FIFA World Rankings

[Keeper]

Revised FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

In Berlin today (6 July 2006), three days before the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, FIFA presented the revised FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The new method will be applied immediately after this year's FIFA World Cup™, with the first new FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking to be published on 12 July. "We have acknowledged the need for a substantial revision. I am convinced that our experts have come up with a satisfactory solution for a new way of calculating the ranking. We are aware that it is difficult to meet everybody's expectations, but are confident that the new system will provide an accurate measure of the strength of each of our member associations," said Blatter.

Long overdue and eagerly awaited.

I wonder how long they drop the New Coke ranking system, decide it was a bad idea, and go back to the World Ranking Classic.

[knvb]

I'd like to start and over under on the USA's ranking dropping 1. Out of the top 10 or 2. Out of the top 25.

[Keeper]

As promised: http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...l-2006,00.html

Rank, Country, +/- Since May '06
01 Brazil 0
02 Italy +11
03 Argentina +6
04 France +4
05 England +5
06 Netherlands -3
07 Spain 1309 -2
08 Portugal 1301 -1
09 Germany +10
10 Czech Republic -8
11 Nigeria 0
12 Cameroon +3
13 Switzerland +22
14 Uruguay +8
15 Ukraine +30
16 USA -11
17 Denmark -6
18 Mexico -14
19 Paraguay +14
20 Côte d'Ivoire +12

The most important change to the calculation of the ranking is that it will no longer take into account the last eight years of results but only four. At the same time, all of the other factors previously taking into account (result, importance of match, strength of opponents, regional strength, number of matches considered) were tested, analysed and, in some cases, totally revised. In fact, two of the factors that were previously used (goals scored and home advantage) will no longer have any impact on the ranking.

[outkast]

can someone please explain to me why England is ahead of zzzzgermans, and the pork n cheese??

England, World Cup 2002 - Quaterfinals
England, Euro 200 - Quaterfinals (losing to portugal)
England, World Cup 2006 - Quarterfinals

Germany, World Cup 2002 - Finalists
Germany, Euro 2004 - Nothing
Germany, World Cup 2006 - Semi Finals

Portugal, World Cup 2002 - Nothing
Portugal, Euro 2004 - Finals
Portugal, World Cup 2006 - Semi Finals

England does not deserve number 5.

on a good note, nice to see the USA at 16.

[Guinness]

Not sure why, but Canada has jumped to 54!!!
World beaters or what?!?

[Kevin Hector]

Originally Posted by outkast

can someone please explain to me why England is ahead of zzzzgermans, and the pork n cheese??

England, World Cup 2002 - Quaterfinals
England, Euro 200 - Quaterfinals (losing to portugal)
England, World Cup 2006 - Quarterfinals

Germany, World Cup 2002 - Finalists
Germany, Euro 2004 - Nothing
Germany, World Cup 2006 - Semi Finals

Portugal, World Cup 2002 - Nothing
Portugal, Euro 2004 - Finals
Portugal, World Cup 2006 - Semi Finals

England does not deserve number 5.

on a good note, nice to see the USA at 16.

CAll me crazy my Italian friend (conrate's bye the way) but maybe the fact that ZZZZZZZZgermans and the cheating diving headbutting bastrads have a nothing each and Ingurland have three quater's??? just a thought.