Two issues regarding AFCON 2015 qualifiers - I haven't been able to find the regulations and got no reply from CAF.
1. Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for using an ineligible player, but the matches against Mauritania were not awarded 3 - 0.
2. Seychelles withdrew, but there's no decision regarding the result of their home match vs. Sierra Leone. If the match is awarded 3 - 0 to Sierra Leone, they will climb to 43rd.
Two friendlies left:
08/Aug Tajikistan - Malaysia
10/Aug Gabon - Rwanda
This is how the points and rankings could change for these 4 teams:
Team - Minimum points - Maximum points - Minimum rank - Maximum rank
| Rwanda | 304 | 323 | 104 | 101 |
| Gabon | 302 | 325 | 104 | 99 |
| Tajikistan | 227 | 252 | 126 | 120 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 156 | 155 | 149 |
In the table below, I've used the minimum points for these 4 teams.
The top 100 is already set, unless CAF awards the matches I've mentioned above.
Best movers:
26 - Lesotho
18 - Macau
15 - Malawi
It will be the best move ever for both Lesotho and Macau. Lesotho climbed 25 spots in September 2011, while Macau climbed 17 places in February 1996.
Worst movers:
-30 - Panama
-19 - Niger
-13 - Guinea
Best movers in the top 50:
14 - Sierra Leone
5 - Armenia
4 - Hungary
Worst movers in the top 50:
-30 - Panama
-3 - USA, Honduras
-2 - Egypt, Slovenia
Five teams will improve their best ever ranking:
Costa Rica (15 - 16 in July 2014)
Venezuela (29 - 30 in July 2014)
Sierra Leone (50 - 51 in January 1996)
Lesotho (104 - 120 in August 2003)
Montserrat (165 - 166 in December 2012)
One team will return to its best ever ranking:
South Sudan (185 - 185 in June 2014)
One team will return to its worst ever ranking:
Somalia (204 - 204 in November 2013)
Five teams will drop to new lows:
Canada (121 - 118 in July 2014)
Cayman Islands (197 - 196 in April 2013)
British Virgin Islands (201 - 200 in June 2012)
Cambodia (201 - 200 in July 2014)
Eritrea (203 - 202 in July 2014)
Some teams will reach their best ranking in the last couple of years:
Guinea-Bissau (at least 123 - 123 in September 1996) - 17 years and 11 months
Jordan (56 - 54 in June 2005) - 9 years and 2 months
Oman (67 - 63 in October 2006) - 7 years and 10 months
Uzbekistan (51 - 50 in February 2007) - 7 years and 6 months
Angola (75 - 75 in February 2009) - 5 years and 6 months
Romania (27 - 26 in September 2009) - 4 years and 11 months
Rwanda (at least 104 - 102 in December 2009) - 4 years and 8 months
Swaziland (158 - 157 in June 2011) - 3 years and 2 months
Macau (186 - 183 in June 2011) - 3 years and 2 months
Botswana (86 - 78 in August 2011) - 3 years
Senegal (59 - 43 in January 2012) - 2 years and 7 months
Others will drop to their worst ever ranking in the last couple of years:
Australia (79 - 89 in May 2004) - 10 years and 3 months
Gabon (at most 99 - 99 in May 2008) - 6 years and 3 months
El Salvador (127 - 131 in September 2008) - 5 years and 11 months
Jamaica (85 - 116 in October 2008) - 5 years and 10 months
Belarus (88 - 88 in March 2009) - 5 years and 5 months
Mongolia (190 - 193 in March 2009) - 5 years and 5 months
Chinese Taipei (179 - 180 in April 2009) - 5 years and 4 months
Morocco (81 - 95 in September 2010) - 3 years and 11 months
Zambia (84 - 90 in May 2011) - 3 years and 3 months
Bahamas (193 - 197 in June 2011) - 3 years and 2 months
Papua New Guinea (200 - 203 in June 2011) - 3 years and 2 months
Panama (63 - 65 in July 2011) - 3 years and 1 month
Haiti (117 - 117 in July 2011) - 3 years and 1 month
Samoa (191 - 204 in November 2011) - 2 years and 9 months
Tonga (193 - 202 in November 2011) - 2 years and 9 months
Central African Republic (120 - 123 in May 2012) - 2 years and 3 months
Costa Rica will be ranked above USA for the first time ever.
Jordan will be ranked above Korea Republic for the first time ever.
Congo will be ranked above Morocco for the first time ever.
Aruba will be ranked above El Salvador for the first time ever.
August 2014 rank - Team - August 2014 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Germany | 1736 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1604 | 0 | -2 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1507 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Colombia | 1495 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Belgium | 1407 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 1316 | 0 | -14 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1241 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Spain | 1241 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1218 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | France | 1212 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Portugal | 1152 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Chile | 1100 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Greece | 1092 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy | 1069 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1023 | 1 | 37 |
| 16 | Croatia | 964 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Mexico | 942 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | USA | 937 | -3 | -52 |
| 19 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 925 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | England | 915 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Ecuador | 910 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 901 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Russia | 899 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Algeria | 880 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 840 | 0 | -10 |
| 26 | Denmark | 818 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | Romania | 740 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 | Scotland | 738 | -1 | 4 |
| 29 | Sweden | 724 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Venezuela | 724 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Serbia | 723 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | Turkey | 711 | 0 | -3 |
| 33 | Nigeria | 673 | 1 | 9 |
| 34 | Hungary | 656 | 4 | 14 |
| 35 | Czech Republic | 650 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Armenia | 648 | 5 | 13 |
| 36 | Ghana | 648 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Egypt | 645 | -2 | 0 |
| 39 | Slovenia | 643 | -2 | -1 |
| 40 | Austria | 624 | 3 | 10 |
| 41 | Wales | 623 | 3 | 17 |
| 42 | Tunisia | 617 | 0 | -4 |
| 43 | Honduras | 596 | -3 | -41 |
| 44 | Japan | 593 | 1 | -11 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 584 | 1 | -4 |
| 46 | Iceland | 573 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Paraguay | 564 | 1 | -2 |
| 48 | Iran | 563 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Montenegro | 553 | 1 | -6 |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 533 | 14 | 64 |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 528 | 1 | 5 |
| 52 | Peru | 522 | 7 | 35 |
| 53 | Norway | 512 | 0 | -8 |
| 54 | Cameroon | 507 | -1 | -13 |
| 55 | Finland | 502 | 0 | -6 |
| 56 | Jordan | 500 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Korea Republic | 499 | -1 | -2 |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 493 | 0 | -2 |
| 59 | Senegal | 491 | 3 | 15 |
| 60 | Mali | 488 | 0 | 5 |
| 61 | Poland | 482 | 0 | 4 |
| 62 | Libya | 475 | 1 | 4 |
| 63 | Panama | 474 | -30 | -210 |
| 64 | Guinea | 471 | -13 | -84 |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 464 | 0 | -2 |
| 66 | Republic of Ireland | 448 | 4 | 8 |
| 67 | Oman | 447 | 2 | 4 |
| 68 | Israel | 439 | -1 | -5 |
| 69 | South Africa | 438 | -3 | -12 |
| 70 | Albania | 437 | -3 | -7 |
| 71 | Bolivia | 434 | 0 | 5 |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 429 | 0 | 4 |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 413 | 0 | 3 |
| 74 | Cape Verde Islands | 411 | 1 | 10 |
| 75 | Angola | 408 | 4 | 31 |
| 76 | FYR Macedonia | 407 | -2 | 1 |
| 77 | Benin | 405 | 14 | 51 |
| 78 | Congo | 395 | 4 | 20 |
| 79 | Australia | 391 | -3 | -6 |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 384 | 4 | 15 |
| 81 | Morocco | 381 | -2 | 4 |
| 81 | Uganda | 381 | 6 | 23 |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 377 | -5 | -7 |
| 84 | Zambia | 375 | -7 | -21 |
| 85 | Jamaica | 373 | -2 | 0 |
| 86 | Botswana | 371 | 13 | 39 |
| 87 | Togo | 365 | 1 | 8 |
| 88 | Belarus | 363 | -7 | -13 |
| 88 | Palestine | 363 | -3 | 1 |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 358 | 8 | 24 |
| 91 | Iraq | 357 | -2 | 1 |
| 92 | Qatar | 348 | -6 | -13 |
| 93 | Congo DR | 344 | 3 | 6 |
| 93 | Estonia | 344 | -1 | -1 |
| 95 | Georgia | 341 | 1 | 3 |
| 95 | Northern Ireland | 341 | -6 | -15 |
| 97 | China PR | 334 | -3 | -8 |
| 98 | New Zealand | 330 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Moldova | 325 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Latvia | 324 | 3 | 10 |
| 101 | Lithuania | 306 | 3 | -6 |
| 102 | Kenya | 305 | -7 | -34 |
| 103 | Rwanda | 304 | 6 | 28 |
| 104 | Gabon | 302 | -11 | -42 |
| 104 | Lesotho | 302 | 27 | 89 |
| 106 | Malawi | 295 | 15 | 61 |
| 107 | Bahrain | 289 | -2 | 1 |
| 107 | Mozambique | 289 | 7 | 32 |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 288 | -1 | 10 |
| 110 | Tanzania | 285 | -4 | -2 |
| 111 | Kuwait | 280 | -4 | -1 |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 275 | -2 | 2 |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 270 | -2 | 0 |
| 114 | Namibia | 269 | -2 | 5 |
| 115 | Lebanon | 263 | 4 | 14 |
| 115 | Sudan | 263 | 0 | 7 |
| 117 | Haiti | 262 | -4 | 0 |
| 118 | Niger | 261 | -19 | -71 |
| 119 | Liberia | 260 | -4 | 4 |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 252 | -3 | -1 |
| 121 | Canada | 250 | -3 | 0 |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 242 | 14 | 43 |
| 123 | Aruba | 233 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Cuba | 233 | -3 | -12 |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 227 | -2 | -5 |
| 127 | El Salvador | 223 | -6 | -11 |
| 128 | Philippines | 221 | 0 | 3 |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 217 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Burundi | 217 | -3 | -5 |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 213 | -4 | -7 |
| 131 | Suriname | 213 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Mauritania | 204 | 0 | -4 |
| 134 | Guatemala | 203 | 0 | -1 |
| 134 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 203 | 1 | 0 |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 199 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 197 | 3 | 14 |
| 138 | St. Lucia | 195 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Vietnam | 192 | -10 | -25 |
| 140 | Chad | 184 | 0 | 1 |
| 140 | Cyprus | 184 | -1 | -9 |
| 142 | Grenada | 182 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | Madagascar | 179 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 176 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | Maldives | 174 | 0 | 3 |
| 146 | Korea DPR | 167 | 1 | 4 |
| 147 | Syria | 161 | -1 | -8 |
| 148 | Gambia | 157 | 0 | -4 |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 156 | 0 | 4 |
| 150 | India | 143 | 1 | -1 |
| 150 | Malta | 143 | 0 | -3 |
| 152 | Singapore | 140 | 2 | 0 |
| 153 | Guyana | 136 | 2 | 0 |
| 153 | Indonesia | 136 | 0 | -5 |
| 155 | Malaysia | 134 | -4 | -10 |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 134 | 1 | 0 |
| 157 | Thailand | 126 | 0 | -2 |
| 158 | Swaziland | 125 | 1 | 2 |
| 159 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 124 | -1 | 0 |
| 160 | Myanmar | 121 | 0 | -1 |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 118 | 1 | 4 |
| 162 | Belize | 117 | -1 | 0 |
| 163 | Guam | 102 | 11 | 23 |
| 164 | Pakistan | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 165 | Montserrat | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 166 | Nepal | 95 | -2 | -7 |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 94 | 0 | 1 |
| 168 | Dominica | 93 | -1 | 0 |
| 169 | Barbados | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 87 | -7 | -16 |
| 171 | Tahiti | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | Laos | 84 | -2 | -3 |
| 173 | Bermuda | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 83 | 2 | 5 |
| 175 | Comoros | 78 | -3 | -6 |
| 175 | Nicaragua | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | Sao Tome e Principe | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Chinese Taipei | 70 | -1 | -1 |
| 180 | Seychelles | 68 | 2 | 4 |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Curacao | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| 184 | Yemen | 59 | -4 | -11 |
| 185 | South Sudan | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 186 | Macau | 41 | 18 | 34 |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 41 | 1 | 3 |
| 188 | Mauritius | 37 | -3 | -19 |
| 189 | Fiji | 31 | -1 | 0 |
| 190 | Mongolia | 29 | -1 | 0 |
| 191 | Samoa | 28 | -1 | 0 |
| 191 | US Virgin Islands | 28 | -1 | 0 |
| 193 | Bahamas | 26 | -1 | 0 |
| 193 | Brunei Darussalam | 26 | -1 | 0 |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | 26 | -1 | 0 |
| 193 | Tonga | 26 | -1 | 0 |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 21 | -1 | 0 |
| 198 | American Samoa | 18 | -1 | 0 |
| 199 | Andorra | 16 | -1 | 0 |
| 200 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | -1 | 0 |
| 201 | British Virgin Islands | 13 | -1 | 0 |
| 201 | Cambodia | 13 | -1 | 0 |
| 203 | Eritrea | 11 | -1 | 0 |
| 204 | Somalia | 8 | -1 | 0 |
| 205 | Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 207 | Anguilla | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 208 | Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 208 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How come is that Croatia is in better position, after Mexico beat Croatia in the world cup?
ReplyDeleteAlso why the US is below Mexico and Croatia?
Rankings include many matches - remember Costa Rica also beat Uruguay in the World Cup - should Costa Rica be number 5?
DeleteMexico lost to Honduras in World up qualifying, does that mean Honduras should be above Mexico?
This is the way rankings work - they take an average performance of a national team over several matches. Croatia's average performance (in this ranking system) is above Mexico's average performance, and so Croatia is above Mexico.
Thanks Mark!
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