A quiet interval in terms of matches. The AFF Championship trudges along. This tournament will have matches included in three editions of the FIFA ranking, as the final matches will be included in the January 2015 ranking. There's also an odd South Africa - Côte d'Ivoire friendly, plus some friendlies in Asia as teams begin final preparations for the AFC Asian (thanks thebear!) Cup.
Only the aforementioned African friendly will affect the top 50, with China's and Uzbekistan matches affecting the top 100.
This is how the points and rankings could change:
Team - Minimum Points - Maximum Points - Worst Rank - Best Rank
| Côte d'Ivoire | 833 | 860 | 28 | 24 |
| South Africa | 544 | 579 | 58 | 52 |
| Uzbekistan | 419 | 457 | 79 | 74 |
| China PR | 323 | 334 | 101 | 97 |
| Palestine | 271 | 296 | 113 | 109 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 259 | 124 | 118 |
| Philippines | 218 | 241 | 134 | 124 |
| Myanmar | 197 | 222 | 142 | 129 |
| Vietnam | 180 | 229 | 144 | 129 |
| Thailand | 154 | 206 | 152 | 138 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 137 | 169 | 155 | 146 |
| Singapore | 131 | 159 | 159 | 149 |
| Malaysia | 125 | 154 | 159 | 150 |
| Laos | 121 | 132 | 160 | 156 |
| Indonesia | 112 | 137 | 164 | 153 |
Here's the list of probable results. 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!) ;)
1 - First team wins
X - Draw
2 - Second team wins
28/Nov Indonesia - Laos 1 (Friendly)
28/Nov Vietnam - Philippines 1 (Friendly)
29/Nov Singapore - Malaysia 1 (Friendly)
29/Nov Thailand - Myanmar 1 (Friendly)
30/Nov South Africa - Côte d'Ivoire X (Friendly)
06/Dec Singapore - Vietnam X (Friendly)
07/Dec Philippines - Thailand X (Friendly)
10/Dec Uzbekistan - Kuwait 1 (Friendly)
10/Dec Vietnam - Singapore 1 (Friendly)
11/Dec Thailand - Philippines 1 (Friendly)
13/Dec China PR - Kyrgyzstan 1 (Friendly)
13/Dec Uzbekistan - Palestine 1 (Friendly)
Best movers:
22 - Rwanda
17 - Zambia
9 - Maldives
Worst movers:
-34 - Cuba
-15 - Dominican Republic
-14 - Antigua and Barbuda
Best movers in the top 50:
Only Zambia are on the move - jumping 17 spots.
Worst movers:
-3 - Albania
-1 - Slovenia, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Turkey, Mali
One team will improve its best ever ranking:
Rwanda (68 - 78 in December 2008)
One team will return to its best ever ranking:
Faroe Islands (104 - 104 in July 1999)
Three teams will return to their worst ever ranking:
Serbia (47 - 47 in December 2005)
Gambia (168 - 168 in October 2014)
Vanuatu (191 - 191 in June 2013)
Three teams will drop to new lows:
India (171 - 170 in November 2014)
Cayman Islands (205 - 204 in November 2014)
Djibouti (206 - 205 in July 2014)
Probable December 2014 rank - Team - Probable December 2014 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Germany | 1725 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1538 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Colombia | 1450 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1417 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1374 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1316 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | France | 1160 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Portugal | 1160 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Spain | 1142 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 1135 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Italy | 1103 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1091 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | England | 1032 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Chile | 1022 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Romania | 1014 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 997 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 987 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Algeria | 948 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Croatia | 946 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mexico | 913 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 891 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 867 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Austria | 863 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Greece | 856 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 854 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ecuador | 852 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 842 | -3 | -19 |
| 28 | USA | 836 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 817 | 0 | 9 |
| 30 | Denmark | 804 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Russia | 789 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Israel | 788 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Iceland | 761 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Wales | 748 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Senegal | 734 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Scotland | 729 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ghana | 714 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Guinea | 706 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | Cape Verde Islands | 693 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Poland | 680 | 0 | -4 |
| 41 | Cameroon | 665 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Nigeria | 656 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Sweden | 646 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Hungary | 632 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Zambia | 625 | 17 | 109 |
| 46 | Slovenia | 622 | -1 | 0 |
| 47 | Serbia | 617 | -1 | 0 |
| 48 | Northern Ireland | 615 | -1 | 0 |
| 49 | Turkey | 604 | -1 | 0 |
| 50 | Mali | 603 | -1 | 0 |
| 51 | Iran | 580 | 5 | 33 |
| 52 | Albania | 577 | -2 | 0 |
| 53 | Peru | 565 | -1 | 0 |
| 54 | Japan | 563 | -1 | 0 |
| 55 | South Africa | 556 | -4 | -12 |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 551 | -2 | -2 |
| 57 | Congo DR | 548 | -2 | 0 |
| 58 | Panama | 547 | -2 | 0 |
| 59 | Montenegro | 537 | -1 | 0 |
| 60 | Egypt | 531 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 | Congo | 529 | -2 | 0 |
| 62 | Togo | 524 | 0 | 8 |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 523 | 2 | 13 |
| 64 | Republic of Ireland | 519 | -3 | 0 |
| 65 | Gabon | 511 | -1 | 0 |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 506 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Norway | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Rwanda | 494 | 22 | 127 |
| 69 | Korea Republic | 481 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Finland | 468 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Honduras | 461 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Guatemala | 458 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Haiti | 458 | -4 | -26 |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 457 | 0 | 9 |
| 75 | Jamaica | 449 | -4 | -18 |
| 76 | Paraguay | 438 | -1 | 0 |
| 76 | Uganda | 438 | 2 | 13 |
| 78 | Libya | 437 | -2 | 0 |
| 79 | Armenia | 436 | -2 | 0 |
| 80 | Angola | 395 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Jordan | 393 | 5 | 11 |
| 81 | Morocco | 393 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 393 | 4 | 8 |
| 84 | Estonia | 390 | -1 | 0 |
| 85 | Bolivia | 375 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 374 | -2 | -13 |
| 87 | Cyprus | 372 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Venezuela | 369 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Benin | 361 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | El Salvador | 358 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Malawi | 358 | 4 | 1 |
| 92 | Lithuania | 355 | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | Oman | 347 | 3 | -4 |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 344 | -14 | -69 |
| 95 | Qatar | 342 | 3 | 4 |
| 96 | Latvia | 339 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | China PR | 334 | 2 | -2 |
| 98 | Mozambique | 332 | 2 | -2 |
| 99 | Belarus | 331 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Australia | 324 | 2 | -3 |
| 100 | FYR Macedonia | 324 | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 323 | 4 | 9 |
| 103 | Iraq | 320 | 1 | -1 |
| 104 | Faroe Islands | 317 | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | Tanzania | 314 | 7 | 29 |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 310 | -15 | -51 |
| 107 | Botswana | 309 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 308 | -2 | -6 |
| 109 | Namibia | 295 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Sudan | 294 | 5 | 29 |
| 111 | Ethiopia | 290 | -1 | 3 |
| 112 | Canada | 287 | -2 | 0 |
| 113 | Cuba | 271 | -34 | -152 |
| 113 | Palestine | 271 | 0 | -5 |
| 115 | Liberia | 268 | 6 | 19 |
| 116 | Kenya | 261 | -2 | -10 |
| 116 | Niger | 261 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 258 | -1 | 0 |
| 119 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 256 | -1 | 0 |
| 120 | Equatorial Guinea | 251 | -1 | 0 |
| 121 | Moldova | 250 | -1 | 0 |
| 122 | Bahrain | 249 | 3 | 6 |
| 123 | Lesotho | 247 | -1 | 0 |
| 124 | Kuwait | 241 | -1 | -5 |
| 125 | Georgia | 239 | 1 | 0 |
| 126 | Lebanon | 238 | 1 | 0 |
| 127 | Burundi | 232 | -3 | -13 |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 230 | 1 | 0 |
| 129 | Aruba | 221 | 2 | 3 |
| 130 | Maldives | 220 | 12 | 36 |
| 130 | Philippines | 220 | -2 | -11 |
| 132 | Liechtenstein | 219 | -2 | 0 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 218 | -2 | 0 |
| 134 | New Zealand | 216 | -1 | 0 |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 215 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 215 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Vietnam | 215 | 3 | 9 |
| 138 | Mauritania | 211 | 3 | 16 |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 205 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | St. Lucia | 202 | 5 | 23 |
| 141 | Myanmar | 200 | -1 | -2 |
| 142 | Thailand | 194 | 2 | 12 |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 190 | -10 | -26 |
| 144 | Barbados | 183 | -1 | 0 |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 178 | 1 | 0 |
| 146 | Chad | 172 | 1 | 0 |
| 147 | Madagascar | 166 | 1 | 0 |
| 147 | Malta | 166 | 1 | 0 |
| 147 | Turkmenistan | 166 | 1 | 0 |
| 150 | Korea DPR | 156 | -13 | -55 |
| 151 | Syria | 154 | 0 | 6 |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 142 | 2 | 0 |
| 153 | Grenada | 137 | -1 | -10 |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 137 | 0 | -9 |
| 153 | Singapore | 137 | 5 | 14 |
| 156 | Hong Kong | 134 | 3 | 14 |
| 157 | Curaçao | 125 | -1 | -2 |
| 157 | Malaysia | 125 | -2 | -12 |
| 159 | Indonesia | 123 | -2 | -3 |
| 160 | Laos | 121 | -1 | 1 |
| 161 | Guam | 119 | 4 | 14 |
| 161 | Puerto Rico | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | Suriname | 115 | 1 | 6 |
| 164 | Swaziland | 113 | -2 | 0 |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 103 | -2 | -8 |
| 166 | Tahiti | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | Guyana | 92 | 3 | 8 |
| 168 | Gambia | 90 | -1 | 0 |
| 169 | Montserrat | 86 | -1 | 0 |
| 170 | Sao Tome e Principe | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 | India | 79 | -1 | -5 |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 78 | -3 | -7 |
| 173 | Comoros | 75 | 0 | -2 |
| 173 | Nicaragua | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| 175 | Belize | 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 176 | Yemen | 69 | -2 | -6 |
| 177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 66 | 1 | 0 |
| 178 | Seychelles | 61 | -4 | -14 |
| 179 | Bermuda | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 179 | Cambodia | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 179 | San Marino | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 182 | Chinese Taipei | 54 | 6 | 7 |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| 184 | Dominica | 52 | 3 | 4 |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Macau | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Nepal | 49 | -7 | -9 |
| 188 | Pakistan | 45 | -5 | -9 |
| 189 | South Sudan | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Mauritius | 36 | 1 | 4 |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 33 | -1 | 0 |
| 192 | Fiji | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Samoa | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Mongolia | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Bahamas | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Tonga | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | US Virgin Islands | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Brunei Darussalam | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | American Samoa | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Andorra | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Eritrea | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 204 | Somalia | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | Djibouti | 4 | -2 | -1 |
| 208 | Anguilla | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 209 | Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A bit of correction here. Is the AFC Asian Cup, not AFC Cup, that is a 2nd tier club competition. Amend it ya, thanks.
ReplyDeleteDuly amended.
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