A look the UEFA Nations League

A long overdue post about the new UEFA competition for national teams. There's an in depth article on UEFA's official website.

Please keep in mind the proposed Nations League format is provisional and subject to change.

In the UEFA Nations League, the 54 member associations will be divided into four groups based on coefficient rankings. These groups will then be further divided into playing pools of either three or four teams. The teams in each pool play each other home and away between September and December of the season in question, with the group winners either qualifying for the final four competitions or gaining promotion. The bottom sides face relegation from their division.

In addition, the UEFA Nations League will provide teams with another chance to qualify for the UEFA EURO final tournament.

FIFA Ranking: May 2014 preview

FIFA will release the ranking on 8 May.

8 matches remaining - 6 friendlies and 2 continental qualifiers.

Here's how the points and rankings could change:

Team - Min points - Max points - Min rank - Max rank

Tanzania	222	235	126	118
Burundi	209	227	127	121
Afghanistan	198	237	129	118
Tajikistan	188	229	133	121
Malaysia	143	161	148	137
Philippines	143	171	148	136
Kyrgyzstan	136	170	151	136
Mauritania	115	165	159	136
Nepal	102	123	162	154
Chad	80	105	170	159
Yemen	57	76	180	172
Mauritius	55	148	180	142