Which matches to include, that's the question. FIFA no longer maintains their fixture-list on their site. They direct you to the live scores section on their app for that. After a thorough examination of their whole app I found a selection of NT-tournaments match results.
This selection mainly concerns past FIFA-tournaments and f.i. also the UEFA Nations League 2018 and the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017. I have the impression that it is a rather random selection and certainly not a complete results list. Results of NT-friendlies and for instance current qualification tournaments for the CAF Nations Cup 2019 and the CONCACAF Nations League 2020 miss altogether. Also no scheduled NT-fixtures whatsoever can be found.
In short: this absolutely isn't a decent, reliable source!
For now I use two other sources for all scheduled fixtures: Roon BA and Soccerway. I decided to include at least all matches in tournaments (also friendly tournaments like the Windward Islands Tournament 2019 played last week). Regarding the friendlies I decided to include the matches that are mentioned in both sources. A mention in one of the two sources is not enough.
This will probably lead to some corrections needed after the publication of the FIFA-ranking in April, but hopefully the number of corrections will be minimal and can I present here a 'reliable' preview of the April ranking.
Quite a nuisance, only caused by FIFA not doing their job properly ! So far my moaning about FIFA.
This preview is calculated with elo-predicted results for all 135 currently scheduled and (according to the described method) included matches, out of a total of 142 currently scheduled matches. See the probable results for a list of which scheduled matches are included.
Probable April 2019 rank - Team - Probable April 2019 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Belgium | 1737 | 0 | 10,0 |
| 2 | France | 1734 | 0 | 8,0 |
| 3 | Brazil | 1681 | 0 | 5,0 |
| 4 | England | 1646 | 1 | 15,0 |
| 4 | Croatia | 1646 | 0 | 12,0 |
| 6 | Portugal | 1632 | 0 | 18,0 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1617 | 1 | 18,0 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1614 | -1 | 5,0 |
| 9 | Spain | 1601 | 0 | 10,0 |
| 10 | Argentina | 1585 | 1 | 3,0 |
| 11 | Colombia | 1583 | 1 | 8,0 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1579 | 2 | 19,0 |
| 13 | Denmark | 1578 | -3 | -11,0 |
| 14 | Sweden | 1567 | 0 | 7,0 |
| 15 | Chile | 1564 | -2 | -1,0 |
| 16 | Germany | 1550 | 0 | -8,0 |
| 16 | Italy | 1550 | 2 | 11,0 |
| 18 | Mexico | 1539 | -1 | -1,0 |
| 18 | Wales | 1539 | 1 | 14,0 |
| 20 | Austria | 1529 | 3 | 20,0 |
| 21 | Peru | 1526 | -1 | 8,0 |
| 22 | Iran | 1516 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 23 | Senegal | 1515 | 1 | 10,0 |
| 24 | Poland | 1510 | -4 | -8,0 |
| 25 | USA | 1501 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 26 | Romania | 1497 | -1 | -4,0 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 1496 | 1 | 3,0 |
| 28 | Japan | 1494 | -1 | -1,0 |
| 29 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1491 | 6 | 19,0 |
| 30 | Republic of Ireland | 1484 | 4 | 10,0 |
| 31 | Slovakia | 1482 | -2 | -1,0 |
| 32 | Northern Ireland | 1481 | 4 | 16,0 |
| 32 | Ukraine | 1481 | -2 | -1,0 |
| 34 | Venezuela | 1474 | -2 | -4,0 |
| 35 | Paraguay | 1472 | -2 | -4,0 |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 1468 | 1 | 7,0 |
| 37 | Serbia | 1467 | -6 | -14,0 |
| 38 | Scotland | 1455 | 2 | 9,0 |
| 39 | Korea Republic | 1452 | -1 | 1,0 |
| 40 | Iceland | 1450 | -2 | -1,0 |
| 41 | Morocco | 1447 | 2 | 7,0 |
| 42 | Turkey | 1445 | -1 | 2,0 |
| 43 | Australia | 1441 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 44 | Nigeria | 1435 | 2 | 8,0 |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1431 | 3 | 6,0 |
| 46 | Congo DR | 1425 | 5 | 5,0 |
| 47 | Russia | 1424 | 3 | 0,0 |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 1424 | -3 | -11,0 |
| 49 | Greece | 1420 | -4 | -8,0 |
| 49 | Ghana | 1420 | 3 | 8,0 |
| 49 | Norway | 1420 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 52 | Montenegro | 1407 | -6 | -20,0 |
| 53 | Cameroon | 1399 | 3 | 5,0 |
| 53 | Jamaica | 1399 | 1 | -5,0 |
| 55 | Qatar | 1398 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 56 | Egypt | 1397 | 1 | 4,0 |
| 57 | Hungary | 1394 | -5 | -18,0 |
| 58 | Ecuador | 1388 | 0 | 6,0 |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 1380 | 3 | 9,0 |
| 59 | Albania | 1380 | 2 | 8,0 |
| 61 | Slovenia | 1366 | 2 | -3,0 |
| 62 | Bolivia | 1365 | -2 | -9,0 |
| 62 | Mali | 1365 | 3 | 2,0 |
| 64 | Honduras | 1364 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 65 | Finland | 1363 | -6 | -12,0 |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1362 | 0 | 6,0 |
| 67 | Algeria | 1355 | 2 | 6,0 |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 1355 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 69 | Guinea | 1350 | -1 | -4,0 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 1344 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 71 | China PR | 1340 | 1 | 1,0 |
| 72 | FYR Macedonia | 1338 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 73 | Cape Verde Islands | 1331 | 1 | 6,0 |
| 74 | El Salvador | 1326 | -1 | -1,0 |
| 75 | South Africa | 1322 | -1 | -3,0 |
| 75 | Panama | 1322 | 1 | -2,0 |
| 77 | Iraq | 1319 | 3 | 9,0 |
| 78 | Uganda | 1315 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 79 | Canada | 1314 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 80 | Curacao | 1303 | 1 | -3,0 |
| 81 | Zambia | 1302 | 1 | 10,0 |
| 82 | Belarus | 1301 | -4 | -16,0 |
| 83 | Syria | 1281 | 0 | -5,0 |
| 84 | Oman | 1279 | 6 | 6,0 |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 1277 | 4 | 2,0 |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 1277 | 2 | 1,0 |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1277 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 88 | Cyprus | 1276 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 89 | Israel | 1273 | 3 | 8,0 |
| 90 | Gabon | 1272 | -5 | -5,0 |
| 91 | Benin | 1267 | 3 | 10,0 |
| 92 | Congo | 1265 | -8 | -15,0 |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1258 | 0 | -2,0 |
| 94 | Georgia | 1256 | -3 | -13,0 |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 1253 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 96 | Estonia | 1240 | 0 | -6,0 |
| 97 | Jordan | 1234 | 0 | -4,0 |
| 98 | Vietnam | 1227 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 99 | Faroe Islands | 1225 | -2 | -13,0 |
| 100 | Palestine | 1224 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 101 | Haiti | 1223 | 2 | 4,0 |
| 102 | Libya | 1219 | 3 | 2,0 |
| 102 | India | 1219 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 102 | Armenia | 1219 | -1 | -3,0 |
| 105 | Mauritania | 1213 | -4 | -9,0 |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 1206 | 2 | 0,0 |
| 107 | Madagascar | 1203 | 0 | -6,0 |
| 108 | Kenya | 1202 | -2 | -8,0 |
| 109 | Niger | 1197 | 0 | -8,0 |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 1190 | 3 | 15,0 |
| 111 | Bahrain | 1188 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 112 | Central African Republic | 1184 | 0 | 4,0 |
| 113 | Namibia | 1181 | -3 | -10,0 |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 1172 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 1170 | 3 | 12,0 |
| 116 | Thailand | 1161 | -1 | -8,0 |
| 117 | New Zealand | 1157 | 2 | 0,0 |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 1155 | 2 | 0,0 |
| 119 | Mozambique | 1154 | -3 | -13,0 |
| 120 | Korea DPR | 1152 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 1148 | -4 | -11,0 |
| 122 | Philippines | 1135 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 123 | Sudan | 1131 | 4 | 11,0 |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1129 | 2 | 3,0 |
| 125 | Togo | 1127 | -3 | -9,0 |
| 126 | Chinese Taipei | 1123 | -2 | -11,0 |
| 127 | Kosovo | 1119 | 3 | 6,0 |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 1119 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 129 | Angola | 1117 | -4 | -14,0 |
| 130 | Malawi | 1110 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 131 | Latvia | 1100 | 0 | -12,0 |
| 132 | Andorra | 1099 | 0 | -12,0 |
| 133 | Lithuania | 1098 | -1 | -13,0 |
| 134 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1096 | 0 | -9,0 |
| 135 | Tanzania | 1092 | 2 | 5,0 |
| 136 | Myanmar | 1090 | 2 | 5,0 |
| 137 | Burundi | 1089 | 1 | 4,0 |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 1089 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 139 | Rwanda | 1088 | -4 | -6,0 |
| 140 | Botswana | 1085 | 5 | 14,0 |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 1081 | 2 | 8,0 |
| 142 | Hong Kong | 1078 | -2 | 0,0 |
| 143 | Swatini | 1074 | -3 | -4,0 |
| 144 | Yemen | 1073 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 145 | Comoros | 1071 | -3 | -5,0 |
| 146 | Lesotho | 1062 | 0 | -7,0 |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 1062 | 1 | -4,0 |
| 148 | Guatemala | 1058 | 1 | -3,0 |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 1052 | -1 | -11,0 |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 1049 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 151 | Maldives | 1046 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 151 | Liberia | 1046 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 153 | Suriname | 1045 | 0 | 8,0 |
| 154 | Dominican Republic | 1043 | 0 | 7,0 |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 1041 | -1 | 5,0 |
| 156 | Tahiti | 1020 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 157 | Kuwait | 1018 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 158 | Mauritius | 1012 | -2 | -10,0 |
| 159 | Barbados | 1004 | 3 | 6,0 |
| 160 | Indonesia | 1003 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 161 | Nepal | 1001 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 994 | 1 | -2,0 |
| 162 | Belize | 994 | -2 | -8,0 |
| 164 | South Sudan | 989 | 0 | -5,0 |
| 165 | Malaysia | 988 | 2 | 3,0 |
| 166 | Fiji | 987 | 3 | 6,0 |
| 167 | Singapore | 986 | -2 | -5,0 |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 984 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 169 | Gambia | 981 | -3 | -5,0 |
| 170 | St. Lucia | 975 | 1 | -1,0 |
| 171 | Moldova | 972 | -1 | -7,0 |
| 172 | Cambodia | 967 | 0 | -3,0 |
| 173 | Grenada | 965 | 0 | -3,0 |
| 174 | Cuba | 961 | 0 | -2,0 |
| 175 | Guyana | 959 | 2 | 8,0 |
| 176 | Chad | 956 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 177 | Dominica | 954 | 1 | 4,0 |
| 177 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 954 | 3 | 8,0 |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | 948 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 180 | Bermuda | 944 | -4 | -8,0 |
| 181 | Liechtenstein | 932 | 0 | -5,0 |
| 182 | Malta | 931 | 0 | 5,0 |
| 183 | Macau | 925 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 184 | Laos | 923 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 185 | Sao Tomé e Príncipe | 920 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 186 | Bhutan | 917 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 187 | Mongolia | 915 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 188 | Bangladesh | 909 | 4 | 2,0 |
| 188 | Aruba | 909 | -1 | -7,0 |
| 190 | American Samoa | 908 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 908 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 190 | Seychelles | 908 | -1 | -3,0 |
| 193 | Guam | 907 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam | 903 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 195 | Gibraltar | 900 | -1 | -5,0 |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 900 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 197 | Samoa | 896 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 197 | Djibouti | 896 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 199 | Pakistan | 888 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 200 | Sri Lanka | 886 | 1 | 0,0 |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 882 | 2 | 8,0 |
| 202 | US Virgin Islands | 881 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 203 | Montserrat | 880 | -3 | -7,0 |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 872 | 4 | 8,0 |
| 205 | Tonga | 868 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 205 | Eritrea | 868 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 205 | Somalia | 868 | -1 | 0,0 |
| 208 | Anguilla | 864 | 0 | 0,0 |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 859 | -2 | -8,0 |
| 210 | Bahamas | 852 | 0 | -6,0 |
| 211 | San Marino | 848 | 0 | -6,0 |
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So, if (and it's a big IF) there are eleven European qualifying groups for the 2022 WC, Germany and Italy (four times world champions each) would be tied for the last pot-one spot going into the last two games before the draw .....
ReplyDeleteAnd IF the results of the March matches follow the given elo-predictions in the probable results, Germany and Italy would indeed be tied on 1550 points with the slight edge for Germany: 1550,34 pts versus 1549,50 pts.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Vietnam Tel to increase 1 rank on the rankings
I don't go to FIFA for the rankings anymore. They are always more up to date here. Thanks Ed
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