Tuesday, September 30, 2008

2010 FIFA World Cup - League format tiebreakers (CAF)

According to the official 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Regulations, the league format tiebreakers are as follows (article 17.6):

In the league format, the ranking in each group is determined as follows:
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches. If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

However, according to Ugandan website New Vision, these rules will only be applied in the third and final round of the qualifiers. For the second round, it seems the CAF tiebreaking rules (head-to-head results coming first) take precedence.

Here's the most interesting part of the article:

The table standings FIFA sent to the local football governing body FUFA indicate that Uganda are second in Group 3 , and will be among the teams considered as best runners-up after next week’s final round, if they beat Benin.

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European Cups: Changes in coefficient calculation

Andreas Dimatos, the director of Greek sports daily newspaper Goal News, published a very interesting article concerning the changes in coefficient calculation that UEFA will implement from next season (2008-2009).

Bert Kassies has translated the most relevant parts:

UEFA Europa League by Andreas Dimatos

...

Changes in coefficient

1) club coefficient ... from next season not added the 33% of the country coefficient, but it will be reduced to 20%. This will benefit medium strenth clubs (that don’t benefit from the low coefficient from their country, unlike clubs from e.g. Spain) and also the clubs that regularly (annualy) play in Europe and have their own points, in stead of being supported by their country coefficient.

2) the bonus of 3 pts for entering the group phase of the champions league, will be raised to 4 point (thus equalling 2 ‘paper’ wins) and the same bonus will be given to teams qualifying to the round of 16, in stead of just the 1 point that this yielded till this year.

3) the clubs will benefit from their points in the qualifying rounds, while till now these points (reduced to half their value) only went to the country coefficient. The basic rule is that the points they will get will be standard and independent from the match results. This way, for the first Q-round of UEFA cup they will obtain 0.25 pts, for the Q2 0.5 and for Q3 1.000 and for Q4 1.5 and for qualyfying for the group phase 2.0 pts. The same way, in the 1st qualif round of the CL the bonus will be 0.5 pts, Q2 1.0 pts. No points bonus is foreseen for Q3 (as the teams that will not qualify will continue in the last Q round of UEFA cup), also no added bonus for the play offs (as the teams that qualify will get 4 pts for the group phase of CL and those losing will get 2 pts for the UEFA group phase).

Mr. Dimatos has been kind enough to vouch for the validity of his UEFA source although understandably he couldn't tell me their identity. However, he did promise to keep me informed of new developments.

For more scenarios, take a look at the "Changes in calculating club coefficients from 2009" topic.

Bert has already computed the rankings and coefficients applying the new rules. Here are some of his posts:

Date: 26-09-2008, 21:09

Coefficients and rankings 2009 calculated with the new method (retroactive). Assuming table of MTC except bonus points for winning the final (not sure and my program needs more adaptation).

Country Ranking 2009
Country Coefficients 2009
Team Ranking 2009
Team Coefficients 2009

Date: 27-09-2008, 13:00

Coeffcients when applying ALL changes retroactively:

Country Ranking 2009
Country Coefficients 2009
Country Coefficients 2008
Country Coefficients 2007
Country Coefficients 2006
Country Coefficients 2005

Team Ranking 2009
Team Coefficients 2009
Team Coefficients 2008
Team Coefficients 2007
Team Coefficients 2006
Team Coefficients 2005

Date: 27-09-2008, 19:26

And then finally the most probable Team Ranking that will be used for seeding next season. I think that only the new 20% country contribution will be used retroactive, so only the Team Ranking 2009 will be changed. The Country Ranking 2009 will not change. I assume that the new bonuspoints and points for qualifying will not be used retroactive, and thus the rankings for 2009/10 will be the first to use the new calculation method.

Team Ranking 2009 with of 20% country contribution.

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Monday, September 29, 2008

EURO qualifying set to become a joke

The most likely qualification setup for EURO 2016 (and beyond) is a 9-group system. I'm going to look only at the one host scenario (France), but it makes little difference when you move to two hosts.

9 groups (2 x 5, 7 x 6)

Top two from each group and the best team in third place advance. The other eight play-off for the final four spots.

Using the current UEFA coefficient these would be the pots for the preliminary draw:

Pot 1: Spain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia, England, Portugal, Greece, Turkey
Pot 2: Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Israel, Ukraine, Scotland, Denmark
Pot 3: Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Norway, Ireland, Slovakia, Finland, Austria, Lithuania
Pot 4: Belgium, Northern Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Wales, Latvia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Belarus, Albania
Pot 5: Hungary, Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Pot 6: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Malta, Luxembourg, Andorra, Faroe Islands, San Marino

Possible draw:

Group 1: Croatia, Russia, Norway, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Azerbaijan
Group 2: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Northern Ireland, Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands
Group 3: England, Czech Republic, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia, San Marino
Group 4: Germany, Israel, Austria, Wales, Iceland, Luxembourg
Group 5: Greece, Scotland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Cyprus, Montenegro
Group 6: Portugal, Romania, Ireland, Latvia, Hungary, Andorra
Group 7: Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Macedonia, Moldova, Malta
Group 8: Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia
Group 9: Turkey, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Liechtenstein

Remember, top two from each group and the best team in third place advance. The other eight play-off for the final four spots.

What big gun could fail to qualify if third place means you're still in the race?

With second place enough to avoid play-offs, qualification will be achieved sooner and teams will play their last matches with their second string. How will this make the qualifying more competitive?

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Saturday, September 27, 2008

EURO 2016 scenarios (II)

UEFA confirmed the expansion of the final tournament from 16 to 24 teams, as from the 2016 edition.

Looking at yesterday's post about the EURO 2016 qualifying scenarios, only 2 possibilities remain for both cases - one host and two hosts.

One host scenario (France)

1. 9 groups (2 x 5, 7 x 6)

Top two from each group and the best team in third place advance. The other eight play-off for the final four spots.

2. 10 groups (8 X 5, 2 X 6)

Top two from each group advance. The best six teams in third place play-off for the final three spots. The other four stay at home.

Assuming the top 23 nations in the current UEFA coefficient ranking qualify, these would be the final tournament pots:

Pot 1: France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia
Pot 2: England, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Russia
Pot 3: Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Israel, Ukraine, Scotland
Pot 4: Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Norway, Ireland

Two host scenario (Sweden and Norway)

1. 9 groups (3 X 5, 6 X 6)

Top two from each group advance. The best eight teams in third place play-off for the final four spots. The other one stays at home.

2. 10 groups (9 X 5, 1 x 6)

Top two from each group advance. The best four teams in third place play-off for the final two spots. The other six stays at home.

Assuming the top 22 nations in the UEFA coefficient ranking qualify, these would be the final tournament pots:

Pot 1: Sweden, Norway, Spain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands
Pot 2: Croatia,England, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, France
Pot 3: Russia, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Israel, Ukraine
Pot 4: Scotland, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ireland

The 9 groups option seems more likely as it leaves less third placed teams at home.

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Friday, September 26, 2008

EURO 2016 scenarios

According to Franz Beckenbauer, UEFA looks set to expand the EURO championship to 24 teams from 2016.

Let's look at the possible qualifying systems:

Assumptions

1. League format, no preliminary rounds to restrict the number of participants.
2. No more than 8 teams in a group.
3. No less than 4 teams in a group.
4. No more than 3 teams qualifying out of a group.
5. No worst runners-up (or third placed teams) stay at home (as much as possible)
6. Final tournament will have six groups of four teams with the top two in each group and the best four teams in third place advancing to the last 16.

One host scenario (France)

With 52 members associations competing for 23 places, there are 6 options.

1. 8 groups (4 x 6, 4 x 7)

Top two from each group and the best six teams in third place advance. The other two play-off for the final spot.

2. 9 groups (2 x 5, 7 x 6)

Top two from each group and the best team in third place advance. The other eight play-off for the final four spots.

3. 10 groups (8 X 5, 2 X 6)

Top two from each group advance. The best six teams in third place play-off for the final three spots. The other four stay at home.

4. 11 groups (3 x 4, 8 x 5)

Top two from each group advance. The best two teams in third place play-off for the final spot. The other nine stay at home.

5. 12 groups (8 X 4, 4 x 5)

Winners and the best ten runners-up up advance. The other two play-off for the final spot.

6. 13 groups (13 X 4)

Winners and the best seven runners-up up advance. The other six play-off for the final three spots.

Assuming the top 23 nations in the current UEFA coefficient ranking qualify, these would be the final tournament pots:

Pot 1: France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia
Pot 2: England, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Russia
Pot 3: Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Israel, Ukraine, Scotland
Pot 4: Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Norway, Ireland



Two host scenario (Sweden and Norway)

With 51 members associations competing for 22 places, there are 5 options.

1. 8 groups (5 X 6, 3 X 7)

Top two from each group and the best four teams in third place advance. The other four play-off for the final two spots.

2. 9 groups (3 X 5, 6 X 6)

Top two from each group advance. The best eight teams in third place play-off for the final four spots. The other one stays at home.

3. 10 groups (9 X 5, 1 x 6)

Top two from each group advance. The best four teams in third place play-off for the final two spots. The other six stays at home.

4. 11 groups (4 X 4, 7 X 5)

Top two from each group advance.

5. 12 groups (9 X 4, 3 x 5)

Winners and the best eight runners-up up advance. The other four play-off for the final two spots.

Assuming the top 22 nations in the UEFA coefficient ranking qualify, these would be the final tournament pots:

Pot 1: Sweden, Norway, Spain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands
Pot 2: Croatia,England, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, France
Pot 3: Russia, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Israel, Ukraine
Pot 4: Scotland, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ireland

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UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League


Source: uefa.com.

The UEFA Executive Committee has approved the change of name for the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League from 2009/10.

The new UEFA Europa League logo (©UEFA)

'New impetus'
The new name heralds major changes to the competition, which will have a new 48-team group stage with centralised marketing of broadcast rights, a presenting sponsor and an official match ball in addition to centralised sponsorship from the knockout stages and a new logo and visual identity. UEFA President Michel Platini said: "These changes will improve this historic competition which is very important for UEFA and for European football, as it gives more fans, players and clubs the thrill of European club football. I am convinced the new format will give the UEFA Europa League a successful new impetus."

Wholesale changes
The changes to the name, logo and brand identity of the competition are the next logical step following the decision to alter the format of the UEFA Cup and create a true group stage, with both home and away matches. That decision was taken by the UEFA Executive Committee in Lucerne, Switzerland, back in December 2007. The change of name better reflects the format of the competition and with the enhancements to the logo and brand, the changes are such that from the 2009/10 season the UEFA Cup will effectively become a new competition.

Changing landscape
The new name and logo will help underline the competition's special character and unique sporting appeal. The new format will encourage teams from emerging countries or lesser-known teams to challenge the old order, and the new identity will seek to reflect that. UEFA's ambition in making all these changes is to rejuvenate the competition in the light of the new European football landscape, which has changed significantly with the continued success of the UEFA Champions League, so that the UEFA Europa League can establish itself as a major competition.

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FIFA Ranking: USA September 2008 detailed point totals

The columns are as follows: Match date, Opponents' FIFA trigramme, FIFA match points for USA

"0.2 time frame"

4-Sep-2004 SLV 547.8
8-Sep-2004 PAN 242
9-Oct-2004 SLV 547.8
13-Oct-2004 PAN 726
17-Nov-2004 JAM 270.6
9-Feb-2005 TRI 726
9-Mar-2005 COL 521.73
19-Mar-2005 HON 332.64
27-Mar-2005 MEX 0
30-Mar-2005 GUA 891
28-May-2005 ENG 0
4-Jun-2005 CRC 1141.8
8-Jun-2005 PAN 778.8
7-Jul-2005 CUB 1227.6
9-Jul-2005 CAN 974.16
12-Jul-2005 CRC 451.44
16-Jul-2005 JAM 1164.24
21-Jul-2005 HON 1227.6
24-Jul-2005 PAN 638.88
17-Aug-2005 TRI 759
3-Sep-2005 MEX 1280.4

"0.3 time frame"

7-Sep-2005 GUA 275
8-Oct-2005 CRC 0
12-Oct-2005 PAN 831.6
12-Nov-2005 SCO 149.46
22-Jan-2006 CAN 111.76
29-Jan-2006 NOR 448.38
10-Feb-2006 JPN 430.77
19-Feb-2006 GUA 364.32
1-Mar-2006 POL 487.86
22-Mar-2006 GER 0
11-Apr-2006 JAM 127.6
23-May-2006 MAR 0
26-May-2006 VEN 367.455
28-May-2006 LVA 335.58
12-Jun-2006 CZE 0
17-Jun-2006 ITA 714.4
22-Jun-2006 GHA 0

"0.5 time frame"

20-Jan-2007 DEN 463.425
7-Feb-2007 MEX 456.45
25-Mar-2007 ECU 483.12
28-Mar-2007 GUA 93.5
2-Jun-2007 CHN 323.85
7-Jun-2007 GUA 864.45
9-Jun-2007 TRI 1017.45
15-Jun-2007 SLV 535.5
16-Jun-2007 PAN 1132.2
21-Jun-2007 CAN 1101.6
24-Jun-2007 MEX 1331.1
28-Jun-2007 ARG 0
2-Jul-2007 PAR 0
5-Jul-2007 COL 0
22-Aug-2007 SWE 0

"1.0 time frame"

9-Sep-2007 BRA 0
17-Oct-2007 SUI 438.45
17-Nov-2007 RSA 298.35
19-Jan-2008 SWE 493.95
6-Feb-2008 MEX 157.25
26-Mar-2008 POL 488.4
28-May-2008 ENG 0
4-Jun-2008 ESP 0
8-Jun-2008 ARG 183
15-Jun-2008 BRB 503.625
22-Jun-2008 BRB 503.625
20-Aug-2008 GUA 637.5

Adding it up:

Year - Points - Matches - Multiplier - Total

-4 14449.49 21 0.2 137.6142
-3 4644.185 17 0.3 81.95621
-2 7802.645 15 0.5 260.0882
-1 3704.15 12 1 308.6792

Total for the four years: 788.3377297, rounded to 788.

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

FIFA Ranking: October 2008 preview (IV)

Point totals for teams from the top 20 of the October 2007 ranking should be 100% correct. For the others, there's the issue of historical rankings published before July 2006.

However, since many matches were played on October 8th in previous years, do take it with a fair bit of salt.

Only 6 matches left until the rankings are released.

Germany miss out on second place after failing to get the win in Helsinki.

Six nations will improve their best ever ranking:

Israel (16th, their previous best ranking was 19th achieved in September 2008)
Lithuania (37th - 42nd in August 1997)
Macedonia (46th - 49th in March 2007)
Congo (57th - 79th in April 2007)
Montenegro (117th - 136th in September 2008)
Chad (118th - 127th in July 2008).

Lebanon will return to their worst ever ranking - 150th, first achieved in July 2008.

Seven countries will have their worst ever ranking:

Congo DR (86th - 85th in April 2008)
United Arab Emirates (112th - 111th in October 2003)
Jamaica (115th - 108th in August 2008)
Kuwait (123rd - 121st in November 2007)
Estonia (137th - 135th in February 1996)
Malta (146th - 144th in September 2006)
Liberia (153th - 146th in November 2007).

New Zealand will be the highest climbers - 57 places from 111th to 54th, followed by Congo (43 places from 100th to 57th) and Luxembourg (30 places from 152nd to 122nd). The worst movers will be Equatorial Guinea (down 32 places from 87th to 119th), New Caledonia (down 26 from 95th to 121st) and Suriname (down 24 from 84th to 108th).

Best movers in the Top 50:

10 - Ecuador, Macedonia and Honduras
7 - Ukraine
6 - Denmark
5 - USA and Australia

Worst movers in the Top 50:

-16 - Moldova
-12 - Hungary
-10 - Scotland
-7 - Serbia and Morocco
-6 - Côte d'Ivoire and Mali
-5 - Romania and Norway

5 countries can still change their ranking: South Africa, Malawi, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis and British Virgin Islands.

Rank and points as of today, September 25th, 2008.

1 Spain 1643 0 78
2 Italy 1365 0 26
3 Germany 1336 0 7
4 Brazil 1280 2 28
5 Netherlands 1258 -1 -37
6 Croatia 1223 -1 -43
7 Argentina 1200 0 -30
8 Czech Republic 1111 0 -23
9 Russia 1076 3 63
10 Portugal 1075 -1 -45
11 France 1035 0 16
12 Cameroon 1027 2 28
13 Turkey 1023 -3 -10
14 England 982 1 -9
15 Bulgaria 968 1 -8
16 Israel 957 3 83
17 Greece 945 1 24
18 Romania 927 -5 -80
19 Ukraine 892 7 93
20 Uruguay 887 2 70
21 Egypt 864 0 23
22 Paraguay 863 3 62
23 USA 861 5 73
24 Ghana 844 -4 -20
25 Mexico 841 -1 34
26 Scotland 820 -10 -156
27 Nigeria 818 0 27
28 Sweden 791 3 18
29 Côte d'Ivoire 776 -6 -38
30 Denmark 764 6 68
31 Poland 763 -1 -16
32 Japan 746 3 39
33 Colombia 743 -4 -42
34 Australia 737 5 82
35 Northern Ireland 722 -3 -39
36 Chile 715 4 61
37 Lithuania 706 17 161
38 Republic of Ireland 702 0 40
39 Norway 681 -5 -52
40 Serbia 671 -7 -75
41 Guinea 669 0 19
42 Ecuador 661 10 105
43 Finland 645 -1 -4
44 Morocco 643 -7 -28
45 Switzerland 639 -2 -5
46 FYR Macedonia 636 10 117
47 Tunisia 624 -3 -19
48 Iran 617 -2 3
49 Senegal 615 -4 -8
50 Honduras 602 10 100
51 Saudi Arabia 591 -3 18
52 Belgium 589 3 59
53 Mali 587 -6 -17
54 New Zealand 583 57 267
55 Korea Republic 551 -4 -7
56 Algeria 542 20 119
57 Congo 536 43 181
58 Peru 532 15 94
59 Belarus 524 -2 6
60 Slovakia 520 7 46
60 Wales 520 -7 -29
62 Hungary 507 -12 -54
63 Burkina Faso 502 1 24
64 Moldova 501 -16 -72
65 Latvia 499 -2 20
66 Venezuela 484 -5 -12
67 Angola 481 -9 -32
67 Gabon 481 -5 -4
69 Costa Rica 475 4 37
70 Zambia 474 -1 18
71 Bahrain 466 -5 -9
72 Uzbekistan 461 -13 -44
73 Slovenia 459 6 44
74 Bolivia 455 -3 12
75 Bosnia-Herzegovina 448 0 13
76 Iraq 445 -4 6
77 Kenya 433 9 38
77 Libya 433 13 47
77 Qatar 433 4 21
80 Cyprus 431 -15 -45
81 Benin 427 23 78
82 Austria 420 19 66
83 Albania 418 19 66
84 Canada 414 -3 2
85 Rwanda 410 0 10
86 Congo DR 409 -18 -52
86 South Africa 409 -16 -38
88 Trinidad and Tobago 405 -8 -9
89 Guatemala 395 10 39
90 Togo 391 -12 -29
91 Gambia 388 -1 2
92 Zimbabwe 385 -9 -21
93 Panama 383 3 18
94 Uganda 377 -7 -15
95 Oman 374 -3 -9
96 Georgia 372 -19 -49
97 China PR 370 -3 -5
98 Cuba 366 -6 -17
99 Mozambique 355 4 4
100 Armenia 351 -2 -7
101 Syria 350 -4 -14
102 Ethiopia 346 6 22
103 Iceland 345 4 13
104 Cape Verde Islands 340 -15 -51
104 Haiti 340 13 50
106 Malawi 327 4 10
106 Sudan 327 0 -6
108 Korea DPR 311 8 15
108 Suriname 311 -24 -94
110 Tanzania 308 7 18
110 Thailand 308 4 3
112 United Arab Emirates 307 -3 -16
113 Jordan 298 0 -8
114 Botswana 296 1 -3
115 Jamaica 295 -10 -44
116 Montenegro 294 20 96
117 Guyana 290 -5 -25
118 Chad 288 9 52
119 El Salvador 285 12 65
119 Equatorial Guinea 285 -32 -107
121 New Caledonia 275 -26 -93
122 Luxembourg 273 30 128
123 Kuwait 271 -4 -14
124 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 262 23 89
125 Barbados 259 9 57
125 Namibia 259 -4 2
127 Kyrgyzstan 253 -3 0
128 Burundi 252 -2 15
129 Bermuda 251 -4 6
129 Hong Kong 251 -7 -5
131 Kazakhstan 247 -11 -23
132 Singapore 234 -3 5
133 Sierra Leone 233 12 52
134 Antigua and Barbuda 231 -12 -25
135 Liechtenstein 227 -5 2
136 Madagascar 221 5 31
137 Estonia 218 -9 -16
138 Fiji 217 5 32
139 Indonesia 213 -7 3
140 Eritrea 199 -5 0
141 Azerbaijan 192 -3 -1
141 Grenada 192 -2 0
141 Swaziland 192 0 2
144 Puerto Rico 180 2 0
145 Mauritania 178 -5 -13
146 Malta 175 -13 -34
146 Vanuatu 175 4 4
148 India 173 3 7
148 Niger 173 23 95
150 Lebanon 170 -3 -3
151 Netherlands Antilles 169 -4 -4
152 Yemen 167 -16 -31
153 Liberia 159 -9 -24
154 Maldives 156 1 23
155 Tajikistan 155 -1 19
156 St. Kitts and Nevis 132 3 19
157 Turkmenistan 114 1 0
158 Lesotho 113 -2 -6
159 Myanmar 112 1 0
160 Malaysia 109 1 1
161 St. Lucia 108 0 0
162 Cayman Islands 101 22 65
163 Solomon Islands 100 -10 -40
164 Seychelles 97 -7 -20
165 Vietnam 90 1 -2
166 Philippines 89 1 0
167 Pakistan 87 1 -1
168 Sri Lanka 86 -4 -9
169 Turks and Caicos Islands 83 -6 -13
170 Bahamas 81 -5 -13
171 British Virgin Islands 77 -1 -2
172 Mauritius 74 -3 -8
173 Guinea-Bissau 72 -1 0
174 Belize 71 -1 0
174 Chinese Taipei 71 1 3
176 Nepal 68 1 4
177 Dominican Republic 66 -1 0
178 Samoa 64 -1 0
179 Bangladesh 56 0 -6
180 Palestine 50 -7 -21
181 Nicaragua 45 -1 0
182 Afghanistan 43 0 3
182 Cambodia 43 -1 0
184 Andorra 37 2 4
185 Brunei Darussalam 36 -1 0
186 Djibouti 35 -4 -5
187 Bhutan 32 0 0
187 Tahiti 32 0 0
187 Tonga 32 0 0
190 Laos 28 0 1
191 Dominica 25 0 0
192 Mongolia 24 0 0
193 Aruba 22 0 0
194 US Virgin Islands 17 0 0
195 Comoros 13 0 0
196 Macau 11 0 0
197 Somalia 8 0 0
198 Faroe Islands 7 0 0
199 Central African Republic 6 0 0
200 American Samoa 0 0 0
200 Anguilla 0 0 0
200 Cook Islands 0 0 0
200 Guam 0 0 0
200 Montserrat 0 0 0
200 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0
200 San Marino 0 0 0
200 Timor-Leste 0 0 0


Next update - probably on October 1st.

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