FIFA will publish the ranking on 5 September.
The official deadline for matches is 30 August, thus the India - Cameroon match (31 August) shouldn't be included. However, FIFA do have the habit of moving the deadline - no later than Sunday though.
Ten matches left - all friendlies. Jamaica - Kenya and nine Nehru Cup matches.
Minimum and maximum points and ranks for the teams involved.
Team - Minimum points - Maximum points - Lowest rank - Highest rank
| Jamaica | 499 | 514 | 62 | 60 |
| Cameroon | 459 | 488 | 72 | 65 |
| Kenya | 254 | 281 | 131 | 120 |
| Syria | 144 | 294 | 157 | 116 |
| Nepal | 116 | 179 | 166 | 147 |
| Maldives | 108 | 162 | 169 | 150 |
| India | 85 | 110 | 172 | 168 |
For the other 202 teams the points are already final.
In the table below, the values displayed for these 7 teams are the minimum values, thus even if they lose, their totals won't drop.
Best movers:
18 - Bermuda
17 - Tahiti
15 - Dominican Republic
Worst movers:
-31 - Lithuania
-27 - Northern Ireland
-24 - Latvia and Finland
Not a good month for Northern Europe.
Best movers in the top 50:
13 - Belgium
11 - Austria
9 - Slovenia
Worst movers in the top 50:
-9 - Norway and Hungary
-8 - Wales
-7 - Serbia
Uruguay drop to 5th, overtaken by Portugal. No other changes in the top 10.
Seven teams will improve their best ever ranking:
Ecuador (17 - 20 in August 2012)
Mali (32 - 35 in February 2007)
Libya (36 - 38 in August 2012)
Central African Republic (63 - 71 in August 2012)
Dominican Republic (103 - 116 in May 1996)
American Samoa (173 - 182 in August 2012)
South Sudan (197 - 199 in August 2012)
Two teams will return to their worst ever ranking:
Romania (57 - first happened in February 2011)
Mauritania (204 - first happened in December 2011)
Seven teams will drop to new lows:
Finland (96 - 88 in November 2011)
Saudi Arabia (105 - 104 in August 2012)
Northern Ireland (128 - 124 in January 2004)
Cyprus (135 - 133 in April 2012)
Indonesia (167 - 159 in August 2012)
Swaziland (190 - 182 in July 2012)
Kyrgyzstan (197 - 196 in June 2012)
Some changes in the African top 5 - Algeria overtake Ghana and will be 2nd, while Mali pip Libya for 4th. Algeria will be ranked higher than Ghana for the first time since May 2010.
El Salvador drop out of the CONCACAF top 5, with Jamaica entering at the 4th position.
Solomon Islands out of the OFC top 5, replaced by Vanuatu.
August 2012 rank - Team - August 2012 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1617 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany | 1437 | 0 | -37 |
| 3 | England | 1274 | 0 | -20 |
| 4 | Portugal | 1232 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1217 | -1 | -19 |
| 6 | Italy | 1174 | 0 | -18 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1121 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1044 | 0 | -9 |
| 9 | Croatia | 1020 | 0 | -30 |
| 10 | Denmark | 1006 | 0 | -11 |
| 11 | Greece | 1001 | 1 | -2 |
| 12 | Brazil | 996 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Russia | 990 | -2 | -26 |
| 14 | Chile | 984 | 1 | 31 |
| 15 | France | 965 | -1 | -15 |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 912 | 0 | -27 |
| 17 | Ecuador | 890 | 3 | 54 |
| 18 | Sweden | 875 | -1 | -34 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 869 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 847 | 3 | 19 |
| 21 | Mexico | 845 | -3 | -17 |
| 22 | Colombia | 843 | -1 | 8 |
| 23 | Japan | 793 | -1 | -36 |
| 24 | Slovenia | 784 | 9 | 78 |
| 25 | Australia | 778 | -1 | -29 |
| 26 | Republic of Ireland | 768 | 0 | -11 |
| 27 | Korea Republic | 763 | 2 | 23 |
| 28 | Algeria | 734 | 6 | 41 |
| 29 | Paraguay | 728 | -2 | -19 |
| 30 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 717 | 1 | -12 |
| 31 | Ghana | 714 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 | Mali | 710 | 7 | 60 |
| 33 | USA | 697 | 3 | 25 |
| 34 | Norway | 682 | -9 | -98 |
| 35 | Turkey | 678 | -5 | -57 |
| 36 | Libya | 666 | 2 | 11 |
| 37 | Hungary | 663 | -9 | -83 |
| 38 | Egypt | 634 | 2 | -3 |
| 39 | Ukraine | 628 | 6 | 7 |
| 40 | Belgium | 626 | 13 | 62 |
| 41 | Tunisia | 625 | 0 | -2 |
| 42 | Serbia | 624 | -7 | -51 |
| 42 | Zambia | 624 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Gabon | 617 | -1 | -7 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 616 | -3 | -10 |
| 45 | Wales | 616 | -8 | -42 |
| 47 | Scotland | 610 | -1 | -1 |
| 48 | Montenegro | 606 | 2 | 25 |
| 49 | Austria | 598 | 11 | 81 |
| 50 | Panama | 591 | 4 | 31 |
| 51 | Peru | 587 | -4 | -20 |
| 52 | Venezuela | 584 | 0 | 14 |
| 53 | Armenia | 575 | 3 | 16 |
| 54 | Iran | 573 | -6 | -17 |
| 55 | Estonia | 572 | -6 | -15 |
| 56 | Poland | 547 | -2 | -13 |
| 57 | Romania | 542 | -6 | -38 |
| 58 | Nigeria | 523 | 0 | -2 |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 518 | -2 | -11 |
| 60 | Senegal | 508 | 1 | 2 |
| 61 | Bolivia | 501 | 12 | 52 |
| 62 | Jamaica | 499 | 4 | 20 |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 492 | 8 | 30 |
| 64 | Cape Verde Islands | 490 | 14 | 49 |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 487 | -3 | -14 |
| 66 | El Salvador | 481 | -2 | -9 |
| 67 | Morocco | 478 | 1 | 5 |
| 68 | Guinea | 472 | 6 | 24 |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 470 | -6 | -23 |
| 70 | Benin | 468 | 7 | 22 |
| 71 | Honduras | 460 | -6 | -26 |
| 72 | Cameroon | 459 | -13 | -61 |
| 73 | Canada | 454 | 6 | 15 |
| 74 | South Africa | 448 | -7 | -26 |
| 75 | Israel | 446 | 7 | 19 |
| 76 | Belarus | 443 | 0 | -4 |
| 77 | Haiti | 439 | 3 | 4 |
| 78 | China PR | 437 | -9 | -33 |
| 78 | Iraq | 437 | 6 | 17 |
| 80 | Angola | 433 | 5 | 26 |
| 81 | Korea DPR | 429 | 10 | 37 |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 420 | -2 | -15 |
| 83 | Congo | 413 | 9 | 38 |
| 84 | Albania | 410 | -10 | -38 |
| 85 | Uganda | 409 | 3 | 10 |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 406 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Georgia | 405 | 10 | 48 |
| 88 | Jordan | 402 | -5 | -23 |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 388 | 5 | 15 |
| 90 | Malawi | 385 | 0 | -12 |
| 91 | Guatemala | 384 | -3 | -15 |
| 92 | Qatar | 380 | 6 | 26 |
| 93 | Oman | 376 | -1 | 1 |
| 94 | Latvia | 375 | -24 | -88 |
| 95 | New Zealand | 366 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Finland | 365 | -24 | -86 |
| 97 | FYR Macedonia | 364 | 5 | 33 |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 358 | 8 | 30 |
| 99 | Togo | 356 | 0 | 14 |
| 100 | Kuwait | 348 | -4 | -11 |
| 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 340 | -1 | 3 |
| 102 | Bermuda | 333 | 18 | 52 |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 332 | 15 | 48 |
| 103 | Sudan | 332 | 1 | 3 |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 328 | -1 | -1 |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 326 | 4 | 23 |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 324 | 1 | 16 |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 324 | 4 | 22 |
| 109 | Mozambique | 312 | -2 | -4 |
| 110 | Congo DR | 311 | 5 | 20 |
| 111 | Liberia | 310 | 6 | 23 |
| 112 | Bahrain | 308 | -10 | -23 |
| 113 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 306 | 0 | 8 |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 303 | 8 | 30 |
| 115 | Namibia | 299 | -2 | 1 |
| 116 | Chad | 290 | 2 | 6 |
| 116 | Lithuania | 290 | -31 | -117 |
| 118 | Iceland | 283 | 12 | 33 |
| 119 | Tahiti | 282 | 17 | 68 |
| 120 | Rwanda | 278 | 5 | 14 |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 278 | 1 | -1 |
| 122 | Guyana | 276 | -13 | -31 |
| 123 | Botswana | 275 | -11 | -26 |
| 124 | Lebanon | 271 | 3 | 17 |
| 125 | Niger | 267 | -10 | -24 |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 266 | -3 | 0 |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 261 | 14 | 61 |
| 128 | Gambia | 257 | 1 | 6 |
| 128 | Northern Ireland | 257 | -27 | -79 |
| 130 | Kenya | 254 | -4 | -5 |
| 131 | Thailand | 244 | 2 | 10 |
| 132 | Tanzania | 243 | -4 | -10 |
| 133 | Sao Tome e Principe | 240 | -2 | 0 |
| 134 | Burundi | 238 | -1 | 4 |
| 135 | Cyprus | 232 | -12 | -34 |
| 136 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 225 | 7 | 29 |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 210 | 1 | 0 |
| 138 | Suriname | 207 | -3 | -22 |
| 139 | Grenada | 206 | 3 | 8 |
| 139 | Malta | 206 | 4 | 10 |
| 141 | Moldova | 204 | -4 | -9 |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 196 | 3 | 1 |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 196 | -2 | -6 |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 195 | -5 | -8 |
| 145 | Belize | 188 | -13 | -48 |
| 146 | Vietnam | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 | Cuba | 175 | 2 | 4 |
| 148 | Liechtenstein | 168 | 0 | -9 |
| 149 | Philippines | 167 | 1 | 0 |
| 150 | Palestine | 161 | 2 | 8 |
| 151 | Yemen | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 150 | 7 | 22 |
| 153 | Faroe Islands | 147 | 0 | -2 |
| 154 | Fiji | 146 | 1 | 0 |
| 155 | Syria | 144 | -8 | -36 |
| 156 | Malaysia | 136 | 1 | 2 |
| 157 | Lesotho | 135 | 10 | 26 |
| 158 | Aruba | 134 | -1 | 0 |
| 159 | Hong Kong | 133 | -5 | -14 |
| 160 | Curacao | 129 | 5 | 15 |
| 160 | Singapore | 129 | 2 | 4 |
| 162 | Madagascar | 127 | 3 | 13 |
| 163 | Samoa | 124 | 10 | 31 |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | Nepal | 116 | -3 | -9 |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 113 | -10 | -29 |
| 167 | Indonesia | 111 | -8 | -17 |
| 168 | Maldives | 108 | -7 | -18 |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 98 | -1 | -5 |
| 171 | Tonga | 87 | 3 | 0 |
| 172 | American Samoa | 85 | 10 | 24 |
| 172 | India | 85 | -4 | -21 |
| 174 | Dominica | 84 | -2 | -11 |
| 175 | Barbados | 81 | -4 | -19 |
| 176 | Chinese Taipei | 79 | -1 | -4 |
| 177 | Pakistan | 72 | -1 | 0 |
| 178 | US Virgin Islands | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Sri Lanka | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Bahamas | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 65 | -5 | -7 |
| 182 | Mongolia | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 183 | Myanmar | 52 | 1 | 2 |
| 184 | St. Lucia | 50 | 3 | 5 |
| 185 | Eritrea | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| 185 | Guam | 45 | -1 | -5 |
| 187 | Somalia | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| 188 | Cambodia | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 190 | Comoros | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| 190 | Seychelles | 39 | -1 | -5 |
| 190 | Swaziland | 39 | -9 | -25 |
| 193 | Laos | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 38 | -7 | -8 |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 28 | 1 | 3 |
| 196 | Djibouti | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 197 | Kyrgyzstan | 20 | -1 | -5 |
| 197 | South Sudan | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 199 | Andorra | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 200 | Macau | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 200 | Mauritius | 13 | -6 | -25 |
| 202 | Brunei Darussalam | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Anguilla | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 204 | Mauritania | 3 | -1 | -1 |
| 205 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A fun one here. I've seen people say things in coments sections about England 3rd, "Oh if we don't play/lose, maybe we'll go up again."
ReplyDeleteEngland beat Italy.
England drop 20pts, Italy drop 18. Welcome to the wonderful World of the FIFA World Rankings! :)
Edgar, I wonder how many times over the next 4 years you will inform us that South Sudan have improved to their best ever ranking? :)
ReplyDeleteThat really depends on their form. They could very well be a new Mauritania and hibernate in the lower reaches of the ranking.
Deletehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/matthew-norman/9481141/Ranking-England-as-world-No-3-is-all-part-of-Fifas-cunning-plan-to-blind-us-to-our-inadequacy.html
ReplyDelete*Facepalm*
The longer England stay up there, the more fun we shall all have.
In most decent ranking systems on the net, England are in the Top 5. England being at number 3 is probably one of the lesser problems with the ranking.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, Cameroon's matches in the Nehru Cup have today been removed, as Cameroon are playing with their A'/CHAN/local national team.
Also, some news that some of June's Baltic Cup matches have been removed due to the 4th official not being FIFA approved:
http://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/baltic-cupin-ottelut-poistettu-fifa-rankingista
Hopefully that will continue to include ELO. It's been suspended for some reason...
DeleteELO is back.
DeleteAnd the rise of England continues there also, with a move up a place to 4th for England.
The 4th official? Incredible... :) Thanks for the info, Mark!
Deleteand who is number 1 ??????? :)
ReplyDeleteOh well, it was fun while it lasted. England remain 3rd this edition of the rankings, but that will be surely be coming to an end next month.
ReplyDeleteEven if England defeat both Moldova and Ukraine, England's score will drop to 1258, while Portugal, despite such lowly opponents in Luxembourg and Azerbaijan, if they beat them both, will rise to 1259. I'm surprised they can do that. Let's see what they're going to drop... it must be a combination of a draw to Cyprus and a loss to Norway dropping from 50% to 30% and a loss to Denmark and win over Malta dropping off the rankings altogether.
Uruguay also are set to potentially reap big benefits from their Copa America campaign dropping to the 50% zone. I've seen a lot of people getting confused and thinking the Copa America itself has been reduced in value and Uruguay have been punished, but it's the exact opposite with Uruguay able to surge to 1344 if they defeat both Colombia and Ecuador. They'll stay on about the same score if they defeat one and lose to the other. A win and a draw will be enough to take 3rd no matter what England and Portugal do. Argentina also have the potential to take 3rd.
Italy are in a similar position to England. Italy will drop from 1174 to 1143 even if they defeat both Bulgaria and Malta.
The fun continues in the meanwhile. England still being third is the latest excuse for more. And now I see people comparing Belgium's players to England, saying Belgium are better than England, that Belgium should be higher than where they are, when Belgium haven't done anything with those players and England beat Belgium right before the Euros.
ReplyDeleteWell Lorric, enjoy the fun while it lasts, because you're right: England will drop in the October rankings, I think they will be 6th.
DeleteAnd as for Belgium: I'm Dutch and I always believed Holland was, is, and will be superior to Belgium when you look at the national teams. And to make my point: Belgium never was reanked above Holland in the FIFA-rankings.
But I honestly believe times are about to change. Belgium has an enormous potential at the moment, with several players for each position in the team. So in the near future, I believe Belgium will shoot up the rankings, I even believe they have the potential to reach the top-10.
And I doubt if Holland is able to maintain their top-10 position in the near future.
The fun quickly dried up this time.
DeleteMaybe Belgium have been reading what I had to say. England U21s by beating Azerbaijan 2-0 yesterday moved 5pts clear of 2nd place Norway with 1 game to go. Norway with 2 games took on Belgium in Belgium. All we needed was a little Belgian help to win the group with a game to spare, all we needed was Belgium to not lose at home. They lost 3-1. So now England will have the same challenge. Avoid defeat at home vs Norway in the final group deciding game.
Belgium has potential, but you'd never know it from their current results. The World Cup group they're in presents them with a great chance if they use that talent they have properly.