Friday, September 20, 2013

FIFA Ranking: October 2013 preview

World Cup qualifying nearing the end - all groups will finish in October.

As already announced by FIFA, the October ranking will be used to seed the European teams in the play-off draw (see the simulations).

The October ranking could also be used to seed the teams in the final World Cup draw (see the simulations).

Most points gained (worst case scenario):

54 - Cuba
52 - Guyana
49 - Dominican Republic
39 - Myanmar
25 - Guinea
25 - Trinidad and Tobago
23 - South Africa
23 - Libya
23 - Philippines
21 - Laos



Most points lost (best case scenario):

-134 - New Caledonia
-90 - Equatorial Guinea
-75 - Barbados
-59 - New Zealand
-42 - Russia
-41 - Guatemala
-40 - St. Kitts and Nevis
-35 - Grenada
-33 - Greece
-32 - Aruba

September 2013 rank - Country - September 2013 points - Minimum points - Maximum points

1 Spain 1514 1409 1513
2 Argentina 1263 1163 1387
3 Germany 1261 1093 1311
4 Italy 1199 1088 1230
5 Colombia 1180 1028 1262
6 Belgium 1159 996 1249
7 Uruguay 1126 1072 1249
8 Brazil 1067 1038 1078
9 Netherlands 1058 917 1136
10 Croatia 1051 901 1149
11 Portugal 1029 956 1096
12 Greece 1016 825 983
13 USA 996 954 1040
14 Switzerland 992 866 1138
15 Russia 968 787 926
16 Chile 967 910 1126
17 England 947 887 1080
18 Bosnia-Herzegovina 934 810 925
19 Côte d'Ivoire 902 856 917
20 Ecuador 851 730 987
21 Mexico 837 802 906
22 Sweden 836 755 973
23 Denmark 825 753 900
24 Ghana 815 803 860
25 France 812 734 870
26 Ukraine 799 745 871
27 Montenegro 766 584 822
28 Algeria 762 741 815
29 Slovenia 754 631 891
30 Hungary 744 598 779
31 Romania 739 646 767
32 Czech Republic 738 638 783
33 Costa Rica 733 688 794
34 Peru 732 657 867
35 Panama 727 702 812
36 Nigeria 707 691 724
36 Venezuela 707 652 771
38 Mali 704 668 695
39 Norway 699 599 815
40 Honduras 680 655 746
41 Paraguay 673 572 841
42 Japan 671 634 677
43 Serbia 666 641 778
44 Cape Verde Islands 660 662 662
45 Albania 652 542 779
46 Tunisia 643 613 669
47 Austria 639 558 729
48 Iran 633 580 613
49 Turkey 613 594 800
50 Egypt 611 610 713
51 Burkina Faso 607 548 609
52 Wales 606 456 755
53 Australia 603 548 594
54 Iceland 599 534 723
55 Armenia 592 536 785
56 Finland 591 538 669
57 Uzbekistan 579 549 582
58 Korea Republic 574 539 607
59 Republic of Ireland 570 511 664
60 Slovakia 562 506 711
61 Cameroon 558 527 609
62 Bolivia 555 458 571
63 Scotland 551 556 715
64 Bulgaria 549 487 722
65 Poland 539 503 709
66 Senegal 534 530 676
67 New Zealand 529 470 470
68 South Africa 528 551 551
69 Israel 522 439 666
70 Libya 520 543 543
71 Zambia 515 513 540
72 Sierra Leone 497 493 493
73 Jordan 494 484 537
74 Morocco 492 487 487
75 FYR Macedonia 490 430 620
76 Guinea 487 512 512
77 Togo 486 488 488
78 Haiti 471 464 464
78 Jamaica 471 424 632
80 Belarus 458 405 566
81 Uganda 457 431 431
82 United Arab Emirates 456 425 468
83 Gabon 443 438 438
84 Cuba 438 492 492
85 Trinidad and Tobago 432 457 457
86 Northern Ireland 431 358 568
87 Dominican Republic 425 474 474
88 Estonia 405 351 536
89 Angola 400 380 380
90 Benin 398 378 378
91 Congo DR 392 411 411
92 Congo 388 394 394
93 El Salvador 386 404 404
93 Ethiopia 386 376 435
95 New Caledonia 383 249 249
96 Oman 382 367 411
97 Georgia 364 350 538
98 Equatorial Guinea 363 273 273
99 China PR 362 357 382
100 Guatemala 335 294 294
101 Zimbabwe 333 328 328
102 Niger 332 306 306
103 Central African Republic 331 310 310
104 Botswana 326 324 354
105 Iraq 325 325 353
106 Canada 324 296 335
107 Azerbaijan 315 276 500
108 Qatar 309 296 320
109 Kuwait 307 291 340
109 Saudi Arabia 307 277 339
111 Antigua and Barbuda 303 294 294
112 Lithuania 299 243 494
113 Korea DPR 297 310 310
114 Liberia 295 312 312
115 Latvia 288 242 413
116 Mozambique 283 282 282
117 Tajikistan 281 283 283
118 Kenya 271 274 274
119 Grenada 268 233 233
120 Lebanon 265 251 301
121 Bahrain 264 254 282
122 Malawi 263 263 263
122 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 263 271 271
124 Burundi 256 267 267
125 Turkmenistan 254 254 254
126 Luxembourg 247 247 527
127 Namibia 239 246 246
127 Tanzania 239 242 242
129 Moldova 237 183 369
130 Guyana 234 286 286
131 Rwanda 233 242 242
132 Afghanistan 227 223 223
132 Kazakhstan 227 202 361
134 Cyprus 225 171 453
135 Suriname 223 237 237
136 Gambia 222 202 202
137 St. Kitts and Nevis 212 172 172
138 St. Lucia 210 203 203
139 Thailand 206 181 251
140 Sudan 204 218 218
141 Philippines 200 223 223
142 Malta 199 192 450
143 Syria 192 183 213
144 Kyrgyzstan 186 186 186
145 Belize 184 178 178
146 Tahiti 182 179 179
147 Lesotho 176 183 183
148 Hong Kong 174 164 233
149 Palestine 172 175 175
150 Mauritania 168 168 168
151 Barbados 157 82 82
152 Maldives 146 147 147
153 Nicaragua 144 155 155
153 Vietnam 144 135 251
155 India 143 151 151
156 Liechtenstein 142 141 419
157 Bermuda 139 127 127
158 Chad 138 148 148
159 Singapore 131 124 147
160 Puerto Rico 129 139 139
161 Malaysia 128 120 178
162 Myanmar 124 163 163
163 Nepal 120 119 119
163 Sao Tome e Principe 120 120 120
165 Aruba 114 82 82
166 Bangladesh 113 120 120
167 Dominica 112 89 89
168 Sri Lanka 108 108 108
169 Solomon Islands 105 86 86
170 Indonesia 102 96 168
170 Pakistan 102 102 102
172 Laos 84 105 135
173 Yemen 80 72 131
174 Curacao 72 88 88
175 Chinese Taipei 70 67 67
175 Guam 70 86 86
177 Mauritius 62 62 62
177 Samoa 62 62 62
179 Madagascar 57 57 57
180 Guinea-Bissau 56 56 56
181 Vanuatu 53 53 53
182 Brunei Darussalam 52 26 26
182 Faroe Islands 52 60 267
182 Timor-Leste 52 26 26
185 Mongolia 49 49 49
186 Swaziland 48 49 49
187 Fiji 47 47 47
188 American Samoa 43 43 43
188 Tonga 43 43 43
190 US Virgin Islands 42 30 30
191 Bahamas 40 40 40
192 Cayman Islands 36 29 29
193 Comoros 33 32 32
193 Montserrat 33 33 33
195 Eritrea 24 24 24
196 Seychelles 23 23 23
197 British Virgin Islands 21 18 18
197 Papua New Guinea 21 21 21
199 Cambodia 20 20 20
200 Andorra 16 16 334
201 Somalia 14 14 14
202 Macau 13 10 10
203 Cook Islands 11 11 11
203 Djibouti 11 11 11
205 South Sudan 10 10 10
206 Anguilla 2 3 3
207 Bhutan 0 0 0
207 San Marino 0 0 230
207 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0

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3 comments:

  1. officially confirmed:
    FIFA ranking will be used for seeding:

    http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20131004_061

    "Maar het Uitvoerend Comité van de Fifa heeft vandaag dus - sneller dan verwacht - beslist dat enkel haar eigen ranking in rekening zal worden gebracht. Als de nationale ploeg op 17 oktober (de ranking die beslissend is) dus bij de eerste 7 landen op de ranking staat, gaat het op 6 december als reekshoofd de loting in. De andere potten zullen wel op basis van 'geografische en sportieve criteria' gebaseerd worden."

    In English:
    "The FIFA Executive Committee has declared today, faster than expected, only their own ranking will be used. If the national team will be in the top 7 at 17 october (the deciding ranking date), they will be seeded on 6 december (sheduled drawing). The other pots will be decided on "geographical and sportive criteria".

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  2. Maar het Uitvoerend Comité van de Fifa heeft vandaag dus - sneller dan verwacht - beslist dat enkel haar eigen ranking in rekening zal worden gebracht. Als de nationale ploeg op 17 oktober (de ranking die beslissend is) dus bij de eerste 7 landen op de ranking staat, gaat het op 6 december als reekshoofd de loting in. De andere potten zullen wel op basis van 'geografische en sportieve criteria' gebaseerd worden.

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  3. October ranking WILL be used to seed the teams for the 2014 WC final draw
    http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/news/newsid=2190697/index.html

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