FIFA Ranking: January 2013 final preview

FIFA will publish the ranking on 17 January.

18 teams involved in 9 friendlies - up to Sunday. This is how the points and rankings can change:

Team - Minimum Points - Maximum Points - Worst possible ranking - Best possible ranking

Algeria	818	850	23	21
Ghana	763	788	30	26
Panama	571	594	53	46
Tunisia	570	596	53	44
Morocco	448	461	77	74
Guatemala	412	437	87	80
South Africa	397	436	88	80
Iraq	386	392	92	89
Qatar	331	346	107	103
Oman	328	340	108	103
United Arab Emirates	324	346	109	103
Ethiopia	302	316	113	110
Saudi Arabia	277	293	120	115
Bahrain	269	282	123	117
Tanzania	264	281	126	117
Kuwait	262	276	126	119
Namibia	259	299	126	114
Yemen	106	129	165	160

In the table below, the values used for these teams are the minimum possible.

FIFA ranking release date moved to Thursday

When I read the December 2012 FIFA ranking release, I thought there was a little mistake:

"The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 17 January 2013."

17 January is Thursday, not Wednesday.