 | -1 | 6 |
| 168 | Netherlands Antilles | 63 | -2 | 0 |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 63 | -2 | 0 |
| 170 | Bermuda | 62 | -7 | -12 |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 60 | -12 | -23 |
| 172 | Belize | 54 | -4 | 0 |
| 172 | Palestine | 54 | 1 | 5 |
| 174 | Chinese Taipei | 53 | -4 | 1 |
| 175 | Laos | 41 | 2 | 4 |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 40 | -1 | 0 |
| 177 | Somalia | 39 | -1 | 0 |
| 178 | Mauritania | 38 | -9 | -15 |
| 179 | Comoros | 37 | -5 | -6 |
| 180 | Cambodia | 34 | -2 | 1 |
| 181 | Dominica | 33 | -3 | 0 |
| 182 | Mongolia | 32 | -2 | 0 |
| 183 | Samoa | 26 | -2 | 0 |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 185 | Djibouti | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 185 | St. Lucia | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 188 | Guam | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 188 | Tonga | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 191 | Mauritius | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 15 | -4 | -3 |
| 193 | Bahamas | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 193 | Tahiti | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 195 | Macau | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 196 | Afghanistan | 10 | -2 | -3 |
| 196 | Seychelles | 10 | -12 | -12 |
| 198 | Bhutan | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Aruba | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | US Virgin Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| 202 | Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA Ranking: October 2010 probable results
Here are the probable results used for the October 2010 probable ranking. They are generated using the Elo Ratings.
I stopped at the official deadline (October 14th), but FIFA may include more matches - especially since they are continental qualifiers (Caribbean Championship matches).
1 - First team wins
X - Draw
2 - Second team wins
15/Sep India - Namibia X (Friendly)
15/Sep Yemen - Zambia 2 (Friendly)
16/Sep Jordan - Iraq X (Friendly)
17/Sep St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Grenada X (Friendly)
19/Sep Jordan - Bahrain X (Friendly)
19/Sep St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Grenada X (Friendly)
21/Sep Iraq - Oman X (Friendly)
23/Sep Antigua and Barbuda - St. Lucia 1 (Friendly)
24/Sep Vietnam - Korea DPR X (Friendly)
24/Sep Iran - Bahrain 1 (Friendly)
24/Sep Jordan - Syria X (Friendly)
25/Sep Iraq - Yemen 1 (Friendly)
26/Sep Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Friendly)
26/Sep Bahrain - Oman X (Friendly)
26/Sep Syria - Kuwait X (Friendly)
27/Sep Yemen - Palestine X (Friendly)
28/Sep Oman - Iran 2 (Friendly)
28/Sep Kuwait - Jordan X (Friendly)
29/Sep New Caledonia - Tahiti 1 (Friendly)
29/Sep Palestine - Iraq 2 (Friendly)
01/Oct Iran - Iraq 1 (Friendly)
01/Oct Jordan - Syria X Jordan PSO (Friendly)
02/Oct Puerto Rico - Anguilla 1 (Continental Qualifier)
03/Oct Syria - Iraq X Iraq PSO (Friendly)
03/Oct Jordan - Iran 2 (Friendly)
04/Oct Cayman Islands - Anguilla 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Montserrat 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct Barbados - St. Kitts and Nevis 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct Bermuda - Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Friendly)
06/Oct Puerto Rico - Cayman Islands X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Mali - Liberia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Guinea - Nigeria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Madagascar - Ethiopia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Senegal - Mauritius 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Comoros - Mozambique 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Libya - Zambia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Central African Republic - Algeria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Tanzania - Morocco X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Burkina Faso - Gambia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Sierra Leone - South Africa 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Niger - Egypt 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Burundi - Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Rwanda - Benin X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Ghana - Sudan 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Congo - Swaziland 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Angola - Guinea-Bissau 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Kenya - Uganda 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Germany - Turkey 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Austria - Azerbaijan 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Kazakhstan - Belgium 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Northern Ireland - Italy 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Serbia - Estonia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Slovenia - Faroe Islands 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Luxembourg - Belarus 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Albania - Bosnia-Herzegovina X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Andorra - FYR Macedonia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Armenia - Slovakia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Republic of Ireland - Russia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Moldova - Netherlands 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Hungary - San Marino 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Georgia - Malta 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Israel - Croatia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Greece - Latvia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Montenegro - Switzerland X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Wales - Bulgaria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Cyprus - Norway X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Portugal - Denmark 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Czech Republic - Scotland 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Spain - Lithuania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Togo - Tunisia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Malawi - Chad 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Qatar - Iraq X (Friendly)
08/Oct China PR - Syria 1 (Friendly)
08/Oct Ecuador - Colombia X (Friendly)
08/Oct Montserrat - Barbados 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - St. Kitts and Nevis 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct India - Vietnam X (Friendly)
08/Oct Oman - Gabon 1 (Friendly)
08/Oct Japan - Argentina X (Friendly)
08/Oct Kuwait - Bahrain X (Friendly)
08/Oct Ukraine - Canada 1 (Friendly)
09/Oct France - Romania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
09/Oct Australia - Paraguay X (Friendly)
09/Oct New Zealand - Honduras X (Friendly)
09/Oct Indonesia - Uruguay 2 (Friendly)
09/Oct Cameroon - Congo DR 1 (Continental Qualifier)
09/Oct USA - Poland 1 (Friendly)
10/Oct Zimbabwe - Cape Verde Islands X (Continental Qualifier)
10/Oct Jamaica - Trinidad and Tobago 1 (Friendly)
10/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Barbados X (Continental Qualifier)
10/Oct St. Kitts and Nevis - Montserrat 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Azerbaijan - Turkey 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Belgium - Austria X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Kazakhstan - Germany 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Italy - Serbia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Estonia - Slovenia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Faroe Islands - Northern Ireland 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct France - Luxembourg 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Belarus - Albania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Armenia - Andorra 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct FYR Macedonia - Russia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Slovakia - Republic of Ireland X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Netherlands - Sweden 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct San Marino - Moldova 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Finland - Hungary X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Latvia - Georgia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Greece - Israel X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct England - Montenegro 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Iceland - Portugal 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Denmark - Cyprus 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Scotland - Spain 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Liechtenstein - Czech Republic 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Oman - Chile 2 (Friendly)
12/Oct New Zealand - Paraguay X (Friendly)
12/Oct Korea Republic - Japan X (Friendly)
12/Oct USA - Colombia X (Friendly)
12/Oct Ecuador - Poland X (Friendly)
12/Oct Qatar - Gabon X (Friendly)
12/Oct Mexico - Venezuela 1 (Friendly)
12/Oct Switzerland - Wales 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Indonesia - Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Friendly)
13/Oct Dominican Republic - British Virgin Islands 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Guyana - St. Lucia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Suriname - Netherlands Antilles 1 (Continental Qualifier)
I stopped at the official deadline (October 14th), but FIFA may include more matches - especially since they are continental qualifiers (Caribbean Championship matches).
1 - First team wins
X - Draw
2 - Second team wins
15/Sep India - Namibia X (Friendly)
15/Sep Yemen - Zambia 2 (Friendly)
16/Sep Jordan - Iraq X (Friendly)
17/Sep St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Grenada X (Friendly)
19/Sep Jordan - Bahrain X (Friendly)
19/Sep St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Grenada X (Friendly)
21/Sep Iraq - Oman X (Friendly)
23/Sep Antigua and Barbuda - St. Lucia 1 (Friendly)
24/Sep Vietnam - Korea DPR X (Friendly)
24/Sep Iran - Bahrain 1 (Friendly)
24/Sep Jordan - Syria X (Friendly)
25/Sep Iraq - Yemen 1 (Friendly)
26/Sep Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Friendly)
26/Sep Bahrain - Oman X (Friendly)
26/Sep Syria - Kuwait X (Friendly)
27/Sep Yemen - Palestine X (Friendly)
28/Sep Oman - Iran 2 (Friendly)
28/Sep Kuwait - Jordan X (Friendly)
29/Sep New Caledonia - Tahiti 1 (Friendly)
29/Sep Palestine - Iraq 2 (Friendly)
01/Oct Iran - Iraq 1 (Friendly)
01/Oct Jordan - Syria X Jordan PSO (Friendly)
02/Oct Puerto Rico - Anguilla 1 (Continental Qualifier)
03/Oct Syria - Iraq X Iraq PSO (Friendly)
03/Oct Jordan - Iran 2 (Friendly)
04/Oct Cayman Islands - Anguilla 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Montserrat 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct Barbados - St. Kitts and Nevis 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct Bermuda - Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Friendly)
06/Oct Puerto Rico - Cayman Islands X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Mali - Liberia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Guinea - Nigeria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Madagascar - Ethiopia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Senegal - Mauritius 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Comoros - Mozambique 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Libya - Zambia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Central African Republic - Algeria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Tanzania - Morocco X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Burkina Faso - Gambia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Sierra Leone - South Africa 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Niger - Egypt 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Burundi - Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Rwanda - Benin X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Ghana - Sudan 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Congo - Swaziland 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Angola - Guinea-Bissau 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Kenya - Uganda 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Germany - Turkey 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Austria - Azerbaijan 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Kazakhstan - Belgium 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Northern Ireland - Italy 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Serbia - Estonia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Slovenia - Faroe Islands 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Luxembourg - Belarus 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Albania - Bosnia-Herzegovina X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Andorra - FYR Macedonia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Armenia - Slovakia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Republic of Ireland - Russia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Moldova - Netherlands 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Hungary - San Marino 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Georgia - Malta 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Israel - Croatia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Greece - Latvia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Montenegro - Switzerland X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Wales - Bulgaria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Cyprus - Norway X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Portugal - Denmark 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Czech Republic - Scotland 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Spain - Lithuania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Togo - Tunisia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Malawi - Chad 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Qatar - Iraq X (Friendly)
08/Oct China PR - Syria 1 (Friendly)
08/Oct Ecuador - Colombia X (Friendly)
08/Oct Montserrat - Barbados 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - St. Kitts and Nevis 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct India - Vietnam X (Friendly)
08/Oct Oman - Gabon 1 (Friendly)
08/Oct Japan - Argentina X (Friendly)
08/Oct Kuwait - Bahrain X (Friendly)
08/Oct Ukraine - Canada 1 (Friendly)
09/Oct France - Romania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
09/Oct Australia - Paraguay X (Friendly)
09/Oct New Zealand - Honduras X (Friendly)
09/Oct Indonesia - Uruguay 2 (Friendly)
09/Oct Cameroon - Congo DR 1 (Continental Qualifier)
09/Oct USA - Poland 1 (Friendly)
10/Oct Zimbabwe - Cape Verde Islands X (Continental Qualifier)
10/Oct Jamaica - Trinidad and Tobago 1 (Friendly)
10/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Barbados X (Continental Qualifier)
10/Oct St. Kitts and Nevis - Montserrat 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Azerbaijan - Turkey 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Belgium - Austria X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Kazakhstan - Germany 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Italy - Serbia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Estonia - Slovenia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Faroe Islands - Northern Ireland 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct France - Luxembourg 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Belarus - Albania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Armenia - Andorra 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct FYR Macedonia - Russia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Slovakia - Republic of Ireland X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Netherlands - Sweden 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct San Marino - Moldova 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Finland - Hungary X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Latvia - Georgia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Greece - Israel X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct England - Montenegro 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Iceland - Portugal 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Denmark - Cyprus 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Scotland - Spain 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Liechtenstein - Czech Republic 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Oman - Chile 2 (Friendly)
12/Oct New Zealand - Paraguay X (Friendly)
12/Oct Korea Republic - Japan X (Friendly)
12/Oct USA - Colombia X (Friendly)
12/Oct Ecuador - Poland X (Friendly)
12/Oct Qatar - Gabon X (Friendly)
12/Oct Mexico - Venezuela 1 (Friendly)
12/Oct Switzerland - Wales 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Indonesia - Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Friendly)
13/Oct Dominican Republic - British Virgin Islands 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Guyana - St. Lucia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Suriname - Netherlands Antilles 1 (Continental Qualifier)
FIFA Ranking: October 2010 preview
FIFA will publish the October ranking on October 20th.
Included: matches up to and including September 10th.
Next update: October 6th, 2010.
Many teams still looking to schedule friendlies in October.
Brazil could become third by not playing before the next ranking.
September 2010 rank - Country - September 2010 points - Minimum points - Maximum points
Included: matches up to and including September 10th.
Next update: October 6th, 2010.
Many teams still looking to schedule friendlies in October.
Brazil could become third by not playing before the next ranking.
September 2010 rank - Country - September 2010 points - Minimum points - Maximum points
| 1 | Spain | 1824 | 1751 | 1881 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1663 | 1563 | 1683 |
| 3 | Germany | 1490 | 1370 | 1481 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1480 | 1537 | 1537 |
| 5 | Argentina | 1351 | 1320 | 1354 |
| 6 | England | 1191 | 1171 | 1271 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1182 | 1184 | 1199 |
| 8 | Portugal | 1049 | 966 | 1123 |
| 9 | Egypt | 1034 | 1034 | 1056 |
| 10 | Chile | 1004 | 922 | 943 |
| 11 | Croatia | 998 | 926 | 1080 |
| 12 | Greece | 973 | 855 | 1026 |
| 13 | Italy | 965 | 846 | 1042 |
| 14 | Norway | 958 | 919 | 1066 |
| 15 | Serbia | 945 | 831 | 993 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 919 | 835 | 975 |
| 17 | Paraguay | 904 | 815 | 869 |
| 18 | USA | 899 | 820 | 875 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 897 | 815 | 926 |
| 20 | Ghana | 889 | 880 | 913 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 882 | 769 | 942 |
| 21 | Turkey | 882 | 780 | 1026 |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 877 | 816 | 856 |
| 24 | Australia | 874 | 823 | 862 |
| 25 | Russia | 868 | 784 | 1061 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 838 | 727 | 763 |
| 27 | France | 835 | 768 | 888 |
| 28 | Mexico | 795 | 779 | 799 |
| 29 | Denmark | 781 | 726 | 889 |
| 30 | Japan | 773 | 745 | 792 |
| 31 | Gabon | 768 | 662 | 714 |
| 32 | Sweden | 760 | 696 | 844 |
| 33 | Republic of Ireland | 745 | 664 | 933 |
| 34 | Nigeria | 733 | 708 | 753 |
| 35 | Algeria | 732 | 709 | 729 |
| 36 | Israel | 721 | 535 | 1007 |
| 37 | Cameroon | 717 | 667 | 693 |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 717 | 569 | 739 |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 703 | 564 | 681 |
| 40 | Colombia | 684 | 505 | 633 |
| 40 | Montenegro | 684 | 598 | 948 |
| 42 | Lithuania | 675 | 577 | 792 |
| 43 | Cyprus | 643 | 377 | 912 |
| 44 | Korea Republic | 640 | 633 | 655 |
| 45 | Northern Ireland | 638 | 549 | 783 |
| 46 | Romania | 631 | 568 | 730 |
| 47 | Scotland | 617 | 525 | 914 |
| 48 | Peru | 613 | 453 | 453 |
| 49 | New Zealand | 605 | 536 | 626 |
| 50 | Bolivia | 591 | 324 | 324 |
| 51 | Hungary | 567 | 443 | 598 |
| 52 | Honduras | 565 | 526 | 554 |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 561 | 488 | 488 |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 556 | 473 | 581 |
| 55 | Belarus | 554 | 517 | 655 |
| 56 | Tunisia | 551 | 520 | 586 |
| 57 | Iran | 546 | 506 | 549 |
| 58 | South Africa | 545 | 537 | 561 |
| 59 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 544 | 506 | 616 |
| 60 | Venezuela | 531 | 488 | 532 |
| 61 | Austria | 528 | 419 | 672 |
| 62 | Belgium | 526 | 386 | 586 |
| 63 | Uganda | 523 | 472 | 541 |
| 64 | Finland | 521 | 401 | 541 |
| 65 | Mali | 518 | 461 | 493 |
| 66 | Poland | 504 | 442 | 506 |
| 67 | Albania | 502 | 452 | 690 |
| 68 | Latvia | 494 | 420 | 644 |
| 69 | Benin | 489 | 411 | 482 |
| 70 | Panama | 487 | 495 | 495 |
| 71 | FYR Macedonia | 479 | 413 | 600 |
| 72 | Ecuador | 477 | 462 | 609 |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 460 | 426 | 426 |
| 74 | Zambia | 432 | 416 | 460 |
| 75 | Bahrain | 431 | 387 | 470 |
| 76 | Jamaica | 425 | 378 | 412 |
| 77 | Cape Verde Islands | 422 | 372 | 478 |
| 78 | Malawi | 415 | 372 | 403 |
| 79 | Senegal | 405 | 392 | 446 |
| 80 | Moldova | 398 | 377 | 610 |
| 81 | Guinea | 394 | 367 | 581 |
| 82 | Botswana | 388 | 430 | 430 |
| 82 | China PR | 388 | 372 | 390 |
| 84 | Wales | 382 | 319 | 667 |
| 85 | Estonia | 375 | 319 | 548 |
| 86 | Mozambique | 374 | 350 | 373 |
| 87 | Togo | 371 | 362 | 465 |
| 88 | Canada | 360 | 387 | 449 |
| 89 | Georgia | 357 | 330 | 525 |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 349 | 381 | 381 |
| 91 | Gambia | 345 | 322 | 530 |
| 92 | Oman | 344 | 296 | 421 |
| 93 | Angola | 342 | 317 | 349 |
| 94 | Syria | 332 | 299 | 357 |
| 95 | Morocco | 330 | 310 | 425 |
| 96 | Kuwait | 329 | 290 | 343 |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 327 | 260 | 344 |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 327 | 323 | 323 |
| 99 | Jordan | 318 | 268 | 377 |
| 100 | Iceland | 308 | 272 | 416 |
| 101 | Sudan | 295 | 270 | 502 |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 287 | 239 | 456 |
| 102 | Thailand | 287 | 284 | 284 |
| 104 | Qatar | 278 | 271 | 332 |
| 105 | Armenia | 273 | 263 | 514 |
| 106 | Korea DPR | 270 | 265 | 276 |
| 107 | Iraq | 262 | 239 | 402 |
| 107 | Libya | 262 | 247 | 410 |
| 107 | Yemen | 262 | 227 | 270 |
| 110 | El Salvador | 253 | 246 | 246 |
| 111 | Tanzania | 239 | 225 | 277 |
| 112 | Rwanda | 226 | 227 | 333 |
| 113 | Cuba | 218 | 218 | 218 |
| 114 | Kenya | 215 | 219 | 293 |
| 115 | Guatemala | 214 | 207 | 207 |
| 116 | Namibia | 212 | 162 | 188 |
| 117 | Congo | 202 | 169 | 244 |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 194 | 199 | 278 |
| 119 | Singapore | 189 | 193 | 193 |
| 120 | Guyana | 182 | 180 | 300 |
| 121 | Barbados | 180 | 176 | 374 |
| 122 | Burundi | 179 | 171 | 399 |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 175 | 157 | 183 |
| 123 | Haiti | 175 | 187 | 187 |
| 125 | Vietnam | 174 | 163 | 209 |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 171 | 167 | 586 |
| 127 | Fiji | 161 | 154 | 154 |
| 128 | Grenada | 160 | 159 | 212 |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 154 | 156 | 156 |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 153 | 129 | 427 |
| 131 | Indonesia | 151 | 140 | 281 |
| 132 | Congo DR | 144 | 126 | 336 |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 144 | 153 | 337 |
| 134 | Chad | 142 | 126 | 257 |
| 135 | Ethiopia | 136 | 131 | 177 |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 135 | 137 | 137 |
| 137 | Suriname | 133 | 129 | 195 |
| 138 | Faroe Islands | 132 | 122 | 482 |
| 139 | Liberia | 131 | 82 | 256 |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 127 | 127 | 265 |
| 141 | Myanmar | 126 | 130 | 130 |
| 142 | Swaziland | 122 | 102 | 209 |
| 143 | Maldives | 117 | 124 | 124 |
| 144 | Malaysia | 111 | 116 | 116 |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 108 | 112 | 112 |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 108 | 93 | 119 |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 108 | 112 | 112 |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| 149 | Liechtenstein | 102 | 91 | 335 |
| 150 | Malta | 96 | 76 | 195 |
| 151 | Lebanon | 94 | 97 | 97 |
| 151 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 94 | 61 | 297 |
| 153 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 93 | 81 | 342 |
| 154 | Madagascar | 91 | 90 | 174 |
| 154 | Niger | 91 | 78 | 325 |
| 156 | Nepal | 88 | 83 | 83 |
| 157 | Lesotho | 87 | 81 | 81 |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| 159 | Kyrgyzstan | 83 | 60 | 60 |
| 160 | India | 82 | 84 | 165 |
| 161 | Eritrea | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| 162 | Pakistan | 75 | 73 | 73 |
| 163 | Bermuda | 74 | 62 | 117 |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 73 | 79 | 79 |
| 165 | Philippines | 67 | 73 | 73 |
| 166 | Netherlands Antilles | 63 | 63 | 146 |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| 168 | Belize | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| 169 | Mauritania | 53 | 38 | 38 |
| 170 | Chinese Taipei | 52 | 53 | 53 |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 52 | 52 | 184 |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 50 | 50 | 263 |
| 173 | Palestine | 49 | 39 | 133 |
| 174 | Comoros | 43 | 37 | 184 |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 176 | Somalia | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| 177 | Laos | 37 | 41 | 41 |
| 178 | Cambodia | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| 178 | Dominica | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 180 | Mongolia | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 26 | 26 | 158 |
| 181 | Dominican Republic | 26 | 19 | 85 |
| 181 | Samoa | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 184 | Seychelles | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| 186 | St. Lucia | 19 | 19 | 165 |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 18 | 15 | 81 |
| 188 | Djibouti | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 190 | Guam | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 190 | Tonga | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 193 | Mauritius | 16 | 16 | 172 |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| 194 | Bahamas | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 194 | Tahiti | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 197 | Macau | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 198 | Bhutan | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 199 | Aruba | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 200 | US Virgin Islands | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 201 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 202 | Andorra | 2 | 2 | 242 |
| 203 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 404 |
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