Friday, June 7, 2013

June 2013: FIFA Ranking vs. Elo Ratings

Top 10 differences for countries with a better Elo Rating:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference


South Sudan 200 139 61
Fiji 182 122 60
Syria 138 80 58
Korea DPR 114 57 57
Vanuatu 191 143 48
Kuwait 111 70 41
China PR 95 56 39
Gambia 162 126 36
Finland 84 50 34
Iraq 98 64 34

Top 10 differences for countries with a better FIFA Ranking:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference


Central African Republic 59 118 -59
Equatorial Guinea 64 123 -59
Sierra Leone 70 115 -45
Albania 38 82 -44
Puerto Rico 128 171 -43
Dominican Republic 94 134 -40
Afghanistan 140 180 -40
Algeria 35 74 -39
Haiti 63 101 -38
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 130 168 -38

Top 50 nations only (in the top 50 in at least one of the rankings)

Top 10 differences for countries with a better Elo Rating:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference


Finland 84 50 34
Egypt 71 44 27
Poland 65 45 20
Iran 67 47 20
Brazil 22 3 19
Australia 47 30 17
Israel 62 46 16
Sweden 27 13 14
Korea Republic 40 27 13
Costa Rica 48 37 11

Top 10 differences for countries with a better FIFA Ranking:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference


Albania 38 82 -44
Algeria 35 74 -39
Mali 23 51 -28
Zambia 49 72 -23
Ghana 21 40 -19
Tunisia 42 61 -19
Jamaica 49 68 -19
Montenegro 25 43 -18
Wales 45 62 -17
Hungary 33 42 -9

Matches I would have liked to see before the next ranking:

Finland - Albania
Egypt - Algeria
Poland - Central African Republic
Iran - Equatorial Guinea
Brazil - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Australia - Montenegro
Israel - Iceland
Sweden - Mali
Korea Republic - Wales
Costa Rica - Slovenia

About me:

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

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