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FIFA will publish the ranking on April 13th. The official deadline for matches is April 7th.
Only 5 matches left - all considered friendlies by FIFA.
02 Apr Grenada - St. Kitts and Nevis
03 Apr Tahiti - New Caledonia
06 Apr Tahiti - New Caledonia
07 Apr Korea DPR - Sri Lanka
07 Apr Nepal - Afghanistan
This is how the totals can change for these teams:
Grenada (L: 331, D: 338, W: 352)
Korea DPR (L: 246, D: 248, W: 252)
St. Kitts and Nevis (L: 210, D: 221, W: 245)
Nepal (L: 101, D: 109, W: 126)
Sri Lanka (L: 62, D: 76, W: 106)
Afghanistan (L: 61, D: 70, W: 87)
For New Caledonia and Tahiti - since they play eachother twice, it's by points (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6):
New Caledonia(0: 97, 1: 106, 2: 114, 3: 123, 4: 131, 6: 148)
Tahiti (0: 31, 1: 40, 2: 48, 3: 57, 4: 65, 6: 82)
The values displayed in the table below for these 8 teams are the lowest possible - even if they lose, their totals won't drop.
FIFA decided to keep Qatar - Russia 1 - 1 although both teams made more than 6 substitutions. Thanks Filipino Football for the link!
Brazil up to third, overtaking Germany and Argentina.
Italy enter the top 10 (climbing to 9th), Greece drop to 12th.
Best movers:
25 - Israel and Belgium
23 - Albania
21 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan could climb higher if they don't lose against Nepal.
Worst movers:
-25 - Northern Ireland
-19 - Guinea
-18 - Cuba
Best movers in the top 50:
25 - Israel and Belgium
23 - Albania
15 - Algeria
Worst movers in the top 50:
-25 - Northern Ireland
-19 - Guinea
-16 - Hungary, Belarus, Tunisia, Jamaica and Scotland
South Africa replace Burkina Faso as Africa's 5th team.
Costa Rica overtake Jamaica for 4th in CONCACAF.
Brazil replace Argentina at the top of the CONMEBOL standings after just one month.
Portugal replace Croatia in the European Top 5.
Four teams will improve their best ever ranking:
Montenegro (24th - 25th in December 2010)
Albania (50th - 58th in November 2010)
Libya (58th - 61st in November 2004)
Antigua and Barbuda (100th - 101st in March 2011)
Brunei Darussalam will return to their worst ever ranking - 199th, first reached in December 2004.
Five teams will have their worst ever ranking:
Saudi Arabia (88th - 82nd in February 2011)
Singapore (145th - 142nd in February 2011)
Lesotho (176th - 174th in November 2010)
Lebanon (177th - 172nd in February 2011)
Solomon Islands (181st - 178th in November 2010)
April 2011 rank - Team - April 2011 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1857 | 0 | -23 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1702 | 0 | -28 |
| 3 | Brazil | 1425 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Germany | 1386 | -1 | -100 |
| 5 | Argentina | 1276 | -1 | -136 |
| 6 | England | 1163 | 0 | -49 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1094 | 0 | -78 |
| 8 | Portugal | 1052 | 1 | -8 |
| 9 | Italy | 1019 | 2 | 62 |
| 10 | Croatia | 991 | -2 | -80 |
| 11 | Norway | 987 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Greece | 985 | -2 | -53 |
| 13 | Japan | 961 | 2 | 23 |
| 14 | Chile | 952 | 0 | -2 |
| 15 | Ghana | 918 | 1 | -13 |
| 16 | Serbia | 907 | 4 | 35 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 903 | 0 | -13 |
| 18 | Russia | 896 | -5 | -60 |
| 19 | France | 883 | -1 | -30 |
| 20 | Australia | 876 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 867 | 4 | 43 |
| 22 | USA | 855 | -3 | -39 |
| 23 | Paraguay | 843 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | Montenegro | 820 | 1 | -4 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 819 | -2 | -20 |
| 26 | Mexico | 818 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 809 | -5 | -52 |
| 28 | Denmark | 808 | 0 | 20 |
| 29 | Sweden | 802 | 1 | 58 |
| 30 | Turkey | 795 | 2 | 67 |
| 31 | Korea Republic | 750 | -2 | 1 |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 722 | -1 | -17 |
| 33 | Israel | 709 | 25 | 177 |
| 34 | Republic of Ireland | 681 | 0 | -18 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 678 | -2 | -29 |
| 36 | Egypt | 676 | -1 | -9 |
| 37 | Belgium | 654 | 25 | 142 |
| 38 | Nigeria | 637 | 1 | 28 |
| 39 | South Africa | 617 | 7 | 51 |
| 40 | Algeria | 609 | 15 | 70 |
| 41 | Romania | 607 | 11 | 58 |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 600 | -2 | -5 |
| 43 | Honduras | 597 | -5 | -23 |
| 44 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 594 | 12 | 60 |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 592 | 2 | 34 |
| 46 | Lithuania | 577 | 8 | 36 |
| 47 | Iran | 575 | -4 | 1 |
| 48 | Cameroon | 572 | -6 | -8 |
| 49 | Colombia | 568 | 1 | 17 |
| 50 | Albania | 564 | 23 | 100 |
| 51 | Senegal | 561 | 18 | 84 |
| 52 | Hungary | 559 | -16 | -95 |
| 53 | Belarus | 557 | -16 | -77 |
| 54 | Peru | 548 | 5 | 18 |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 540 | -2 | -2 |
| 56 | Ecuador | 536 | -7 | -17 |
| 56 | Georgia | 536 | 16 | 67 |
| 58 | Libya | 534 | 13 | 62 |
| 59 | Gabon | 529 | 1 | 3 |
| 60 | New Zealand | 528 | -4 | -6 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 527 | -16 | -41 |
| 62 | Armenia | 524 | 3 | 23 |
| 63 | Guinea | 523 | -19 | -46 |
| 64 | Jamaica | 522 | -16 | -33 |
| 65 | Northern Ireland | 520 | -25 | -85 |
| 66 | Scotland | 517 | -16 | -34 |
| 67 | Venezuela | 501 | -4 | -4 |
| 68 | Panama | 488 | 0 | 6 |
| 69 | Botswana | 479 | -2 | -8 |
| 70 | Mali | 451 | 15 | 62 |
| 71 | Poland | 449 | -1 | -25 |
| 72 | Morocco | 445 | -6 | -48 |
| 73 | Austria | 443 | -12 | -81 |
| 74 | Estonia | 440 | 8 | 33 |
| 75 | Canada | 439 | 9 | 48 |
| 76 | Latvia | 438 | -1 | -10 |
| 77 | China PR | 432 | -1 | -7 |
| 78 | Malawi | 430 | 10 | 49 |
| 79 | Cape Verde Islands | 421 | -6 | -43 |
| 80 | Benin | 418 | 0 | 5 |
| 81 | Finland | 416 | -3 | -11 |
| 82 | Cuba | 411 | -18 | -92 |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 403 | -6 | -35 |
| 84 | Uganda | 402 | 2 | 17 |
| 85 | FYR Macedonia | 398 | -2 | -2 |
| 86 | Moldova | 394 | 1 | 11 |
| 87 | El Salvador | 388 | 5 | 15 |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 386 | -9 | -30 |
| 89 | Cyprus | 383 | 2 | 7 |
| 89 | Zambia | 383 | 8 | 51 |
| 91 | Iraq | 380 | -2 | 1 |
| 91 | Qatar | 380 | -1 | 3 |
| 93 | Jordan | 379 | -12 | -31 |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 344 | 1 | -8 |
| 95 | Bahrain | 338 | 1 | -6 |
| 95 | Mozambique | 338 | -2 | -30 |
| 97 | Niger | 335 | 7 | 36 |
| 98 | Haiti | 334 | 1 | 9 |
| 99 | Grenada | 331 | -5 | -29 |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 322 | 1 | 9 |
| 101 | Kuwait | 320 | 2 | 12 |
| 102 | Bolivia | 312 | -5 | -20 |
| 103 | Gambia | 308 | 4 | 11 |
| 104 | Syria | 297 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Sudan | 295 | 1 | -3 |
| 106 | Oman | 290 | 4 | 15 |
| 107 | Angola | 288 | -3 | -11 |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 287 | -8 | -33 |
| 109 | Togo | 285 | -7 | -26 |
| 110 | Guyana | 284 | -1 | 0 |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 273 | 0 | 9 |
| 112 | Suriname | 267 | 2 | 10 |
| 113 | Tanzania | 266 | 8 | 31 |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 263 | -2 | 0 |
| 115 | Wales | 258 | 1 | 7 |
| 116 | Congo DR | 254 | 7 | 22 |
| 116 | Iceland | 254 | -1 | -2 |
| 118 | Korea DPR | 246 | -5 | -13 |
| 119 | Thailand | 236 | -1 | -11 |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 234 | 2 | 1 |
| 121 | Congo | 232 | -1 | -8 |
| 122 | Kenya | 227 | 6 | 25 |
| 122 | Rwanda | 227 | 11 | 52 |
| 124 | Guatemala | 222 | 1 | 2 |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 221 | -8 | -27 |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 218 | -2 | -13 |
| 127 | Yemen | 217 | -1 | -2 |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 212 | -1 | -1 |
| 129 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 210 | -10 | -35 |
| 130 | Indonesia | 201 | -1 | 0 |
| 131 | Dominica | 193 | -1 | 0 |
| 132 | Barbados | 182 | 5 | 15 |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 180 | -2 | -7 |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 172 | 14 | 59 |
| 134 | Vietnam | 172 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Faroe Islands | 168 | -1 | -3 |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Madagascar | 162 | 18 | 71 |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 153 | 15 | 59 |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 151 | -8 | -27 |
| 141 | Namibia | 150 | -1 | 11 |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 148 | 6 | 35 |
| 143 | Maldives | 146 | 18 | 65 |
| 144 | Malaysia | 144 | -6 | -1 |
| 145 | Singapore | 140 | -6 | -2 |
| 146 | India | 139 | -1 | 13 |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 138 | -6 | 0 |
| 148 | Burundi | 127 | -4 | -6 |
| 148 | Chad | 127 | -6 | -8 |
| 150 | Curacao | 121 | -4 | 6 |
| 151 | Liechtenstein | 116 | -8 | -18 |
| 151 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 116 | -3 | 3 |
| 153 | Philippines | 104 | -2 | -2 |
| 154 | Fiji | 103 | -2 | 0 |
| 155 | Nepal | 101 | 17 | 47 |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 97 | -3 | 0 |
| 157 | Cayman Islands | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| 158 | Swaziland | 89 | 1 | 3 |
| 159 | Liberia | 88 | 1 | 6 |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 87 | 14 | 38 |
| 161 | Chinese Taipei | 86 | -14 | -28 |
| 161 | Myanmar | 86 | 0 | 5 |
| 163 | Bermuda | 80 | 2 | 6 |
| 163 | Malta | 80 | -7 | -11 |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 76 | -2 | 0 |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 75 | 8 | 26 |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 75 | -2 | 0 |
| 168 | Pakistan | 72 | 3 | 16 |
| 169 | Cambodia | 68 | -15 | -26 |
| 170 | Palestine | 67 | 8 | 27 |
| 171 | Belize | 66 | -5 | 0 |
| 171 | Dominican Republic | 66 | -5 | 0 |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 62 | 0 | 11 |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 61 | 21 | 51 |
| 175 | Laos | 57 | -5 | 0 |
| 176 | Lesotho | 56 | -8 | -6 |
| 177 | Lebanon | 55 | -8 | -3 |
| 178 | Mongolia | 53 | 5 | 21 |
| 179 | Mauritania | 45 | -5 | -4 |
| 180 | Eritrea | 42 | -2 | 2 |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 40 | -3 | 0 |
| 182 | British Virgin Islands | 38 | -5 | -3 |
| 183 | Macau | 35 | -2 | -4 |
| 184 | St. Lucia | 31 | -2 | -6 |
| 184 | Tahiti | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Samoa | 26 | -1 | 0 |
| 187 | Somalia | 23 | -1 | 0 |
| 188 | Comoros | 19 | -1 | 0 |
| 189 | Mauritius | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 17 | -2 | 0 |
| 190 | Tonga | 17 | -2 | 0 |
| 192 | Djibouti | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Guam | 10 | -6 | -7 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 196 | Bahamas | 9 | -3 | -4 |
| 196 | Bhutan | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 198 | Aruba | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 199 | Brunei Darussalam | 6 | -2 | -3 |
| 200 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 200 | US Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| 202 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
thanks
ReplyDeleteHow is Palestine ranked below Bangladesh (who moved up from 174) and Myanmar when they beat them last month? 2 wins and 1 draw (vs. Philippines), with such a low ranking I expected a 15-20 point jump for Palestine.
ReplyDeletehow can scotland lose so many points after losing to brazil?
ReplyDelete@B
ReplyDeleteThere are various reasons:
1. AFC Challenge Cup matches are considered friendlies for FIFA ranking purposes - thus Palestine got few points.
2. Palestine played few matches in the last 4 years and none of them were wins. With the exceptions of these two wins in March.
3. All these teams are below 150th - few points for a win.
@b
Scotland would have lost 7 points even without this loss. However, they lost another 27 points because the 1505.5 match points in the last 12 months are no longer divided by 7, but by 8.
Hi! So the results of the 5 remaining matches won't change this preview? Pls reply.
ReplyDeleteThey changed the preview, but only from the 119th spot.
ReplyDeletePhilippines will be 155th.
Wow you're creepy, howd you know im from Philippines? :) Thanks though! So you're not releasing a final final preview?
ReplyDelete@ anonymous
ReplyDeleteEdgar sees everything. Edgar hears everything. Edgar knows everything :)
how can Botswana lose points after winning an international qualifer? 2.Botswana also drew an international friendly game away to a team above it in the FIFA rankings? tell me how it lost 8 points!!!!
ReplyDelete@ Edgar
ReplyDeleteCan you please provide a Points computation for Philippines, why we slipped 4 places to 155th? A friend of mine got 212.5 points for the last 4 matches. Can you confirm it? Thank you very much!
@Anonymous (April 8th)
ReplyDeleteTraffic stats. No, I'm not releasing a final final preview :)
@Botswana
Devaluation of older results. Also, with a win against Namibia you'd have had 487 points. With not game against Namibia - 507 points.
The match against Morocco was not a FIFA "A" match.
@Philippines
Yes, I can confirm it :) 212.5 points.
You lost 2 points because the average of the last 12 months dropped.
In March, 12 games, 765.85 points = 63.82 average.
In April, 16 games, 978.35 points = 61.14 average.
You did qualify for the next stage, but you had a loss and two draws in the last four matches (average for the 4 matches: 53.125). This brought your average down by 2 points.