6 matches left - all friendlies as far as FIFA is concerned. The semifinals of the Gulf Cup and the first round of group stage matches of the AFF Suzuki Cup.
These matches won't affect the top 80.
This is how the points and rankings could change for these 12 teams:
Team - Minimum points - Maximum points - Minimum rank - Maximum rank
| United Arab Emirates | 385 | 405 | 85 | 81 |
| Oman | 351 | 371 | 96 | 89 |
| Qatar | 319 | 338 | 104 | 98 |
| Saudi Arabia | 286 | 314 | 111 | 106 |
| Philippines | 223 | 231 | 129 | 128 |
| Vietnam | 199 | 220 | 140 | 130 |
| Myanmar | 198 | 210 | 140 | 138 |
| Thailand | 161 | 182 | 150 | 144 |
| Malaysia | 131 | 148 | 158 | 151 |
| Singapore | 123 | 136 | 158 | 155 |
| Laos | 120 | 141 | 158 | 155 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 139 | 158 | 155 |
In the table below, I've used the minimum points for these 12 teams.
Best movers:
82 - Faroe Islands
42 - Jamaica
38 - Cuba
Faroe Islands' jump is the 2nd best ever, after Slovakia's 92 places jump in February 1994.
Faroe Islands, Jamaica and San Marino will register their best ever moves.
Worst movers:
-22 - Egypt and Iraq
-21 - Bahrain
-18 - Guyana
Best movers in the top 50:
17 - Guinea
13 - Israel
9 - Tunisia and Mali
Worst movers in the top 50:
-22 - Egypt
-9 - Slovenia
-7 - Greece and Ukraine
Three teams return to their worst ever ranking:
Sweden (43 - 43 in February 2010)
Solomon Islands (184 - 184 in April 2012)
Cook Islands (206 - 206 in July 2014)
Seven teams drop to new lows:
Korea Republic (69 - 66 in October 2014)
Australia (101 - 94 in October 2014)
India (170 - 169 in September 2012)
Cayman Islands (204 - 201 in October 2014)
Somalia (206 - 204 in November 2013)
Anguilla (208 - 207 in July 2014)
Bhutan (209 - 208 in July 2014)
Some teams will reach their best ranking in the last couple of years:
Faroe Islands (105 - 104 in July 1999) - 15 years and 4 months
Austria (23 - 20 in August 1999) - 15 years and 3 months
Congo DR (55 - 54 in January 2004) - 10 years and 10 months
Tunisia (22 - 21 in May 2006) - 8 years and 6 months
San Marino (180 - 161 in May 2006) - 8 years and 6 months
Senegal (35 - 34 in October 2007) - 7 years and 1 month
Romania (15 - 13 in September 2008) - 6 years and 2 months
Guinea (38 - 38 in January 2009) - 5 years and 10 months
Rwanda (at least 91 - 84 in May 2009) - 5 years and 6 months
Poland (40 - 36 in September 2009) - 5 years and 2 months
Czech Republic (17 - 15 in October 2009) - 5 years and 1 month
Others will drop to their worst ever ranking in the last couple of years:
Georgia (126 - 126 in June 1994) - 20 years and 5 months
Japan (53 - 57 in June 2000) - 14 years and 5 months
Bahrain (125 - 129 in February 2001) - 13 years and 9 months
Mongolia (194 - 196 in February 2001) - 13 years and 9 months
Suriname (164 - 168 in April 2001) - 13 years and 7 months
Venezuela (at most 89 - 89 in October 2001) - 13 years and 1 month
Guyana (170 - 182 in September 2005) - 9 years and 2 months
Greece (25 - 32 in August 2006) - 8 years and 3 months
Russia (31 - 33 in October 2006) - 8 years and 1 month
New Zealand (at most 133 - 156 in September 2007) - 7 years and 2 months
Grenada (at most 152 - 157 in March 2008) - 6 years and 8 months
Azerbaijan (at most 135 - 139 in September 2009) - 5 years and 2 months
Many "first time ever"'s this month:
Afghanistan will be ranked above Azerbaijan for the first time ever.
Aruba will be ranked above New Zealand for the first time ever.
Congo DR will be ranked above Bulgaria and Egypt for the first time ever.
Faroe Islands will be ranked above Canada, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for the first time ever.
Guam will be ranked above India for the first time ever.
Guinea and Senegal will be ranked above Sweden for the first time ever.
Haiti above Korea Republic and Paraguay for the first time ever.
Malawi, Mozambique and Rwanda above Australia for the first time ever.
November 2014 rank - Team - November 2014 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Germany | 1725 | 0 | 56 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1538 | 0 | -27 |
| 3 | Colombia | 1450 | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1417 | 0 | 29 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1374 | 0 | -1 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1316 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | France | 1160 | 0 | -31 |
| 7 | Portugal | 1160 | 2 | -15 |
| 9 | Spain | 1142 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 1135 | -2 | -49 |
| 11 | Italy | 1103 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1091 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | England | 1032 | 7 | 113 |
| 14 | Chile | 1022 | -1 | -38 |
| 15 | Romania | 1014 | 6 | 138 |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 995 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 987 | 5 | 117 |
| 18 | Algeria | 948 | -3 | -41 |
| 19 | Croatia | 946 | -5 | -56 |
| 20 | Mexico | 913 | -3 | -41 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 891 | 3 | 30 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 867 | 9 | 87 |
| 23 | Austria | 863 | 6 | 53 |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 861 | 1 | 19 |
| 25 | Greece | 856 | -7 | -90 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 854 | -7 | -66 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 852 | 0 | 26 |
| 28 | USA | 836 | -5 | -26 |
| 29 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 808 | -3 | -29 |
| 30 | Denmark | 804 | 2 | 41 |
| 31 | Russia | 789 | -1 | -3 |
| 32 | Israel | 788 | 13 | 173 |
| 33 | Iceland | 761 | -5 | -55 |
| 34 | Wales | 748 | 0 | 33 |
| 35 | Senegal | 734 | 6 | 99 |
| 36 | Scotland | 729 | 1 | 55 |
| 37 | Ghana | 714 | -2 | 29 |
| 38 | Guinea | 698 | 17 | 146 |
| 39 | Cape Verde Islands | 693 | -6 | -23 |
| 40 | Poland | 684 | 4 | 63 |
| 41 | Cameroon | 664 | -1 | 27 |
| 42 | Nigeria | 656 | 0 | 24 |
| 43 | Sweden | 646 | -4 | 0 |
| 44 | Hungary | 632 | 6 | 71 |
| 45 | Slovenia | 622 | -9 | -61 |
| 46 | Serbia | 617 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Northern Ireland | 615 | -4 | -10 |
| 48 | Turkey | 604 | -2 | -10 |
| 49 | Mali | 603 | 9 | 70 |
| 50 | Albania | 577 | -2 | -27 |
| 51 | South Africa | 568 | 6 | 26 |
| 52 | Peru | 565 | 2 | 7 |
| 53 | Japan | 563 | -1 | 4 |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 553 | -5 | -45 |
| 55 | Congo DR | 548 | 5 | 27 |
| 56 | Iran | 547 | -5 | -13 |
| 56 | Panama | 547 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Montenegro | 537 | 6 | 33 |
| 59 | Congo | 529 | 3 | 17 |
| 60 | Egypt | 527 | -22 | -131 |
| 61 | Republic of Ireland | 519 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Togo | 516 | -10 | -43 |
| 62 | Zambia | 516 | 16 | 98 |
| 64 | Gabon | 511 | 3 | 24 |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 510 | 6 | 41 |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 506 | -7 | -26 |
| 67 | Norway | 500 | 1 | 19 |
| 68 | Haiti | 491 | 25 | 131 |
| 69 | Korea Republic | 481 | -3 | -15 |
| 70 | Finland | 468 | -7 | -42 |
| 71 | Jamaica | 467 | 42 | 183 |
| 72 | Honduras | 461 | -3 | -19 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 458 | -1 | -8 |
| 74 | Cuba | 452 | 38 | 166 |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 448 | -10 | -50 |
| 76 | Paraguay | 438 | 0 | 15 |
| 77 | Libya | 437 | -4 | -3 |
| 78 | Armenia | 436 | -3 | 4 |
| 79 | Uganda | 425 | 5 | 36 |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 409 | -10 | -69 |
| 81 | Angola | 394 | 6 | 21 |
| 82 | Morocco | 393 | 6 | 24 |
| 83 | Estonia | 390 | 5 | 21 |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 387 | -7 | -34 |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 385 | -6 | -28 |
| 86 | Jordan | 382 | -12 | -52 |
| 87 | Bolivia | 375 | 16 | 65 |
| 88 | Cyprus | 372 | 8 | 24 |
| 89 | Venezuela | 369 | -4 | -19 |
| 90 | Rwanda | 367 | 5 | 11 |
| 91 | Benin | 361 | -5 | -14 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 361 | -11 | -44 |
| 93 | El Salvador | 358 | -11 | -34 |
| 94 | Malawi | 357 | 15 | 65 |
| 95 | Lithuania | 355 | -3 | -9 |
| 96 | Oman | 351 | -13 | -40 |
| 97 | Latvia | 339 | 2 | -1 |
| 98 | China PR | 336 | -10 | -33 |
| 99 | Mozambique | 334 | -2 | -7 |
| 100 | Belarus | 331 | 6 | 30 |
| 101 | Australia | 327 | -7 | -32 |
| 102 | FYR Macedonia | 324 | -3 | -16 |
| 103 | Iraq | 321 | -22 | -72 |
| 104 | Qatar | 319 | -16 | -50 |
| 105 | Faroe Islands | 317 | 82 | 275 |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 314 | -5 | -16 |
| 107 | Botswana | 309 | -5 | -14 |
| 108 | Namibia | 295 | 5 | 11 |
| 109 | Canada | 287 | 13 | 36 |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 287 | 2 | -2 |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 286 | -14 | -55 |
| 112 | Tanzania | 285 | -2 | -6 |
| 113 | Palestine | 276 | -5 | -21 |
| 114 | Kenya | 271 | 2 | -2 |
| 115 | Sudan | 265 | -8 | -33 |
| 116 | Niger | 261 | 5 | 3 |
| 117 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 258 | -2 | -21 |
| 118 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 256 | -13 | -46 |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 251 | 6 | 13 |
| 120 | Moldova | 250 | -1 | -12 |
| 121 | Liberia | 249 | 2 | 0 |
| 122 | Lesotho | 247 | -4 | -19 |
| 123 | Kuwait | 246 | -3 | -15 |
| 124 | Burundi | 245 | 4 | 13 |
| 125 | Bahrain | 243 | -21 | -65 |
| 126 | Georgia | 239 | -9 | -32 |
| 127 | Lebanon | 238 | -3 | -8 |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 230 | -2 | -3 |
| 129 | Philippines | 223 | 0 | -6 |
| 130 | Liechtenstein | 219 | 25 | 83 |
| 131 | Aruba | 218 | 1 | 0 |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 218 | -1 | -8 |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 216 | 1 | 2 |
| 133 | New Zealand | 216 | -2 | -9 |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 215 | -9 | -18 |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 215 | -1 | 1 |
| 137 | Korea DPR | 211 | 11 | 43 |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 205 | -6 | -13 |
| 139 | Vietnam | 199 | -3 | -9 |
| 140 | Myanmar | 198 | -3 | -9 |
| 141 | Mauritania | 195 | -1 | 0 |
| 142 | Maldives | 184 | 0 | 1 |
| 143 | Barbados | 183 | 3 | 11 |
| 144 | St. Lucia | 179 | -6 | -18 |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 178 | -1 | 0 |
| 146 | Chad | 172 | -5 | -22 |
| 147 | Madagascar | 166 | -4 | -14 |
| 147 | Malta | 166 | 10 | 37 |
| 147 | Turkmenistan | 166 | -9 | -31 |
| 150 | Thailand | 161 | 15 | 59 |
| 151 | Syria | 148 | 0 | -6 |
| 152 | Grenada | 147 | -7 | -29 |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 146 | -3 | -12 |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 142 | -1 | 0 |
| 155 | Malaysia | 131 | 1 | -3 |
| 156 | Singapore | 123 | 5 | 8 |
| 157 | Hong Kong | 120 | 6 | 11 |
| 157 | Indonesia | 120 | 0 | -9 |
| 157 | Laos | 120 | -3 | -21 |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | 119 | -1 | 0 |
| 161 | Swaziland | 113 | 3 | 10 |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 111 | 14 | 43 |
| 162 | Curaçao | 111 | -15 | -60 |
| 164 | Suriname | 109 | -15 | -58 |
| 165 | Guam | 105 | -3 | -6 |
| 166 | Tahiti | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | Gambia | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| 168 | Montserrat | 86 | 2 | 0 |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 85 | 5 | 9 |
| 170 | Guyana | 84 | -18 | -64 |
| 170 | India | 84 | -11 | -35 |
| 170 | Sao Tome e Principe | 84 | 5 | 12 |
| 173 | Comoros | 77 | -1 | -3 |
| 174 | Nicaragua | 75 | -6 | -15 |
| 174 | Seychelles | 75 | -3 | -6 |
| 174 | Yemen | 75 | 4 | 13 |
| 177 | Belize | 74 | -10 | -25 |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 66 | -1 | 0 |
| 179 | Nepal | 58 | 0 | -3 |
| 180 | Bermuda | 55 | -8 | -25 |
| 180 | Cambodia | 55 | 5 | 9 |
| 180 | San Marino | 55 | 28 | 55 |
| 183 | Pakistan | 54 | -1 | 3 |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 53 | -4 | 0 |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | 51 | -3 | 0 |
| 186 | Macau | 49 | -2 | 0 |
| 187 | Dominica | 48 | -7 | -5 |
| 188 | Chinese Taipei | 47 | 0 | 8 |
| 189 | South Sudan | 43 | -3 | 0 |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Mauritius | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Fiji | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Samoa | 30 | -3 | -7 |
| 194 | Mongolia | 29 | -1 | 0 |
| 195 | Bahamas | 26 | -1 | 0 |
| 196 | Tonga | 17 | -2 | -9 |
| 197 | US Virgin Islands | 16 | 0 | -4 |
| 198 | Brunei Darussalam | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | American Samoa | 12 | -6 | -14 |
| 201 | Andorra | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 202 | Eritrea | 8 | -2 | -3 |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | 5 | -3 | -5 |
| 204 | Djibouti | 5 | 1 | -1 |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 4 | -1 | -2 |
| 206 | Somalia | 4 | -3 | -4 |
| 208 | Anguilla | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 209 | Bhutan | 0 | -1 | 0 |
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