Friday, February 21, 2014

FIFA Ranking: March 2014 preview

Most points gained (worst case scenario):

28 - Cuba
22 - Benin
19 - Congo DR
17 - Bolivia
13 - Afghanistan
6 - Japan
4 - Canada
4 - Malawi
4 - Nepal
3 - Nigeria
3 - Cambodia



Most points lost (best case scenario):

-132 - Myanmar
-85 - Palestine
-73 - Laos
-55 - Guam
-48 - Tajikistan
-40 - Chad
-37 - Turkmenistan
-36 - Sao Tome e Principe
-35 - Cape Verde Islands
-25 - St. Kitts and Nevis

At least one team will drop to new lows:

Madagascar (at most 189 - 188 in November 2006)

Myanmar will have their worst drop ever (at least 43 spots). They fell 16 places in October 1995.
Palestine will have their worst drop ever (at least 22 spots). They fell 18 places in October 2006.

Three countries will have their worst rankings in the last couple of years:

Chad (at most 169 - 174 in March 2003) - 11 years
St. Kitts and Nevis (at most 155 - 155 in February 2010) - 4 years and 1 month
Palestine (at most 166 - 166 in July 2011) - 2 years and 8 months

February 2014 rank - Country - February 2014 points - Minimum points - Maximum points

1 Spain 1506 1474 1510
2 Germany 1314 1289 1336
3 Argentina 1255 1220 1262
4 Portugal 1219 1164 1199
5 Colombia 1211 1171 1207
6 Switzerland 1159 1102 1163
7 Uruguay 1157 1116 1144
8 Italy 1135 1112 1146
9 Brazil 1125 1084 1104
10 Netherlands 1122 1077 1123
11 Belgium 1117 1069 1114
12 Greece 1084 1038 1077
13 USA 1044 1017 1040
14 Chile 1038 998 1041
15 England 1032 1000 1045
16 Croatia 966 939 987
17 Bosnia-Herzegovina 919 863 913
18 France 917 881 929
18 Ukraine 917 867 911
20 Denmark 907 858 909
21 Mexico 887 883 900
22 Russia 862 838 889
23 Côte d'Ivoire 841 822 874
24 Ecuador 831 823 855
25 Sweden 821 789 821
26 Algeria 819 771 819
27 Cape Verde Islands 799 727 764
27 Slovenia 799 746 794
29 Serbia 775 722 762
30 Armenia 771 699 759
31 Czech Republic 760 734 776
32 Panama 754 755 755
33 Romania 746 723 776
34 Scotland 742 682 721
35 Costa Rica 734 709 732
35 Venezuela 734 704 749
37 Ghana 733 729 753
38 Egypt 729 726 790
38 Iran 729 634 728
40 Honduras 716 699 725
41 Peru 704 703 703
42 Turkey 703 666 710
43 Austria 678 621 679
44 Hungary 673 652 697
45 Tunisia 656 623 677
46 Cameroon 626 588 633
47 Nigeria 616 619 639
48 Iceland 613 582 623
49 Paraguay 603 554 605
50 Japan 601 607 622
51 Wales 598 558 609
52 Montenegro 594 588 639
53 Australia 576 545 586
54 Slovakia 574 545 588
55 Albania 571 546 569
56 Israel 570 526 574
57 Uzbekistan 569 538 621
58 United Arab Emirates 565 512 627
59 Mali 561 553 579
60 Norway 557 546 585
61 Korea Republic 556 523 552
62 Burkina Faso 554 546 553
62 Guinea 554 520 572
64 South Africa 550 536 568
65 Finland 540 513 556
66 Senegal 529 499 536
67 Republic of Ireland 528 513 549
68 Libya 523 495 512
69 Jordan 514 501 521
70 Bolivia 494 511 511
70 Poland 494 475 511
72 Bulgaria 486 482 518
73 Sierra Leone 484 481 481
74 Morocco 454 436 458
75 Saudi Arabia 450 406 453
75 Zambia 450 445 458
77 Trinidad and Tobago 444 446 446
78 El Salvador 436 438 438
79 Haiti 430 430 430
80 Jamaica 426 408 432
80 Oman 426 403 426
82 Belarus 423 420 450
83 FYR Macedonia 402 395 421
84 Uganda 400 391 409
85 Northern Ireland 397 378 407
86 Congo 393 365 396
87 Gabon 386 373 398
88 China PR 380 339 381
89 New Zealand 378 373 421
90 Togo 376 377 377
91 Congo DR 373 392 392
91 Estonia 373 367 367
93 Azerbaijan 372 350 369
94 Botswana 360 345 355
95 Angola 356 342 360
96 Liberia 354 347 347
97 Benin 335 357 357
98 Cuba 334 362 362
99 Qatar 331 319 351
100 Zimbabwe 330 325 325
101 Ethiopia 329 331 331
102 Lithuania 326 306 330
103 Georgia 325 314 333
104 Niger 316 309 325
105 Central African Republic 310 310 310
106 Bahrain 308 294 348
107 Moldova 305 292 303
108 Kenya 300 293 293
109 Kuwait 299 287 357
110 Tajikistan 285 237 237
111 Dominican Republic 282 282 282
111 Latvia 282 265 297
113 Canada 275 279 279
114 Iraq 269 258 317
115 Malawi 268 272 272
116 Tanzania 254 249 262
117 New Caledonia 252 252 252
118 Equatorial Guinea 251 251 251
118 Mozambique 251 252 268
120 Luxembourg 247 226 275
121 Lebanon 243 234 254
122 Cyprus 240 219 268
123 Sudan 236 236 236
124 Burundi 234 212 212
124 Namibia 234 222 238
126 Guatemala 229 219 219
127 Philippines 219 195 238
128 Kazakhstan 214 202 235
129 Turkmenistan 203 166 166
130 Myanmar 200 68 68
131 Malta 199 186 230
132 Suriname 197 197 197
133 Syria 196 183 289
134 Rwanda 195 186 186
135 Grenada 194 192 256
136 Korea DPR 191 191 235
137 Gambia 190 184 184
138 Afghanistan 184 197 216
139 Lesotho 182 182 182
140 Tahiti 179 179 179
141 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 177 177 177
142 Belize 176 176 176
143 Vietnam 172 164 224
144 Hong Kong 170 156 208
144 Palestine 170 85 85
146 Antigua and Barbuda 164 159 159
147 Thailand 158 151 236
148 Kyrgyzstan 155 155 155
148 St. Lucia 155 155 155
150 Liechtenstein 152 139 168
150 Malaysia 152 127 191
150 Singapore 152 144 214
153 St. Kitts and Nevis 150 125 125
154 Guyana 149 137 137
154 India 149 133 147
156 Laos 146 73 73
157 Puerto Rico 141 143 143
158 Indonesia 135 128 229
159 Mauritania 127 120 142
160 Guam 123 68 68
161 Sao Tome e Principe 122 86 86
162 Chad 121 81 81
163 Maldives 120 114 114
164 Bangladesh 116 78 104
165 Pakistan 107 101 116
166 Dominica 103 103 103
167 Nicaragua 102 84 84
168 Barbados 101 101 164
169 Nepal 98 102 102
170 Chinese Taipei 97 76 76
171 Sri Lanka 90 68 68
172 Aruba 87 87 87
172 Faroe Islands 87 87 87
174 Solomon Islands 86 86 86
175 Bermuda 83 83 83
176 Seychelles 67 66 66
177 Mauritius 66 66 66
178 Curacao 65 65 65
179 Vanuatu 55 55 55
180 Mongolia 49 38 38
181 Fiji 47 47 47
182 Samoa 45 45 45
183 Guinea-Bissau 43 41 41
184 Bahamas 40 40 40
184 Swaziland 40 40 40
186 Yemen 39 40 93
187 Madagascar 33 30 30
187 Montserrat 33 33 33
189 Cambodia 30 33 33
190 Brunei Darussalam 26 26 26
190 Timor-Leste 26 26 26
190 Tonga 26 26 26
193 US Virgin Islands 23 23 23
194 Cayman Islands 21 21 21
194 Papua New Guinea 21 21 21
196 American Samoa 18 18 18
196 British Virgin Islands 18 18 18
198 Andorra 17 15 50
198 Comoros 17 17 89
200 Eritrea 11 11 11
200 Macau 11 9 9
202 South Sudan 10 10 65
203 Somalia 8 8 8
204 Djibouti 6 6 6
205 Cook Islands 5 5 5
206 Anguilla 3 3 3
207 Bhutan 0 0 0
207 San Marino 0 0 0
207 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0

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