Monday, September 27, 2010

CONCACAF petition FIFA for four spots

It's official.

At the 2010 CONCACAF Extraordinary Congress, Jack Warner announced CONCACAF will try to get four places for Brazil 2014.

The CONCACAF Executive Committee a day earlier unanimously voted to petition FIFA for four spots in the 2014 World Cup.

"Our members made it very clear today that we need four places," Warner said. "Our region is united behind this position."

Sepp Blatter, invited at the Congress, said in his speech: "The Fifa Executive Committee will definitely take a closer look at the possibility of a fourth spot for CONCACAF".

It remains to be seen if the FIFA EXCO will alter the allocation of places for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

Friday, September 24, 2010

2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Official qualifying system

CAF have announced the details of the qualifying system. Part of it was already described by Issa Hayatou last week.

Here's the official CAF announcement:

"Countries that do not qualify for the Orange CAN Gabon – Equatorial Guinea 2012 will play a first round eliminatory, with direct elimination, with a view to finding fifteen teams. The period from 15 January 2012 to 15 February 2012 was chosen for this first round.

If necessary, if the number of teams involved exceeds 45, a preliminary round would be organised. In this case, the criteria for the teams to undergo a preliminary round will depend on FIFA ranking.

The second round of qualifiers , also through direct elimination, will witness the fifteen qualified teams of the first round qualifiers to play against the fifteen teams (except Libya, host country of the 2013 edition and by consequence already qualified) that would have participated at the 2012 CAN, after complete draws.

If the Libyan team qualifies for the Orange CAN 2012, the fifteen other teams will directly play the second qualifying round of the 2013 CAN.

If Libya doesn’t qualify for the Orange CAN 2012, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will play home and away play-off and the winner will participate in the second round qualifiers ."

Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will surely be rooting for Libya to qualify for the 2012 finals.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Qualifying system announced

Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), described the qualifying system in an interview published on the Burkinabe portal LeFaso.net.

"Pour les qualifications, la formule est trouvée. Elle se déroulera en deux étapes. Déjà nous considérons les 16 qui auront jouer la phase finale en 2012 comme des exemptés du premier tour des qualifications. Les autres pays qui ne seront pas à la CAN vont s’affronter pour 16 places à prendre.

Une fois cette étape bouclée, il y aura une confrontation entre les 16 issues des qualifications et les 16 autres qui ont joué la phase finale de la CAN. Un tirage au sort sera fait et chacune des 16 finalistes de la CAN 2012 passée disputera en aller-retour, un ticket direct pour la CAN 2013. En clair, les 16 finalistes n’auront à disputer que 2 matchs avec le même adversaire alors que les autres joueront plus de matchs car il a fallu dégraisser pour ne garder que les 16 meilleures. Toutes les précautions ont été prises. Les garanties sont là. Tout est ok."

The qualifying system will have two stages.

  1. A preliminary stage to trim the number of teams down to 16. The 16 ACN 2012 finalists won't be involved. The format of this stage (straight knock-out, group stage, mix of both?) is unknown.
  2. A final stage involving the 16 teams qualified from the preliminary stage and the 16 ACN 2012 finalists. It will be straight knock-out stage (home and away) with the winners qualifying for the ACN 2013 (hosted by Libya).
There must be something wrong about it. Only 15 places are available, not 16, thus only 30 teams will play in the final stage, not 32. What happens with Libya?

  1. If Libya qualify for the 2012 finals, only 15 teams will qualify through the preliminary stage and they will meet the 15 ACN 2012 finalists.
  2. If Libya fail to qualify for the 2012 finals, only 14 teams will qualify through the preliminary stage.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

FIFA Ranking: October 2010 probable ranking

Probable results computed using the Elo Ratings. See the list of results used for this ranking.

Next update: October 6th, 2010.

Probably...

Slovenia, Burkina Faso, Belarus, Uganda, Botswana and Central African Republic will improve their best ever ranking.
New Zealand and Barbados will return to their best ever ranking.
Bulgaria will return to their worst ever ranking.
Poland, Congo DR, Malta and Seychelles will have their worst ever ranking.

Probable September 2010 rank - Team - Probable September 2010 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points

1 Spain 1881 0 57
2 Netherlands 1683 0 20
3 Brazil 1537 1 57
4 Germany 1481 -1 -9
5 Argentina 1331 0 -20
6 England 1271 0 80
7 Uruguay 1199 0 17
8 Portugal 1123 0 74
9 Egypt 1056 0 22
10 Italy 1042 3 77
11 Croatia 977 0 -21
12 Norway 968 2 10
13 Greece 963 -1 -10
14 Russia 957 11 89
15 Chile 943 -5 -61
16 Slovenia 926 3 29
17 Slovakia 915 -1 -4
18 Ghana 913 2 24
19 Serbia 893 -4 -52
20 France 888 7 53
21 Switzerland 875 0 -7
22 Turkey 862 -1 -20
23 Côte d'Ivoire 856 0 -21
24 USA 855 -6 -44
25 Australia 836 -1 -38
26 Paraguay 833 -9 -71
27 Denmark 799 2 18
27 Mexico 799 1 4
29 Ukraine 763 -3 -75
30 Japan 761 0 -12
31 Republic of Ireland 754 2 9
32 Czech Republic 739 5 22
33 Nigeria 723 1 -10
34 Algeria 716 1 -16
35 Sweden 696 -3 -64
36 Cameroon 693 1 -24
37 Israel 692 -1 -29
38 Burkina Faso 681 1 -22
39 Gabon 670 -8 -98
40 Belarus 655 15 101
41 Montenegro 654 -1 -30
42 Korea Republic 640 2 0
43 Northern Ireland 607 2 -31
44 Lithuania 577 -2 -98
45 Austria 574 16 46
46 Romania 568 0 -63
47 New Zealand 566 2 -39
48 South Africa 561 10 16
49 Colombia 547 -9 -137
50 Iran 544 7 -2
51 Bosnia-Herzegovina 542 8 -2
51 Tunisia 542 5 -9
53 Uganda 541 10 18
54 Honduras 535 -2 -30
55 Scotland 525 -8 -92
56 Hungary 523 -5 -44
57 Ecuador 511 15 34
58 Bulgaria 509 -4 -47
59 Latvia 503 9 9
60 Belgium 499 2 -27
61 Panama 495 9 8
62 Mali 493 3 -25
63 Albania 491 4 -11
64 Costa Rica 488 -11 -73
64 Venezuela 488 -4 -43
66 Cyprus 470 -23 -173
67 FYR Macedonia 455 4 -24
68 Peru 453 -20 -160
69 Poland 451 -3 -53
70 Finland 447 -6 -74
71 Senegal 446 8 41
72 Zambia 439 2 7
73 Guinea 438 8 44
74 Benin 435 -5 -54
75 Botswana 430 7 42
76 Saudi Arabia 426 -3 -34
77 Moldova 424 3 26
78 Jamaica 412 -2 -13
79 Cape Verde Islands 408 -2 -14
80 Bahrain 406 -5 -25
81 Malawi 403 -3 -12
82 Togo 396 5 25
83 China PR 390 -1 2
84 Canada 387 4 27
85 Georgia 384 4 27
86 United Arab Emirates 381 4 32
87 Mozambique 373 -1 -1
88 Wales 371 -4 -11
89 Angola 349 4 7
90 Morocco 348 5 18
91 Oman 337 1 -7
92 Barbados 330 29 150
93 Bolivia 324 -43 -267
94 Uzbekistan 323 3 -4
95 Gambia 322 -4 -23
96 Estonia 319 -11 -56
97 Armenia 317 8 44
98 Iraq 315 9 53
99 Kuwait 308 -3 -21
100 Syria 305 -6 -27
101 Trinidad and Tobago 303 -4 -24
102 Libya 302 5 40
103 Qatar 291 1 13
104 Jordan 285 -5 -33
105 Thailand 284 -3 -3
106 Iceland 272 -6 -36
107 Sudan 270 -6 -25
108 Korea DPR 269 -2 -1
109 Rwanda 262 3 36
110 El Salvador 246 0 -7
110 Guyana 246 10 64
112 Congo 244 5 42
113 Tanzania 243 -2 4
114 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 242 39 149
115 Azerbaijan 239 -13 -48
116 Yemen 230 -9 -32
117 Zimbabwe 226 1 32
118 Kenya 219 -4 4
119 Cuba 218 -6 0
120 Guatemala 207 -5 -7
121 Suriname 195 16 62
122 Singapore 193 -3 4
123 Haiti 187 0 12
124 Antigua and Barbuda 183 -1 8
125 Vietnam 178 0 4
126 Grenada 177 2 17
127 Burundi 171 -5 -8
128 Namibia 170 -12 -42
129 Kazakhstan 167 -3 -4
130 Turkmenistan 156 -1 2
131 Fiji 154 -4 -7
132 Sierra Leone 153 0 9
133 Ethiopia 147 2 11
134 Indonesia 140 -3 -11
134 Puerto Rico 140 36 88
136 Hong Kong 137 0 2
137 Myanmar 130 4 4
138 Luxembourg 129 -8 -24
139 Guinea-Bissau 127 1 0
139 St. Kitts and Nevis 127 12 33
141 Chad 126 -7 -16
141 Congo DR 126 -9 -18
143 Maldives 124 0 7
144 Faroe Islands 122 -6 -10
145 Central African Republic 121 27 71
146 New Caledonia 119 -1 11
147 Madagascar 118 7 27
148 Malaysia 116 -4 5
149 Cayman Islands 114 32 88
150 Bangladesh 112 -5 4
150 Tajikistan 112 -5 4
152 India 111 8 29
153 Sri Lanka 104 -5 0
154 Swaziland 102 -12 -20
155 Lebanon 97 -4 3
156 Liechtenstein 91 -7 -11
157 Nicaragua 86 1 0
158 Dominican Republic 85 23 59
159 Nepal 83 -3 -5
160 Liberia 82 -21 -49
161 Eritrea 81 0 1
161 Lesotho 81 -4 -6
163 Equatorial Guinea 79 1 6
164 Niger 78 -10 -13
165 Malta 76 -15 -20
166 Pakistan 73 -4 -2
166 Philippines 73 -1 6
168 Netherlands Antilles 63 -2 0
168 Vanuatu 63 -2 0
170 Bermuda 62 -7 -12
171 Kyrgyzstan 60 -12 -23
172 Belize 54 -4 0
172 Palestine 54 1 5
174 Chinese Taipei 53 -4 1
175 Laos 41 2 4
176 Solomon Islands 40 -1 0
177 Somalia 39 -1 0
178 Mauritania 38 -9 -15
179 Comoros 37 -5 -6
180 Cambodia 34 -2 1
181 Dominica 33 -3 0
182 Mongolia 32 -2 0
183 Samoa 26 -2 0
184 Brunei Darussalam 23 1 2
185 Djibouti 19 3 1
185 St. Lucia 19 1 0
185 Turks and Caicos Islands 19 1 0
188 Cook Islands 17 2 0
188 Guam 17 2 0
188 Tonga 17 2 0
191 Mauritius 16 2 0
192 British Virgin Islands 15 -4 -3
193 Bahamas 13 1 0
193 Tahiti 13 1 0
195 Macau 12 2 0
196 Afghanistan 10 -2 -3
196 Seychelles 10 -12 -12
198 Bhutan 9 0 0
199 Aruba 7 0 0
200 US Virgin Islands 5 0 0
201 Timor-Leste 3 0 -1
202 Andorra 2 0 0
203 American Samoa 0 0 0
203 Anguilla 0 0 0
203 Montserrat 0 0 0
203 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0
203 San Marino 0 0 0

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FIFA Ranking: October 2010 probable results

Here are the probable results used for the October 2010 probable ranking. They are generated using the Elo Ratings.

I stopped at the official deadline (October 14th), but FIFA may include more matches - especially since they are continental qualifiers (Caribbean Championship matches).

1 - First team wins
X - Draw
2 - Second team wins

15/Sep India - Namibia X (Friendly)
15/Sep Yemen - Zambia 2 (Friendly)
16/Sep Jordan - Iraq X (Friendly)
17/Sep St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Grenada X (Friendly)
19/Sep Jordan - Bahrain X (Friendly)
19/Sep St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Grenada X (Friendly)
21/Sep Iraq - Oman X (Friendly)
23/Sep Antigua and Barbuda - St. Lucia 1 (Friendly)
24/Sep Vietnam - Korea DPR X (Friendly)
24/Sep Iran - Bahrain 1 (Friendly)
24/Sep Jordan - Syria X (Friendly)
25/Sep Iraq - Yemen 1 (Friendly)
26/Sep Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Friendly)
26/Sep Bahrain - Oman X (Friendly)
26/Sep Syria - Kuwait X (Friendly)
27/Sep Yemen - Palestine X (Friendly)
28/Sep Oman - Iran 2 (Friendly)
28/Sep Kuwait - Jordan X (Friendly)
29/Sep New Caledonia - Tahiti 1 (Friendly)
29/Sep Palestine - Iraq 2 (Friendly)
01/Oct Iran - Iraq 1 (Friendly)
01/Oct Jordan - Syria X Jordan PSO (Friendly)
02/Oct Puerto Rico - Anguilla 1 (Continental Qualifier)
03/Oct Syria - Iraq X Iraq PSO (Friendly)
03/Oct Jordan - Iran 2 (Friendly)
04/Oct Cayman Islands - Anguilla 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Montserrat 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct Barbados - St. Kitts and Nevis 1 (Continental Qualifier)
06/Oct Bermuda - Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Friendly)
06/Oct Puerto Rico - Cayman Islands X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Mali - Liberia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Guinea - Nigeria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Madagascar - Ethiopia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Senegal - Mauritius 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Comoros - Mozambique 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Libya - Zambia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Central African Republic - Algeria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Tanzania - Morocco X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Burkina Faso - Gambia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Sierra Leone - South Africa 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Niger - Egypt 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Burundi - Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Rwanda - Benin X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Ghana - Sudan 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Congo - Swaziland 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Angola - Guinea-Bissau 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Kenya - Uganda 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Germany - Turkey 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Austria - Azerbaijan 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Kazakhstan - Belgium 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Northern Ireland - Italy 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Serbia - Estonia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Slovenia - Faroe Islands 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Luxembourg - Belarus 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Albania - Bosnia-Herzegovina X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Andorra - FYR Macedonia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Armenia - Slovakia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Republic of Ireland - Russia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Moldova - Netherlands 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Hungary - San Marino 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Georgia - Malta 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Israel - Croatia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Greece - Latvia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Montenegro - Switzerland X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Wales - Bulgaria X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Cyprus - Norway X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Portugal - Denmark 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Czech Republic - Scotland 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Spain - Lithuania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Togo - Tunisia X (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Malawi - Chad 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct Qatar - Iraq X (Friendly)
08/Oct China PR - Syria 1 (Friendly)
08/Oct Ecuador - Colombia X (Friendly)
08/Oct Montserrat - Barbados 2 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - St. Kitts and Nevis 1 (Continental Qualifier)
08/Oct India - Vietnam X (Friendly)
08/Oct Oman - Gabon 1 (Friendly)
08/Oct Japan - Argentina X (Friendly)
08/Oct Kuwait - Bahrain X (Friendly)
08/Oct Ukraine - Canada 1 (Friendly)
09/Oct France - Romania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
09/Oct Australia - Paraguay X (Friendly)
09/Oct New Zealand - Honduras X (Friendly)
09/Oct Indonesia - Uruguay 2 (Friendly)
09/Oct Cameroon - Congo DR 1 (Continental Qualifier)
09/Oct USA - Poland 1 (Friendly)
10/Oct Zimbabwe - Cape Verde Islands X (Continental Qualifier)
10/Oct Jamaica - Trinidad and Tobago 1 (Friendly)
10/Oct St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Barbados X (Continental Qualifier)
10/Oct St. Kitts and Nevis - Montserrat 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Azerbaijan - Turkey 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Belgium - Austria X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Kazakhstan - Germany 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Italy - Serbia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Estonia - Slovenia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Faroe Islands - Northern Ireland 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct France - Luxembourg 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Belarus - Albania 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Armenia - Andorra 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct FYR Macedonia - Russia 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Slovakia - Republic of Ireland X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Netherlands - Sweden 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct San Marino - Moldova 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Finland - Hungary X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Latvia - Georgia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Greece - Israel X (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct England - Montenegro 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Iceland - Portugal 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Denmark - Cyprus 1 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Scotland - Spain 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Liechtenstein - Czech Republic 2 (Continental Qualifier)
12/Oct Oman - Chile 2 (Friendly)
12/Oct New Zealand - Paraguay X (Friendly)
12/Oct Korea Republic - Japan X (Friendly)
12/Oct USA - Colombia X (Friendly)
12/Oct Ecuador - Poland X (Friendly)
12/Oct Qatar - Gabon X (Friendly)
12/Oct Mexico - Venezuela 1 (Friendly)
12/Oct Switzerland - Wales 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Indonesia - Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Friendly)
13/Oct Dominican Republic - British Virgin Islands 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Guyana - St. Lucia 1 (Continental Qualifier)
13/Oct Suriname - Netherlands Antilles 1 (Continental Qualifier)

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FIFA Ranking: October 2010 preview

FIFA will publish the October ranking on October 20th.

Included: matches up to and including September 10th.

Next update: October 6th, 2010.

Many teams still looking to schedule friendlies in October.
Brazil could become third by not playing before the next ranking.

September 2010 rank - Country - September 2010 points - Minimum points - Maximum points

1 Spain 1824 1751 1881
2 Netherlands 1663 1563 1683
3 Germany 1490 1370 1481
4 Brazil 1480 1537 1537
5 Argentina 1351 1320 1354
6 England 1191 1171 1271
7 Uruguay 1182 1184 1199
8 Portugal 1049 966 1123
9 Egypt 1034 1034 1056
10 Chile 1004 922 943
11 Croatia 998 926 1080
12 Greece 973 855 1026
13 Italy 965 846 1042
14 Norway 958 919 1066
15 Serbia 945 831 993
16 Slovakia 919 835 975
17 Paraguay 904 815 869
18 USA 899 820 875
19 Slovenia 897 815 926
20 Ghana 889 880 913
21 Switzerland 882 769 942
21 Turkey 882 780 1026
23 Côte d'Ivoire 877 816 856
24 Australia 874 823 862
25 Russia 868 784 1061
26 Ukraine 838 727 763
27 France 835 768 888
28 Mexico 795 779 799
29 Denmark 781 726 889
30 Japan 773 745 792
31 Gabon 768 662 714
32 Sweden 760 696 844
33 Republic of Ireland 745 664 933
34 Nigeria 733 708 753
35 Algeria 732 709 729
36 Israel 721 535 1007
37 Cameroon 717 667 693
37 Czech Republic 717 569 739
39 Burkina Faso 703 564 681
40 Colombia 684 505 633
40 Montenegro 684 598 948
42 Lithuania 675 577 792
43 Cyprus 643 377 912
44 Korea Republic 640 633 655
45 Northern Ireland 638 549 783
46 Romania 631 568 730
47 Scotland 617 525 914
48 Peru 613 453 453
49 New Zealand 605 536 626
50 Bolivia 591 324 324
51 Hungary 567 443 598
52 Honduras 565 526 554
53 Costa Rica 561 488 488
54 Bulgaria 556 473 581
55 Belarus 554 517 655
56 Tunisia 551 520 586
57 Iran 546 506 549
58 South Africa 545 537 561
59 Bosnia-Herzegovina 544 506 616
60 Venezuela 531 488 532
61 Austria 528 419 672
62 Belgium 526 386 586
63 Uganda 523 472 541
64 Finland 521 401 541
65 Mali 518 461 493
66 Poland 504 442 506
67 Albania 502 452 690
68 Latvia 494 420 644
69 Benin 489 411 482
70 Panama 487 495 495
71 FYR Macedonia 479 413 600
72 Ecuador 477 462 609
73 Saudi Arabia 460 426 426
74 Zambia 432 416 460
75 Bahrain 431 387 470
76 Jamaica 425 378 412
77 Cape Verde Islands 422 372 478
78 Malawi 415 372 403
79 Senegal 405 392 446
80 Moldova 398 377 610
81 Guinea 394 367 581
82 Botswana 388 430 430
82 China PR 388 372 390
84 Wales 382 319 667
85 Estonia 375 319 548
86 Mozambique 374 350 373
87 Togo 371 362 465
88 Canada 360 387 449
89 Georgia 357 330 525
90 United Arab Emirates 349 381 381
91 Gambia 345 322 530
92 Oman 344 296 421
93 Angola 342 317 349
94 Syria 332 299 357
95 Morocco 330 310 425
96 Kuwait 329 290 343
97 Trinidad and Tobago 327 260 344
97 Uzbekistan 327 323 323
99 Jordan 318 268 377
100 Iceland 308 272 416
101 Sudan 295 270 502
102 Azerbaijan 287 239 456
102 Thailand 287 284 284
104 Qatar 278 271 332
105 Armenia 273 263 514
106 Korea DPR 270 265 276
107 Iraq 262 239 402
107 Libya 262 247 410
107 Yemen 262 227 270
110 El Salvador 253 246 246
111 Tanzania 239 225 277
112 Rwanda 226 227 333
113 Cuba 218 218 218
114 Kenya 215 219 293
115 Guatemala 214 207 207
116 Namibia 212 162 188
117 Congo 202 169 244
118 Zimbabwe 194 199 278
119 Singapore 189 193 193
120 Guyana 182 180 300
121 Barbados 180 176 374
122 Burundi 179 171 399
123 Antigua and Barbuda 175 157 183
123 Haiti 175 187 187
125 Vietnam 174 163 209
126 Kazakhstan 171 167 586
127 Fiji 161 154 154
128 Grenada 160 159 212
129 Turkmenistan 154 156 156
130 Luxembourg 153 129 427
131 Indonesia 151 140 281
132 Congo DR 144 126 336
132 Sierra Leone 144 153 337
134 Chad 142 126 257
135 Ethiopia 136 131 177
136 Hong Kong 135 137 137
137 Suriname 133 129 195
138 Faroe Islands 132 122 482
139 Liberia 131 82 256
140 Guinea-Bissau 127 127 265
141 Myanmar 126 130 130
142 Swaziland 122 102 209
143 Maldives 117 124 124
144 Malaysia 111 116 116
145 Bangladesh 108 112 112
145 New Caledonia 108 93 119
145 Tajikistan 108 112 112
148 Sri Lanka 104 104 104
149 Liechtenstein 102 91 335
150 Malta 96 76 195
151 Lebanon 94 97 97
151 St. Kitts and Nevis 94 61 297
153 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 93 81 342
154 Madagascar 91 90 174
154 Niger 91 78 325
156 Nepal 88 83 83
157 Lesotho 87 81 81
158 Nicaragua 86 86 86
159 Kyrgyzstan 83 60 60
160 India 82 84 165
161 Eritrea 80 81 81
162 Pakistan 75 73 73
163 Bermuda 74 62 117
164 Equatorial Guinea 73 79 79
165 Philippines 67 73 73
166 Netherlands Antilles 63 63 146
166 Vanuatu 63 63 63
168 Belize 54 54 54
169 Mauritania 53 38 38
170 Chinese Taipei 52 53 53
170 Puerto Rico 52 52 184
172 Central African Republic 50 50 263
173 Palestine 49 39 133
174 Comoros 43 37 184
175 Solomon Islands 40 40 40
176 Somalia 39 39 39
177 Laos 37 41 41
178 Cambodia 33 34 34
178 Dominica 33 33 33
180 Mongolia 32 32 32
181 Cayman Islands 26 26 158
181 Dominican Republic 26 19 85
181 Samoa 26 26 26
184 Seychelles 22 10 10
185 Brunei Darussalam 21 23 23
186 St. Lucia 19 19 165
186 Turks and Caicos Islands 19 19 19
188 British Virgin Islands 18 15 81
188 Djibouti 18 19 19
190 Cook Islands 17 17 17
190 Guam 17 17 17
190 Tonga 17 17 17
193 Mauritius 16 16 172
194 Afghanistan 13 10 10
194 Bahamas 13 13 13
194 Tahiti 13 13 41
197 Macau 12 12 12
198 Bhutan 9 9 9
199 Aruba 7 7 7
200 US Virgin Islands 5 5 5
201 Timor-Leste 4 3 3
202 Andorra 2 2 242
203 American Samoa 0 0 0
203 Anguilla 0 0 132
203 Montserrat 0 0 236
203 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0
203 San Marino 0 0 404

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Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.