FIFA Women's Ranking: June 2012 final preview

FIFA will publish the ranking on June 1st.

I'm still waiting for an answer for FIFA regarding possible errors in the rankings, so bear this in mind while looking at the table below.

Only three matches left:

Slovakia - Korea DPR (Friendly)
Canada - China PR (Friendly)
Germany - Romania (Continental Qualifier)

This is how the points can change:

Order of fields: Team, Current points, followed by points lost/gained for 6 - 0, 1 - 0, 0 - 1 and 0 - 6 score lines.

Germany 2168 (0, -4, -25, -29)
Canada 1971 (3, 1,  -10, -12)
Korea DPR 1970 (2, 0, -10, -13)
China PR (12, 10, -1, -3)
Romania (29, 25, 4, 0)
Slovakia (13, 10, 0, -2)

Current ranking (as of 28 May 2012)

FIFA Women's ranking: Update postponed

I know I promised an update today, but since there are many matches that could affect the top 10 this week-end, I decided to postpone the update for Monday, 28 May 2012.

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FIFA Ranking: June 2012 probable ranking (II)

Probable results computed using the Elo Ratings. See the list of results used for this ranking.

The 2012 June ranking will be published on 6 June. The official deadline for matches is 31 May. However, in the article connected to the May FIFA Ranking it says:

The June edition will undoubtedly bring more movement with it, as friendlies are played in Europe to warm up for UEFA EURO 2012 and another batch of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers influence the calculations. 

The first qualifiers will take place on 1 June, after the official deadline, so for the June ranking I will use Sunday, 3 June 2012, as deadline for matches. Not sure if FIFA will do the same.

FIFA Ranking: June 2012 probable results (II)

Here are the probable results used for the June 2012 probable ranking. They are generated using the Elo Ratings.

Before posting comments like: "Hey my team actually beat the other team! It's a mistake!" please read the previous paragraph again and look when these results were posted (Yes, before the matches actually took place!) ;)

The OFC Nations Cup matches are considered World Cup qualifiers by FIFA (more info).

FIFA Ranking: June 2012 preview (II)

The 2012 June ranking will be published on 6 June. The official deadline for matches is 31 May. However, in the article connected to the May FIFA Ranking it says:

The June edition will undoubtedly bring more movement with it, as friendlies are played in Europe to warm up for UEFA EURO 2012 and another batch of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers influence the calculations. 

The first qualifiers will take place on 1 June, after the official deadline, so for the June ranking I will use Sunday, 3 June 2012, as deadline for matches. Not sure if FIFA will do the same.

EURO 2012 simulations

10000 simulations using the Elo Ratings.

Most likely final:

14.41% - Netherlands vs. Spain
12.73% - Germany vs. Netherlands
11.65% - Germany vs. Spain
4.38% - England vs. Spain
3.17% - Italy vs. Spain
3.05% - Croatia vs. Spain
2.61% - Spain vs. Sweden
2.49% - England vs. Netherlands
2.16% - England vs. Germany
2.09% - Netherlands vs. Portugal

By team

Columns: Team - 4th in group, 3rd in group, out in QF, out in SF, losing finalists, winners

Team	G4	G3	LQF	LSF	LF	W
Croatia	23.47%	34.32%	23.62%	11.70%	4.56%	2.33%
Czech Republic	28.51%	26.61%	34.36%	7.34%	2.23%	0.95%
Denmark	57.17%	27.72%	7.03%	5.53%	1.74%	0.81%
England	14.99%	21.70%	33.72%	16.57%	7.67%	5.35%
France	33.69%	27.41%	24.66%	9.34%	3.19%	1.71%
Germany	7.06%	18.45%	15.50%	22.59%	16.57%	19.83%
Greece	29.02%	25.76%	35.63%	6.88%	2.05%	0.66%
Italy	25.03%	31.44%	23.65%	12.49%	4.84%	2.55%
Netherlands	5.00%	13.49%	14.98%	24.39%	18.60%	23.54%
Poland	22.84%	23.71%	40.39%	9.51%	2.79%	0.76%
Portugal	30.77%	40.34%	10.87%	10.69%	4.47%	2.86%
Republic of Ireland	49.82%	28.67%	13.91%	5.35%	1.49%	0.76%
Russia	19.63%	23.92%	41.24%	10.04%	3.59%	1.58%
Spain	1.68%	5.57%	20.69%	22.49%	17.85%	31.72%
Sweden	24.34%	25.53%	30.29%	12.20%	4.99%	2.65%
Ukraine	26.98%	25.36%	29.46%	12.89%	3.37%	1.94%

Champions:

31.72% - Spain
23.54% - Netherlands
19.83% - Germany
5.35% - England
2.86% - Portugal
2.65% - Sweden
2.55% - Italy
2.33% - Croatia
1.94% - Ukraine
1.71% - France
1.58% - Russia
0.95% - Czech Republic
0.81% - Denmark
0.76% - Republic of Ireland
0.76% - Poland
0.66% - Greece

Losing finalists:

18.60% - Netherlands
17.85% - Spain
16.57% - Germany
7.67% - England
4.99% - Sweden
4.84% - Italy
4.56% - Croatia
4.47% - Portugal
3.59% - Russia
3.37% - Ukraine
3.19% - France
2.79% - Poland
2.23% - Czech Republic
2.05% - Greece
1.74% - Denmark
1.49% - Republic of Ireland

Losing semifinalists:

24.39% - Netherlands
22.59% - Germany
22.49% - Spain
16.57% - England
12.89% - Ukraine
12.49% - Italy
12.20% - Sweden
11.70% - Croatia
10.69% - Portugal
10.04% - Russia
9.51% - Poland
9.34% - France
7.34% - Czech Republic
6.88% - Greece
5.53% - Denmark
5.35% - Republic of Ireland

Losing quarterfinalists:

41.24% - Russia
40.39% - Poland
35.63% - Greece
34.36% - Czech Republic
33.72% - England
30.29% - Sweden
29.46% - Ukraine
24.66% - France
23.65% - Italy
23.62% - Croatia
20.69% - Spain
15.50% - Germany
14.98% - Netherlands
13.91% - Republic of Ireland
10.87% - Portugal
7.03% - Denmark

Third in group:

40.34% - Portugal
34.32% - Croatia
31.44% - Italy
28.67% - Republic of Ireland
27.72% - Denmark
27.41% - France
26.61% - Czech Republic
25.76% - Greece
25.53% - Sweden
25.36% - Ukraine
23.92% - Russia
23.71% - Poland
21.70% - England
18.45% - Germany
13.49% - Netherlands
5.57% - Spain

Fourth in group:

57.17% - Denmark
49.82% - Republic of Ireland
33.69% - France
30.77% - Portugal
29.02% - Greece
28.51% - Czech Republic
26.98% - Ukraine
25.03% - Italy
24.34% - Sweden
23.47% - Croatia
22.84% - Poland
19.63% - Russia
14.99% - England
7.06% - Germany
5.00% - Netherlands
1.68% - Spain

Eliminated in the group stage:

84.89% - Denmark
78.49% - Republic of Ireland
71.11% - Portugal
61.10% - France
57.79% - Croatia
56.47% - Italy
55.12% - Czech Republic
54.78% - Greece
52.34% - Ukraine
49.87% - Sweden
46.55% - Poland
43.55% - Russia
36.69% - England
25.51% - Germany
18.49% - Netherlands
7.25% - Spain

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Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

May 2012: FIFA Ranking vs. Elo Ratings

Top 10 differences for countries with a better Elo Rating:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Solomon Islands	183	120	63
Syria	126	64	62
New Zealand	130	68	62
Fiji	160	118	42
Vanuatu	172	130	42
Mauritania	201	159	42
Bulgaria	96	56	40
Cyprus	133	96	37
Moldova	142	106	36
New Caledonia	155	119	36

Top 10 differences for countries with a better FIFA Ranking:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Sierra Leone	61	126	-65
São Tomé e Príncipe	116	170	-54
Algeria	38	87	-49
Luxembourg	119	163	-44
Libya	46	86	-40
St. Kitts and Nevis	111	150	-39
Samoa	156	192	-36
Vietnam	97	132	-35
Bermuda	107	142	-35
Antigua and Barbuda	100	134	-34

Top 50 nations only (in the top 50 in at least one of the rankings)

Top 10 differences for countries with a better Elo Rating:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Egypt	57	30	27
Poland	65	38	27
Ukraine	50	27	23
Iran	52	32	20
Cameroon	64	44	20
Costa Rica	59	43	16
Nigeria	63	48	15
Ecuador	37	23	14
Korea Republic	31	21	10
Israel	58	48	10

Top 10 differences for countries with a better FIFA Ranking:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Algeria	38	87	-49
Libya	46	86	-40
Armenia	47	80	-33
Slovakia	34	64	-30
Gabon	42	72	-30
Slovenia	28	53	-25
El Salvador	49	70	-21
Mali	39	58	-19
Ghana	22	37	-15
Bosnia-Herzegovina	27	41	-14

Matches I would have liked to see before the next ranking:

Egypt - Slovakia
Poland - Algeria
Ukraine - Slovenia
Iran - Armenia
Cameroon - Sierra Leone
Costa Rica - Estonia
Nigeria - Libya
Ecuador - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Korea Republic - Wales
Israel - Gabon

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Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

My first guest post on another blog

FilipinoFootball asked me to write something about Philippines' FIFA ranking.

Just to add something:

A list of ideal opponents for the month of May (based on Elo Ratings), that would bring the Philippines at least 200 points for a win:

Sao Tome e Principe
Luxembourg
St. Kitts and Nevis
Bermuda
Faroe Islands
Antigua and Barbuda
Vietnam
Liechtenstein
Liberia
Equatorial Guinea

Taking into account distance:

Vietnam
Luxembourg
Sao Tome e Principe
Faroe Islands
Liechtenstein
Chad
Bermuda
Equatorial Guinea
St. Kitts and Nevis
Liberia

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About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

AFC like 3D TVs

Two days ago I was surprised to see a tweet from the official Twitter account of the Asian Football Confederation. It's deleted now (too bad I didn't make a screen shot), but here it is:

"Why Do You Want to Excite Your Senses with LG Cinema 3D Smart TV?"

It also contained a link to an advertorial on galvintan.com.

Somebody at AFC must really like LG :)

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About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

FIFA Ranking: June 2012 probable ranking

Probable results computed using the Elo Ratings. See the list of results used for this ranking.

The 2012 June ranking will be published on 6 June. The official deadline for matches is 31 May. However, in the article connected to the May FIFA Ranking it says:

The June edition will undoubtedly bring more movement with it, as friendlies are played in Europe to warm up for UEFA EURO 2012 and another batch of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers influence the calculations. 

The first qualifiers will take place on 1 June, after the official deadline, so for the June ranking I will use Sunday, 3 June 2012, as deadline for matches. Not sure if FIFA will do the same.

Spain's top spot in danger. And the danger is coming from... Uruguay. La Celeste will certainly climb to 2nd with a win against Venezuela on home ground and at least a draw against Russia in Moscow, but in order to grab the top spot they need to defeat Russia and also Spain to lose their 3 friendlies (Serbia, Korea Republic and China).

Portugal will drop at least 1 spot, even if they win their friendlies against Macedonia and Turkey.


Probable June 2012 rank - Team - Probable June 2012 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points

1	Spain	1456	0	14
2	Uruguay	1341	1	32
3	Germany	1338	-1	-7
4	Netherlands	1262	0	55
5	Brazil	1184	1	19
6	Argentina	1147	3	71
7	England	1101	0	-31
8	Portugal	1074	-3	-116
9	Croatia	1053	-1	-61
10	Chile	995	3	27
11	Greece	984	3	23
12	Denmark	982	-2	-87
13	Italy	976	-1	-65
14	Russia	961	-3	-88
15	Côte d'Ivoire	948	0	-3
16	France	934	0	-4
17	Sweden	910	0	-21
18	Republic of Ireland	907	0	16
19	Mexico	858	1	-9
20	Switzerland	853	-2	-38
21	Australia	837	0	-25
22	Paraguay	831	3	30
23	Japan	822	7	69
24	Ghana	818	-2	2
25	Czech Republic	816	1	18
26	Norway	806	-2	1
27	Colombia	802	-4	-10
28	USA	767	1	-12
29	Bosnia-Herzegovina	756	-2	-36
30	Algeria	734	8	67
31	Korea Republic	719	0	-27
32	Slovenia	716	-4	-65
33	Turkey	713	0	-7
34	Serbia	703	-2	-22
35	Ecuador	699	2	20
36	Peru	688	0	-3
37	Mali	682	2	26
38	Hungary	677	-3	-15
39	Zambia	662	1	22
40	Wales	658	1	23
41	Slovakia	649	-7	-67
42	Gabon	612	0	-9
43	Scotland	611	5	15
43	Ukraine	611	7	22
45	Belgium	593	-1	-11
46	Tunisia	591	10	28
47	Venezuela	586	-4	-27
48	Armenia	579	-1	-19
49	Libya	578	-3	-24
50	Iran	576	2	1
51	Egypt	571	6	12
52	Jamaica	568	-1	-8
53	Montenegro	562	2	-7
54	El Salvador	561	-5	-30
55	Morocco	551	5	3
55	Sierra Leone	551	6	9
57	South Africa	550	10	50
58	Panama	547	-6	-28
59	Estonia	534	-5	-40
60	Uzbekistan	530	10	37
61	Romania	526	-16	-77
62	Honduras	525	0	-15
63	Cameroon	518	1	-8
63	Poland	518	2	4
65	Cape Verde Islands	517	11	68
66	Costa Rica	505	-7	-44
67	Haiti	499	4	13
68	Belarus	497	1	3
68	Nigeria	497	-5	-40
70	Guinea	487	-2	-12
71	China PR	486	-5	-22
72	Senegal	484	5	36
73	Austria	474	0	-1
74	Iraq	473	-2	-3
75	Canada	457	0	7
76	Burkina Faso	450	4	24
77	Angola	447	1	7
78	Latvia	436	-4	-29
79	Israel	427	-21	-131
79	Trinidad and Tobago	427	3	8
81	Jordan	422	0	2
82	Finland	403	-3	-27
83	Albania	398	1	14
84	Lithuania	385	5	12
85	Qatar	384	-1	0
86	Kuwait	383	0	7
87	Congo	379	4	13
88	Korea DPR	374	-2	-2
89	Guatemala	372	-6	-24
90	Saudi Arabia	369	-1	-4
91	Bahrain	359	3	-2
91	Georgia	359	4	-1
93	Oman	358	-1	-5
94	New Zealand	357	36	101
95	Zimbabwe	355	9	27
96	Togo	343	-8	-31
96	Vietnam	343	1	-4
98	Uganda	341	-5	-21
99	Northern Ireland	336	1	-2
100	Chad	332	15	43
100	Guyana	332	-1	-9
102	Antigua and Barbuda	330	-2	-8
103	Malawi	328	-1	-4
104	Bermuda	318	3	0
105	FYR Macedonia	317	-7	-25
106	Bolivia	312	2	4
107	Azerbaijan	309	2	4
108	Kenya	303	9	18
109	Botswana	300	-3	-21
110	Bulgaria	299	-14	-55
111	St. Kitts and Nevis	298	0	0
112	Equatorial Guinea	297	-9	-33
113	Sudan	291	0	-1
114	Rwanda	288	-9	-39
114	Sao Tome e Principe	288	2	0
116	Central African Republic	285	7	14
117	United Arab Emirates	284	3	3
118	Mozambique	283	-8	-17
119	Liberia	280	-7	-16
120	Faroe Islands	279	-2	-5
121	Gambia	277	-8	-15
122	Luxembourg	270	-3	-13
123	Cyprus	266	10	14
124	Syria	263	2	-5
125	Benin	261	-1	-8
126	Suriname	255	7	3
127	Tajikistan	254	4	-1
128	Niger	250	-6	-24
129	Burundi	248	-2	-19
130	Dominican Republic	247	5	0
131	Congo DR	243	-7	-26
132	Namibia	239	-12	-42
133	Belize	236	7	1
134	Thailand	234	7	2
135	Iceland	231	-4	-24
136	Ethiopia	220	2	-16
137	Tanzania	217	8	0
137	Turkmenistan	217	7	-3
139	Nicaragua	216	7	5
140	Puerto Rico	214	-2	-22
141	Moldova	212	1	-10
142	Grenada	210	1	-11
143	Kazakhstan	209	-6	-34
144	Cuba	197	-8	-47
145	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	196	2	5
146	Lebanon	195	-17	-65
147	Liechtenstein	177	-19	-84
148	New Caledonia	176	7	26
149	Malta	172	1	11
150	Malaysia	164	3	11
150	Nepal	164	-1	0
152	Bangladesh	159	0	3
153	Indonesia	158	-2	-1
154	Philippines	152	-6	-20
155	Palestine	148	-1	-3
156	Singapore	146	2	1
157	Yemen	141	0	-7
158	Curacao	137	1	-1
159	Bahamas	132	2	0
160	Hong Kong	129	1	-3
161	Madagascar	128	5	7
162	Vanuatu	126	10	23
163	Fiji	125	-3	-8
164	India	121	0	-1
165	Aruba	120	2	0
166	Lesotho	116	-3	-15
167	Chinese Taipei	115	1	-2
168	Tahiti	113	11	27
169	Maldives	112	-5	-10
170	Afghanistan	111	0	-4
170	Guinea-Bissau	111	-1	-5
172	Samoa	106	-16	-43
173	Solomon Islands	97	10	22
174	Laos	96	-1	0
175	Dominica	95	-1	0
176	Tonga	88	1	0
177	Barbados	87	-6	-19
177	Myanmar	87	-2	-7
179	Cambodia	86	-4	-8
179	Mongolia	86	-2	-2
179	Swaziland	86	0	0
182	Pakistan	82	-1	2
183	US Virgin Islands	78	-1	0
184	Cayman Islands	72	1	0
185	American Samoa	61	1	0
185	Sri Lanka	61	-1	-13
187	Comoros	54	0	-6
188	St. Lucia	52	0	0
189	Seychelles	48	0	1
190	Eritrea	45	0	0
191	Somalia	43	0	0
192	Mauritius	37	0	0
193	Papua New Guinea	34	0	0
194	Guam	32	0	0
195	Cook Islands	28	1	0
196	Kyrgyzstan	24	-1	-5
197	Djibouti	23	0	0
198	Macau	14	0	-2
199	British Virgin Islands	13	0	0
200	Anguilla	9	0	0
201	Brunei Darussalam	5	0	1
202	Mauritania	4	-1	0
203	Bhutan	2	-2	-2
203	Timor-Leste	2	1	0
205	Andorra	0	0	0
205	Montserrat	0	0	0
205	San Marino	0	0	0
205	Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	0

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Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

FIFA Ranking: June 2012 probable results

Here are the probable results used for the June 2012 probable ranking. They are generated using the Elo Ratings.

Before posting comments like: "Hey my team actually beat the other team! It's a mistake!" please read the previous paragraph again and look when these results were posted (Yes, before the matches actually took place!) ;)

The OFC Nations Cup matches are considered World Cup qualifiers by FIFA (more info).

1 - First team wins
X - Draw
2 - Second team wins

11/May Lebanon - Egypt 2 (Friendly)
15/May Angola - Nigeria X (Friendly)
18/May Jamaica - Guyana 1 (Friendly)
18/May Lebanon - Jordan 2 (Friendly)
18/May Egypt - Cameroon X (Friendly)
18/May Palestine - Sri Lanka 1 (Friendly)
22/May Poland - Latvia 1 (Friendly)
22/May Albania - Qatar X (Friendly)
22/May Egypt - Togo 1 (Friendly)
23/May Peru - Nigeria 1 (Friendly)
23/May El Salvador - New Zealand X (Friendly)
23/May Venezuela - Moldova 1 (Friendly)
23/May Japan - Azerbaijan 1 (Friendly)
23/May Libya - Rwanda X (Friendly)
24/May Georgia - Turkey 2 (Friendly)
24/May Egypt - Senegal 1 (Friendly)
25/May Russia - Uruguay X (Friendly)
25/May Costa Rica - Guatemala 1 (Friendly)
25/May Belgium - Montenegro 1 (Friendly)
25/May Croatia - Estonia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Poland - Slovakia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Switzerland - Germany 2 (Friendly)
26/May Norway - England X (Friendly)
26/May Denmark - Brazil 2 (Friendly)
26/May Republic of Ireland - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 (Friendly)
26/May USA - Scotland 1 (Friendly)
26/May Czech Republic - Israel 1 (Friendly)
26/May Greece - Slovenia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Portugal - FYR Macedonia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Spain - Serbia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Honduras - New Zealand X (Friendly)
26/May Finland - Turkey 2 (Friendly)
26/May Algeria - Niger 1 (Friendly)
26/May El Salvador - Moldova 1 (Friendly)
26/May Angola - Cape Verde Islands 1 (Friendly)
26/May Mozambique - Namibia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Netherlands - Bulgaria 1 (Friendly)
27/May France - Iceland 1 (Friendly)
27/May Jamaica - Panama 1 (Friendly)
27/May Tunisia - Rwanda 1 (Friendly)
27/May Albania - Iran 2 (Friendly)
27/May Oman - Lebanon 1 (Friendly)
27/May Wales - Mexico 2 (Friendly)
28/May Ukraine - Estonia 1 (Friendly)
28/May Qatar - Palestine 1 (Friendly)
29/May Lithuania - Russia 2 (Friendly)
29/May Bulgaria - Turkey 2 (Friendly)
29/May Angola - FYR Macedonia X (Friendly)
29/May Italy - Luxembourg 1 (Friendly)
30/May Netherlands - Slovakia 1 (Friendly)
30/May Switzerland - Romania 1 (Friendly)
30/May USA - Brazil 2 (Friendly)
30/May Sweden - Iceland 1 (Friendly)
30/May Spain - Korea Republic 1 (Friendly)
30/May Azerbaijan - Andorra 1 (Friendly)
31/May Mexico - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 (Friendly)
31/May France - Serbia 1 (Friendly)
31/May Armenia - Greece 2 (Friendly)
31/May Germany - Israel 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Austria - Ukraine 2 (Friendly)
01/Jun Czech Republic - Hungary 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Guatemala - Costa Rica X (Friendly)
01/Jun Latvia - Lithuania X (Friendly)
01/Jun Estonia - Finland X (Friendly)
01/Jun Italy - Russia X (Friendly)
01/Jun Hong Kong - Singapore X (Friendly)
01/Jun Panama - Jamaica X (Friendly)
01/Jun Malaysia - Philippines 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Puerto Rico - Nicaragua X (Friendly)
01/Jun Samoa - Tahiti 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
01/Jun Vanuatu - New Caledonia X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
01/Jun Ghana - Lesotho 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
01/Jun Egypt - Mozambique 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Bolivia - Chile 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Argentina - Ecuador 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Uruguay - Venezuela 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Netherlands - Northern Ireland 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun Denmark - Australia X (Friendly)
02/Jun England - Belgium 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun Poland - Andorra 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun Norway - Croatia X (Friendly)
02/Jun Portugal - Turkey 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun El Salvador - Honduras X (Friendly)
02/Jun Luxembourg - Malta X (Friendly)
02/Jun Fiji - New Zealand 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Central African Republic - Botswana X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Solomon Islands - Papua New Guinea 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Cameroon - Congo DR 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Kenya - Malawi X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Gambia - Morocco 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Sierra Leone - Cape Verde Islands X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Côte d'Ivoire - Tanzania 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Tunisia - Equatorial Guinea 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Burkina Faso - Congo 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Senegal - Liberia 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Sudan - Zambia 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Algeria - Rwanda 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Peru - Colombia X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Zimbabwe - Guinea X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Brazil - Mexico 1 (Friendly)
03/Jun Canada - USA X (Friendly)
03/Jun Spain - China PR 1 (Friendly)
03/Jun Puerto Rico - Nicaragua X (Friendly)
03/Jun Vanuatu - Samoa 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun South Africa - Ethiopia 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Tahiti - New Caledonia 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Togo - Libya X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Niger - Gabon 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Benin - Mali 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Angola - Uganda 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Nigeria - Namibia 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Uzbekistan - Iran X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Jordan - Iraq X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Japan - Oman 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Lebanon - Qatar 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)

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FIFA Ranking: June 2012 preview

The 2012 June ranking will be published on 6 June. The official deadline for matches is 31 May. However, in the article connected to the May FIFA Ranking it says:

The June edition will undoubtedly bring more movement with it, as friendlies are played in Europe to warm up for UEFA EURO 2012 and another batch of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers influence the calculations. 

The first qualifiers will take place on 1 June, after the official deadline, so for the June ranking I will use Sunday, 3 June 2012, as deadline for matches. Not sure if FIFA will do the same.

Spain's top spot in danger. And the danger is coming from... Uruguay. La Celeste will certainly climb to 2nd with a win against Venezuela on home ground and at least a draw against Russia in Moscow, but in order to grab the top spot they need to defeat Russia and also Spain to lose their 3 friendlies (Serbia, Korea Republic and China).

Portugal will drop at least 1 spot, even if they win their friendlies against Macedonia and Turkey.

Most points dropped (best case scenario):

-116 - Portugal
-84 - Liechtenstein
-47 - Cuba
-34 - Kazakhstan
-33 - Costa Rica
-31 - Italy and Romania
-26 - Croatia
-21 - Sweden
-19 - Burundi and Barbados


Most points gained (worst case scenario):

43 - Chad
30 - Paraguay
23 - Wales
20 - Ecuador
15 - Scotland
14 - Cyprus
13 - Haiti and Congo
10 - Uzbekistan
8 - Cape Verde Islands and Trinidad and Tobago

May 2012 rank - Country - May 2012 points - Minimum points - Maximum points

 

1	Spain	1442	1344	1456
2	Germany	1345	1250	1338
3	Uruguay	1309	1256	1365
4	Netherlands	1207	1162	1262
5	Portugal	1190	984	1074
6	Brazil	1165	1093	1184
7	England	1132	1020	1145
8	Croatia	1114	991	1088
9	Argentina	1076	1066	1147
10	Denmark	1069	964	1084
11	Russia	1049	896	1031
12	Italy	1041	937	1010
13	Chile	968	959	995
14	Greece	961	895	984
15	Côte d'Ivoire	951	922	948
16	France	938	870	934
17	Sweden	931	891	910
18	Republic of Ireland	891	856	907
18	Switzerland	891	802	919
20	Mexico	867	806	888
21	Australia	862	820	873
22	Ghana	816	795	818
23	Colombia	812	765	877
24	Norway	805	768	883
25	Paraguay	801	831	831
26	Czech Republic	798	732	816
27	Bosnia-Herzegovina	792	756	844
28	Slovenia	781	716	795
29	USA	779	737	810
30	Japan	753	743	822
31	Korea Republic	746	719	775
32	Serbia	725	703	799
33	Turkey	720	631	762
34	Slovakia	716	649	773
35	Hungary	692	677	735
36	Peru	691	636	743
37	Ecuador	679	699	809
38	Algeria	667	598	734
39	Mali	656	637	682
40	Zambia	640	621	662
41	Wales	635	658	722
42	Gabon	621	573	612
43	Venezuela	613	578	656
44	Belgium	604	549	651
45	Romania	603	526	572
46	Libya	602	543	650
47	Armenia	598	579	649
48	Scotland	596	611	672
49	El Salvador	591	536	587
50	Ukraine	589	529	611
51	Jamaica	576	512	586
52	Iran	575	533	616
52	Panama	575	539	591
54	Estonia	574	526	625
55	Montenegro	569	562	620
56	Tunisia	563	529	591
57	Egypt	559	478	585
58	Israel	558	427	586
59	Costa Rica	549	483	516
60	Morocco	548	495	551
61	Sierra Leone	542	498	658
62	Honduras	540	511	553
63	Nigeria	537	449	548
64	Cameroon	526	457	543
65	Poland	514	433	518
66	China PR	508	486	532
67	South Africa	500	500	550
68	Guinea	499	468	525
69	Belarus	494	497	497
70	Uzbekistan	493	503	583
71	Haiti	486	499	499
72	Iraq	476	457	505
73	Austria	475	474	524
74	Latvia	465	423	505
75	Canada	450	442	488
76	Cape Verde Islands	449	457	699
77	Senegal	448	433	518
78	Angola	440	371	474
79	Finland	430	390	476
80	Burkina Faso	426	386	450
81	Jordan	420	397	453
82	Trinidad and Tobago	419	427	427
83	Guatemala	396	363	416
84	Albania	384	389	451
84	Qatar	384	340	397
86	Korea DPR	376	374	374
86	Kuwait	376	383	383
88	Togo	374	302	472
89	Lithuania	373	367	502
89	Saudi Arabia	373	369	369
91	Congo	366	379	508
92	Oman	363	348	415
93	Uganda	362	341	406
94	Bahrain	361	359	359
95	Georgia	360	359	430
96	Bulgaria	354	299	435
97	Vietnam	347	343	343
98	FYR Macedonia	342	304	407
99	Guyana	341	332	368
100	Antigua and Barbuda	338	330	330
100	Northern Ireland	338	336	420
102	Malawi	332	310	364
103	Equatorial Guinea	330	297	375
104	Zimbabwe	328	329	407
105	Rwanda	327	278	418
106	Botswana	321	286	328
107	Bermuda	318	318	318
108	Bolivia	308	312	420
109	Azerbaijan	305	296	353
110	Mozambique	300	260	386
111	St. Kitts and Nevis	298	298	298
112	Liberia	296	280	379
113	Gambia	292	277	406
113	Sudan	292	291	338
115	Chad	289	332	332
116	Sao Tome e Principe	288	288	288
117	Kenya	285	286	338
118	Faroe Islands	284	279	279
119	Luxembourg	283	264	343
120	Namibia	281	239	340
120	United Arab Emirates	281	284	284
122	Niger	274	250	370
123	Central African Republic	271	245	366
124	Benin	269	261	469
124	Congo DR	269	243	316
126	Syria	268	263	263
127	Burundi	267	248	248
128	Liechtenstein	261	177	177
129	Lebanon	260	195	302
130	New Zealand	256	243	457
131	Iceland	255	231	369
131	Tajikistan	255	254	254
133	Cyprus	252	266	266
133	Suriname	252	255	255
135	Dominican Republic	247	247	247
136	Cuba	244	197	197
137	Kazakhstan	243	189	209
138	Ethiopia	236	220	306
138	Puerto Rico	236	205	233
140	Belize	235	236	236
141	Thailand	232	234	234
142	Moldova	222	212	311
143	Grenada	221	210	210
144	Turkmenistan	220	217	217
145	Tanzania	217	217	309
146	Nicaragua	211	202	243
147	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	191	196	196
148	Philippines	172	152	160
149	Nepal	164	164	164
150	Malta	161	161	195
151	Indonesia	159	158	158
152	Bangladesh	156	159	159
153	Malaysia	153	152	164
154	Palestine	151	141	165
155	New Caledonia	150	123	203
156	Samoa	149	106	197
157	Yemen	148	141	141
158	Singapore	145	143	152
159	Curacao	138	137	137
160	Fiji	133	125	170
161	Bahamas	132	132	132
161	Hong Kong	132	123	142
163	Lesotho	131	116	221
164	India	122	121	121
164	Maldives	122	112	112
166	Madagascar	121	128	128
167	Aruba	120	120	120
168	Chinese Taipei	117	115	115
169	Guinea-Bissau	116	111	111
170	Afghanistan	115	111	111
171	Barbados	106	87	87
172	Vanuatu	103	91	144
173	Laos	96	96	96
174	Dominica	95	95	95
175	Cambodia	94	86	86
175	Myanmar	94	87	87
177	Mongolia	88	86	86
177	Tonga	88	88	88
179	Swaziland	86	86	86
179	Tahiti	86	68	159
181	Pakistan	80	82	82
182	US Virgin Islands	78	78	78
183	Solomon Islands	75	68	97
184	Sri Lanka	74	61	79
185	Cayman Islands	72	72	72
186	American Samoa	61	61	61
187	Comoros	60	54	54
188	St. Lucia	52	52	52
189	Seychelles	47	48	48
190	Eritrea	45	45	45
191	Somalia	43	43	43
192	Mauritius	37	37	37
193	Papua New Guinea	34	34	98
194	Guam	32	32	32
195	Kyrgyzstan	29	24	59
196	Cook Islands	28	28	28
197	Djibouti	23	23	23
198	Macau	16	14	14
199	British Virgin Islands	13	13	13
200	Anguilla	9	9	9
201	Bhutan	4	2	2
201	Brunei Darussalam	4	5	5
201	Mauritania	4	4	4
204	Timor-Leste	2	2	2
205	Andorra	0	0	113
205	Montserrat	0	0	0
205	San Marino	0	0	0
205	Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	0

 

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About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.