1 Brazil
2 Italy
3 Argentina
4 France
5 England
6 Netherlands
7 Spain
8 Portugal
9 Germany
10 Czech Republic
11 Nigeria
12 Cameroon
13 Switzerland
14 Uruguay
15 Ukraine
16 USA
17 Denmark
18 Mexico
19 Paraguay
20 Côte d'Ivoire
The complete ranking is:
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index/0,2548,118178,00.html?articleid=118178
2006-07-24 15:39:28 · 9 answers · asked by Sailor 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
It doesn't make perfect sense, but it is a shade bit better than the previous rankng system. In July FIFA decided to only tabulate the previous 4 years of results instead of the previous 8. They also took out some minor factors into the equation as whether it was a home game and then something to do with goals scored I think. The new ranking system also balances out the fact that teams from weaker confederations (i.e. CONCACAF and AFC, OFC) won't be rewarded for regularly beating up on lesser opponents. UEFA and CONMEBOL and to a lesser extent CAF have much stronger teams in their confederations so sometimes they get penalized for playing a Scotland as opposed to a St. Kitts or American Samoa.
2006-07-24 16:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by DuFF 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats totally wrong, italy won the cup yea, but they still aren't better then france, and argentina isn't better then france, the cup can't reinforce rankings because not every team verses eachother, italy would'nt have made it to the finals if they versed brazil
2006-07-24 17:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not perfect but it's better than the old ranking. I agree with the top 10 for the most part.
2006-07-24 16:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by IllegalMexicanImmigrant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't understand why england and portugal are ranked higher than germany.
2006-07-25 01:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by re_defin3d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the hell is England at #5 and why is USA there at all? - I don't get it!
2006-07-24 23:57:53 · answer #5 · answered by sushibabes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it makes sense because its collective.
2006-07-25 04:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by Exploradora 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i beleive portugal should have been placed higher.
2006-07-24 19:03:42 · answer #7 · answered by serene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does, do you have a problem with it?
2006-07-24 16:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by DJT28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt make sense. it is absurd
2006-07-24 22:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by rizwano 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋