tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post7205024314092016746..comments2024-03-18T00:03:11.385+01:00Comments on Football rankings: FIFA ranking: December 2019 final previewEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-87353238851752595372019-12-22T13:52:24.094+01:002019-12-22T13:52:24.094+01:00Curious, matches from all previous CECAFA Cups (th...Curious, matches from all previous CECAFA Cups (this was the 21st edition since the FIFA ranking started in 1993) were always included in the ranking calculation as a regional tournament, no matter if Zanzibar participated or not. <br />Of course only the matches counted where Zanzibar wasn't involved :)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-57791046648180385082019-12-22T13:11:59.248+01:002019-12-22T13:11:59.248+01:00Or maybe participation of Zanzibar, not affiliated...Or maybe participation of Zanzibar, not affiliated FIFA member. But in that case, Concacaf competitions would not be involved in this ranking too….mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921225388004754820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-82064205719366511502019-12-22T09:36:32.395+01:002019-12-22T09:36:32.395+01:00Could well be the reason, Mick. Couldn't find ...Could well be the reason, Mick. Couldn't find any detailed match reports though to confirm it.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-39119348928569767672019-12-21T23:43:41.196+01:002019-12-21T23:43:41.196+01:00Reason is probably number of substitution players....Reason is probably number of substitution players. If it exceeds allowed 3, then it is excluded from countingmickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921225388004754820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-33745671588122461142019-12-20T21:31:49.416+01:002019-12-20T21:31:49.416+01:00For some obscure reason the complete CECAFA Cup 20...For some obscure reason the complete CECAFA Cup 2019 was excluded from the FIFA-ranking calculation. That means only 19 matches (instead of 32) counted for the December ranking.<br /><br />The February 2020 ranking will be the next ranking, to be published on Thursday February 20th next year.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.com