FIFA will publish the ranking this Thursday October 6th. This final preview contains 171 matches, out of 181 matches played since August 22nd.
One team dropped to a new low:
Liechtenstein (196 - 194 in June 2022)
Best movers:
5 - Scotland, Azerbaijan
4 - Serbia, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Georgia, Suriname
Worst movers:
-6 - Norway
-5 - Sweden, Cameroon, Latvia
Best movers in the top 50:
5 - Scotland
4 - Serbia, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire
Worst movers in the top 50:
-6 - Norway
-5 - Sweden, Cameroon
pos Oct. |
team |
pts Oct. |
+/- pos |
+/- pts |
1 |
Brazil |
1841,30 |
0 |
3,74 |
2 |
Belgium |
1816,71 |
0 |
-5,21 |
3 |
Argentina |
1773,88 |
0 |
3,23 |
4 |
France |
1759,78 |
0 |
-5,07 |
5 |
England |
1728,47 |
0 |
-8,99 |
6 |
Italy |
1726,14 |
1 |
12,28 |
7 |
Spain |
1715,22 |
-1 |
-1,71 |
8 |
Netherlands |
1694,51 |
0 |
15,10 |
9 |
Portugal |
1676,56 |
0 |
-2,09 |
10 |
Denmark |
1666,57 |
0 |
1,10 |
11 |
Germany |
1650,21 |
0 |
-8,75 |
12 |
Croatia |
1645,64 |
3 |
13,49 |
13 |
Mexico |
1644,89 |
-1 |
-4,68 |
14 |
Uruguay |
1638,71 |
-1 |
-2,24 |
15 |
Switzerland |
1635,92 |
1 |
14,49 |
16 |
USA |
1627,48 |
-2 |
-7,53 |
17 |
Colombia |
1611,04 |
0 |
6,97 |
18 |
Senegal |
1584,38 |
0 |
-0,21 |
19 |
Wales |
1569,82 |
0 |
-12,31 |
20 |
Iran |
1564,61 |
2 |
5,97 |
21 |
Serbia |
1563,62 |
4 |
14,09 |
22 |
Morocco |
1563,50 |
1 |
5,15 |
23 |
Peru |
1561,01 |
-2 |
-1,23 |
24 |
Japan |
1559,54 |
0 |
4,85 |
25 |
Sweden |
1553,33 |
-5 |
-10,11 |
26 |
Poland |
1548,59 |
0 |
2,41 |
27 |
Ukraine |
1536,99 |
0 |
-5,80 |
28 |
Korea Republic |
1530,30 |
0 |
4,28 |
29 |
Chile |
1509,61 |
0 |
-5,25 |
30 |
Tunisia |
1507,54 |
0 |
-0,32 |
31 |
Costa Rica |
1503,59 |
3 |
3,53 |
32 |
Nigeria |
1498,47 |
-1 |
-6,23 |
33 |
Russia |
1496,11 |
2 |
2,69 |
34 |
Austria |
1492,95 |
-1 |
-9,52 |
35 |
Czech Republic |
1492,21 |
-3 |
-10,69 |
36 |
Hungary |
1492,20 |
1 |
5,44 |
37 |
Algeria |
1489,10 |
4 |
8,51 |
38 |
Australia |
1488,72 |
1 |
4,99 |
39 |
Egypt |
1486,44 |
1 |
3,81 |
40 |
Scotland |
1479,53 |
5 |
16,57 |
41 |
Canada |
1475,00 |
2 |
1,18 |
42 |
Norway |
1473,04 |
-6 |
-15,53 |
43 |
Cameroon |
1471,44 |
-5 |
-13,51 |
44 |
Ecuador |
1464,39 |
0 |
0,65 |
45 |
Turkey |
1460,14 |
-3 |
-14,99 |
46 |
Mali |
1448,85 |
0 |
5,97 |
47 |
Paraguay |
1448,77 |
3 |
8,64 |
48 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
1443,06 |
4 |
7,15 |
49 |
Republic of Ireland |
1440,19 |
-2 |
-2,29 |
50 |
Qatar |
1439,89 |
-2 |
-2,08 |
51 |
Saudi Arabia |
1437,78 |
2 |
2,04 |
52 |
Greece |
1437,60 |
-3 |
-3,85 |
53 |
Romania |
1434,68 |
1 |
6,84 |
54 |
Burkina Faso |
1432,25 |
1 |
6,61 |
55 |
Slovakia |
1425,59 |
-4 |
-14,40 |
56 |
Finland |
1405,60 |
3 |
7,19 |
57 |
Venezuela |
1404,37 |
-1 |
-0,80 |
58 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1403,51 |
-1 |
-0,47 |
59 |
Northern Ireland |
1396,55 |
-1 |
-2,55 |
60 |
Panama |
1393,28 |
1 |
4,01 |
61 |
Ghana |
1393,00 |
-1 |
-0,47 |
62 |
Iceland |
1384,41 |
1 |
4,80 |
63 |
Slovenia |
1384,04 |
2 |
11,56 |
64 |
Jamaica |
1378,86 |
-2 |
-3,20 |
65 |
North Macedonia |
1358,51 |
-1 |
-16,69 |
66 |
Albania |
1354,11 |
0 |
-7,70 |
67 |
South Africa |
1349,59 |
1 |
-0,96 |
68 |
Iraq |
1343,01 |
2 |
4,10 |
69 |
Montenegro |
1341,03 |
-2 |
-13,56 |
70 |
United Arab Emirates |
1337,57 |
-1 |
-8,52 |
71 |
Cape Verde Islands |
1336,05 |
2 |
4,59 |
72 |
Bulgaria |
1335,36 |
2 |
10,20 |
73 |
Congo DR |
1333,92 |
-1 |
1,08 |
74 |
El Salvador |
1330,51 |
-3 |
-2,97 |
75 |
Oman |
1320,29 |
0 |
-2,74 |
76 |
Israel |
1316,55 |
0 |
0,20 |
77 |
Uzbekistan |
1309,98 |
0 |
3,35 |
78 |
Georgia |
1307,34 |
4 |
10,88 |
79 |
China PR |
1305,06 |
-1 |
0 |
80 |
Honduras |
1301,98 |
0 |
2,29 |
81 |
Gabon |
1301,84 |
-2 |
0 |
82 |
Bolivia |
1296,28 |
-1 |
-2,53 |
83 |
Guinea |
1290,47 |
0 |
-4,42 |
84 |
Jordan |
1289,99 |
2 |
10,25 |
85 |
Bahrain |
1280,64 |
0 |
-8,61 |
86 |
Curacao |
1278,64 |
-2 |
-14,71 |
87 |
Haiti |
1269,07 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
Zambia |
1267,42 |
-1 |
-3,38 |
89 |
Uganda |
1260,69 |
1 |
-3,87 |
90 |
Benin |
1258,71 |
1 |
0 |
91 |
Syria |
1255,92 |
-2 |
-9,11 |
92 |
Luxembourg |
1243,80 |
1 |
8,44 |
93 |
Armenia |
1233,93 |
-1 |
-8,49 |
94 |
Palestine |
1233,72 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1230,22 |
0 |
-2,69 |
96 |
Vietnam |
1226,65 |
1 |
7,81 |
97 |
Belarus |
1221,06 |
-1 |
-5,49 |
98 |
Equatorial Guinea |
1215,66 |
0 |
0,33 |
99 |
Congo |
1214,18 |
0 |
-0,91 |
100 |
Lebanon |
1211,71 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
Kenya |
1202,26 |
1 |
0 |
102 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1195,29 |
-1 |
-10,56 |
103 |
Madagascar |
1195,01 |
2 |
1,23 |
104 |
New Zealand |
1193,98 |
-1 |
-4,98 |
105 |
India |
1192,09 |
-1 |
-6,56 |
106 |
Kosovo |
1187,01 |
0 |
3,11 |
107 |
Mauritania |
1186,68 |
0 |
4,82 |
108 |
Tajikistan |
1185,70 |
1 |
6,60 |
109 |
Estonia |
1184,64 |
1 |
7,24 |
110 |
Cyprus |
1183,82 |
-2 |
3,30 |
111 |
Thailand |
1174,92 |
0 |
4,23 |
112 |
Korea DPR |
1169,96 |
0 |
0 |
113 |
Kazakhstan |
1166,63 |
1 |
0,35 |
114 |
Mozambique |
1165,22 |
2 |
-0,19 |
115 |
Namibia |
1164,13 |
2 |
0 |
116 |
Guinea-Bissau |
1160,71 |
-1 |
-4,82 |
117 |
Sierra Leone |
1160,31 |
-4 |
-9,40 |
118 |
Guatemala |
1156,70 |
0 |
-5,26 |
119 |
Angola |
1155,90 |
1 |
6,82 |
120 |
Libya |
1154,25 |
1 |
5,89 |
121 |
Niger |
1151,84 |
-2 |
-3,39 |
122 |
Faroe Islands |
1147,17 |
3 |
10,88 |
123 |
Azerbaijan |
1146,72 |
5 |
19,55 |
124 |
Malawi |
1144,97 |
-2 |
0,20 |
125 |
Zimbabwe |
1138,56 |
-2 |
0 |
126 |
Gambia |
1137,47 |
-2 |
0 |
127 |
Togo |
1128,92 |
-1 |
-1,30 |
128 |
Sudan |
1127,69 |
2 |
2,78 |
129 |
Comoros |
1123,18 |
-2 |
-4,26 |
130 |
Tanzania |
1119,89 |
1 |
-2,02 |
131 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
1117,01 |
1 |
0 |
132 |
Central African Republic |
1116,97 |
1 |
0,91 |
133 |
Philippines |
1115,13 |
1 |
0 |
134 |
Latvia |
1114,21 |
-5 |
-11,15 |
135 |
Turkmenistan |
1100,47 |
0 |
0 |
136 |
Rwanda |
1093,66 |
0 |
-1,38 |
137 |
Solomon Islands |
1092,71 |
0 |
0,15 |
138 |
Ethiopia |
1090,83 |
0 |
2,56 |
139 |
Suriname |
1077,30 |
4 |
5,06 |
140 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
1076,91 |
0 |
0 |
141 |
Burundi |
1076,26 |
0 |
0 |
142 |
Nicaragua |
1071,83 |
-3 |
-7,35 |
143 |
Eswatini |
1070,89 |
1 |
0 |
144 |
Lithuania |
1069,75 |
-2 |
-4,33 |
145 |
Hong Kong |
1062,39 |
2 |
4,02 |
146 |
Malaysia |
1062,32 |
2 |
4,73 |
147 |
Lesotho |
1061,40 |
-2 |
0 |
148 |
Botswana |
1056,46 |
-2 |
-3,71 |
149 |
Kuwait |
1053,41 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
Liberia |
1050,61 |
0 |
-0,64 |
151 |
Andorra |
1035,20 |
1 |
6,50 |
152 |
Indonesia |
1033,90 |
3 |
14,71 |
153 |
Dominican Republic |
1031,86 |
-2 |
0 |
154 |
Maldives |
1026,09 |
2 |
7,84 |
155 |
Yemen |
1023,52 |
-2 |
0 |
156 |
Afghanistan |
1023,04 |
-2 |
0 |
157 |
Chinese Taipei |
1017,78 |
0 |
0 |
158 |
Myanmar |
1007,89 |
0 |
-4,02 |
159 |
Papua New Guinea |
1007,48 |
2 |
9,88 |
160 |
Singapore |
1003,50 |
-1 |
-1,25 |
161 |
Tahiti |
995,11 |
1 |
0 |
162 |
Fiji |
994,90 |
1 |
1,53 |
163 |
New Caledonia |
993,07 |
-3 |
-6,63 |
164 |
Vanuatu |
985,62 |
0 |
-4,93 |
165 |
South Sudan |
983,98 |
0 |
0 |
166 |
Barbados |
982,27 |
0 |
0 |
167 |
Cuba |
978,65 |
0 |
0 |
168 |
Malta |
977,92 |
1 |
3,24 |
169 |
Bermuda |
977,47 |
-1 |
0 |
170 |
Puerto Rico |
974,32 |
0 |
0 |
171 |
Guyana |
968,74 |
1 |
0 |
172 |
Grenada |
966,13 |
-1 |
-2,87 |
173 |
St. Lucia |
965,66 |
0 |
0 |
174 |
Moldova |
961,23 |
3 |
16,27 |
175 |
Nepal |
954,86 |
1 |
4,41 |
176 |
Belize |
950,88 |
-1 |
0 |
177 |
Cambodia |
948,62 |
-3 |
-5,68 |
178 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
942,84 |
1 |
2,87 |
179 |
Montserrat |
940,78 |
-1 |
0 |
180 |
Mauritius |
932,02 |
0 |
0 |
181 |
Chad |
930,22 |
0 |
-1,76 |
182 |
Macau |
922,10 |
0 |
0 |
183 |
Mongolia |
913,55 |
1 |
0 |
184 |
Dominica |
911,51 |
1 |
0 |
185 |
Bhutan |
910,96 |
1 |
0 |
186 |
Sao Tomé e PrÃncipe |
908,18 |
1 |
0 |
187 |
Laos |
905,51 |
-4 |
-9,15 |
188 |
American Samoa |
900,27 |
0 |
0 |
189 |
Cook Islands |
899,33 |
0 |
0 |
190 |
Brunei Darussalam |
898,41 |
0 |
1,31 |
191 |
Samoa |
894,26 |
0 |
0 |
192 |
Bangladesh |
884,45 |
0 |
1,27 |
193 |
Djibouti |
875,05 |
0 |
-2,79 |
194 |
Pakistan |
866,81 |
1 |
0 |
195 |
Cayman Islands |
865,72 |
1 |
0 |
196 |
Liechtenstein |
862,39 |
-2 |
-11,60 |
197 |
Tonga |
861,81 |
0 |
0 |
198 |
Timor-Leste |
860,06 |
1 |
0 |
199 |
Seychelles |
859,56 |
-1 |
-0,92 |
200 |
Eritrea |
855,56 |
1 |
0 |
201 |
Aruba |
855,37 |
1 |
0 |
202 |
Bahamas |
854,80 |
1 |
0 |
203 |
Somalia |
854,72 |
1 |
0 |
204 |
Gibraltar |
852,16 |
-4 |
-4,39 |
205 |
Guam |
838,33 |
0 |
0 |
206 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
832,00 |
0 |
0 |
207 |
Sri Lanka |
825,25 |
0 |
0 |
208 |
US Virgin Islands |
823,97 |
0 |
0 |
209 |
British Virgin Islands |
809,32 |
0 |
0 |
210 |
Anguilla |
790,74 |
0 |
0 |
211 |
San Marino |
762,22 |
0 |
-1,60 |
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The miracle of the FIFA ranking! Guesswork as always! For the MSG Prime Ministers Cup Fiji v New Caledonia on 2022-09-17 is NOT included, which would seem to suggest one of these sides was not an 'A' side, but the matches Solomon Islands v New Caledonia on 2022-09-21 and Fiji v Solomon Islands on 2022-09-24 ARE included so that theory about non 'A' sides doesn't hold. And to add madness to the method, then Fiji v Solomon Islands on 2022-09-30 with the same two teams as the match on 2022-09-24 is NOT included. Can only think a non-acceptable referee was used in the matches that were not included. And then there's the matches between Ethiopia and Sudan on 23 and 26 September. One is included, the other is not. Perhaps a technicality again or was one of the two matches played by an Ethiopian club rather than the national team... This page tantalizingly suggests a singular "friendly" (http://theeff.org/en/2022/09/19/448190/), but then mentions two matches. So again, none the wiser. So perhaps again a FIFA-acceptable referee couldn't make the first match? But, with these facts the numbers all match and I have 172 matches as quoted on the FIFA site.
ReplyDeleteFIFA indeed made some strange decisions this time.
ReplyDeleteThey included and I excluded:
2022-09-24 Benin - Mauritania 0:1 friendly in Morocco
2022-09-24 Congo - Madagascar 3:3 friendly in Morocco
2022-09-26 Ethiopia - Sudan 2:2 friendly in Ethiopia
2022-09-27 Benin - Madagascar 1:3 friendly in Morocco
2022-09-27 Congo - Mauritania 0:2 friendly in Morocco
They excluded and I included:
2022-09-17 Fiji - New Caledonia 1:0 Melanesian Cup (group B) in Vanuatu
2022-09-25 Niger - Liberia 0:0 Cairo Cup in Egypt
2022-09-30 Fiji - Solomon Islands 1:0 Melanesian Cup (play-off 3rd place) in Vanuatu
2022-10-01 St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Grenada 1:5 friendly in St. Vincent
Hi Ed Russia suspended still gaining points ( +2.69) & places in the October FIFA ranking !! Can you explain ?
ReplyDeleteThey played a friendly against Kyrgyzstan (Asian opposition) in Bishkek September the 24th: a 2-1 win.
DeleteRussia ! Thanks Ed for the feed-back
ReplyDelete