England rise to 4th in World Rankings

[Blackleaf]

England gave moved up to 4th in the FIFA World Rankings. Italy, who haven't won a game since winning the World Cup, have moved from 2nd to 5th. The United States, in the Top 10 before the World Cup, go all the way down to 29th. Scotland go up to the dizzy heights of 34th.


FIFA World Rankings, 1-100

1 Brazil
2 France
3 Argentina
4 England
5 Italy
6 The Netherlands
7 Czech Republic
8 Germany
9 Portugal
10 Spain
11 Nigeria
11 Cameroon
13 Ukraine
14 Switzerland
15 Uruguay
16 Denmark
17 Mexico
18 Sweden
19 Côte d'Ivoire
20 Colombia
21 Paraguay
22 Greece
23 Ghana
24 Croatia
25 Romania
26 Guinea
27 Egypt
28 Turkey
29 USA
30 Ecuador
31 Tunisia
32 Serbia
33 Senegal
34 Scotland
35 Poland
36 Israel
37 Bulgaria
38 Australia
39 Russia
40 Norway
41 Morocco
42 Slovakia
43 Republic of Ireland
43 Iran
45 Chile
46 Peru
47 Japan
48 Togo
49 Korea Republic
50 Belgium
51 FYR Macedonia
52 Angola
53 Costa Rica
54 Bosnia-Herzegovina
55 Zambia
56 Trinidad and Tobago
57 Uzbekistan
58 Northern Ireland
59 Hungary
60 Mali
61 Finland
62 Wales
63 Qatar
64 Congo DR
65 Belarus
66 Guatemala
67 Lithuania
68 Saudi Arabia
69 Cuba
70 Austria
71 Canada
71 Kuwait
73 Zimbabwe
74 Panama
75 Albania
76 South Africa
77 Jamaica
78 Latvia
79 Bolivia
80 Venezuela
81 Honduras
81 Oman
83 Algeria
84 Gabon
85 Moldova
86 Ethiopia
87 Iceland
88 United Arab Emirates
89 Libya
90 Equatorial Guinea
91 China PR
92 Iraq
93 Bahrain
93 Georgia
95 Malawi
96 Jordan
97 Burkina Faso
98 Bahrain
99 Uganda
100 Congo


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[catman]

Shows what a joke the rankings are. England ahead of Italy?

 

[hermanntrude]

RE: England rise to 4th i

Come on England!

(Japan 47th, so catman can't comment... i can't hear words that issue from a lower-ranking countryman)

 

[Daz_Hockey]

RE: England rise to 4th i

Because England are a better side than italy Catman, what WAS a joke for those ratings systems for a VERY long time was the US being in the top 10.....this table is certainly more realistic.

Dont mock the country that's responsible for the game....

 

[catman]

Japan is a baseball country first. (they won the World Baseball Classic this spring).

Anyway, it isn't just England's ranking. Canada is now ranked ahead of South Korea and some other World Cup qualifying countries despite the fact they didn't even play any games in May or June. It is just bizarre.

 

[hermanntrude]

so england is better than canada and japan and korea... that's what you're saying?