September 2011 rank - Team - September 2011 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1605 | 1 | 42 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1571 | -1 | -25 |
| 3 | Germany | 1290 | 0 | -40 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1184 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1158 | 3 | 98 |
| 6 | Italy | 1142 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1132 | -1 | -24 |
| 8 | England | 1089 | -4 | -88 |
| 9 | Croatia | 1057 | 1 | 48 |
| 10 | Argentina | 1024 | -1 | 7 |
The ranking outside of the top 10 remains unchanged from the final preview.
A Seleção drop to 7th. This is their worst ever position in the last 18 years - since August 1993, the first edition of the FIFA ranking when they were ranked 8th.
Brazil were ranked 6th on three occasions: August 2008, September 2008 and August 2011.
Before anyone says: "This is because they will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and they have no competitive matches", let me remind you the 2014 World Cup CONMEBOL qualifiers only start next month.
Elo and SPI both have Brazil 4th.
It's no wonder they appear to be struggling (by their standards) when their players are all developed with the sole aim of being sold to European clubs.
ReplyDeleteLet the hunt begin anew. Let's go England! Hunt down Brazil!
ReplyDeleteSo even before they start playimg low point friendlies, they have fallen...Will only get worse from here..good thing they are hosting otherwise not even seed worthy by 2013..imagine Brazil going to 20th!!
ReplyDeleteConsidering Brazil will host next World Cup and Copa América, the ranking for them has zero value.
ReplyDeleteIs there a chance England will be surpassed by Croatia before the Euro 2012 draw? That might get us a group with Spain & Germany & England and make the group phase exciting.
ReplyDelete@anonymous
ReplyDeleteUEFA has its own rankings:
http://www.football-rankings.info/2011/09/euro-2012-final-draw-coefficients-12.html
Goodbye, 4th place. It was pleasing while it lasted :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, Lorric... I can say the same:
ReplyDeleteGoodbye 1st place, see you next time around.
Considering Brazil will host next World Cup and Copa América, the ranking for them has zero value.
ReplyDeleteTheoretically you're right. In practice, this will generate immense pressure on the manager to get results.