Here are the probable results used for the June 2012 probable ranking. They are generated using the Elo Ratings.
Before posting comments
like: "Hey my team actually beat the other team! It's a mistake!"
please read the previous paragraph again and look when these results
were posted (Yes, before the matches actually took place!) ;)
The OFC Nations Cup matches are considered World Cup qualifiers by FIFA (more info).
1 - First team wins
X - Draw
2 - Second team wins
11/May Lebanon - Egypt 2 (Friendly)
15/May Angola - Nigeria X (Friendly)
18/May Jamaica - Guyana 1 (Friendly)
18/May Lebanon - Jordan 2 (Friendly)
18/May Egypt - Cameroon X (Friendly)
18/May Palestine - Sri Lanka 1 (Friendly)
22/May Poland - Latvia 1 (Friendly)
22/May Albania - Qatar X (Friendly)
22/May Egypt - Togo 1 (Friendly)
23/May Peru - Nigeria 1 (Friendly)
23/May El Salvador - New Zealand X (Friendly)
23/May Venezuela - Moldova 1 (Friendly)
23/May Japan - Azerbaijan 1 (Friendly)
23/May Libya - Rwanda X (Friendly)
24/May Georgia - Turkey 2 (Friendly)
24/May Egypt - Senegal 1 (Friendly)
25/May Russia - Uruguay X (Friendly)
25/May Costa Rica - Guatemala 1 (Friendly)
25/May Belgium - Montenegro 1 (Friendly)
25/May Croatia - Estonia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Poland - Slovakia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Switzerland - Germany 2 (Friendly)
26/May Norway - England X (Friendly)
26/May Denmark - Brazil 2 (Friendly)
26/May Republic of Ireland - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 (Friendly)
26/May USA - Scotland 1 (Friendly)
26/May Czech Republic - Israel 1 (Friendly)
26/May Greece - Slovenia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Portugal - FYR Macedonia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Spain - Serbia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Honduras - New Zealand X (Friendly)
26/May Finland - Turkey 2 (Friendly)
26/May Algeria - Niger 1 (Friendly)
26/May El Salvador - Moldova 1 (Friendly)
26/May Angola - Cape Verde Islands 1 (Friendly)
26/May Mozambique - Namibia 1 (Friendly)
26/May Netherlands - Bulgaria 1 (Friendly)
27/May France - Iceland 1 (Friendly)
27/May Jamaica - Panama 1 (Friendly)
27/May Tunisia - Rwanda 1 (Friendly)
27/May Albania - Iran 2 (Friendly)
27/May Oman - Lebanon 1 (Friendly)
27/May Wales - Mexico 2 (Friendly)
28/May Ukraine - Estonia 1 (Friendly)
28/May Qatar - Palestine 1 (Friendly)
29/May Lithuania - Russia 2 (Friendly)
29/May Bulgaria - Turkey 2 (Friendly)
29/May Angola - FYR Macedonia X (Friendly)
29/May Italy - Luxembourg 1 (Friendly)
30/May Netherlands - Slovakia 1 (Friendly)
30/May Switzerland - Romania 1 (Friendly)
30/May USA - Brazil 2 (Friendly)
30/May Sweden - Iceland 1 (Friendly)
30/May Spain - Korea Republic 1 (Friendly)
30/May Azerbaijan - Andorra 1 (Friendly)
31/May Mexico - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 (Friendly)
31/May France - Serbia 1 (Friendly)
31/May Armenia - Greece 2 (Friendly)
31/May Germany - Israel 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Austria - Ukraine 2 (Friendly)
01/Jun Czech Republic - Hungary 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Guatemala - Costa Rica X (Friendly)
01/Jun Latvia - Lithuania X (Friendly)
01/Jun Estonia - Finland X (Friendly)
01/Jun Italy - Russia X (Friendly)
01/Jun Hong Kong - Singapore X (Friendly)
01/Jun Panama - Jamaica X (Friendly)
01/Jun Malaysia - Philippines 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan 1 (Friendly)
01/Jun Puerto Rico - Nicaragua X (Friendly)
01/Jun Samoa - Tahiti 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
01/Jun Vanuatu - New Caledonia X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
01/Jun Ghana - Lesotho 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
01/Jun Egypt - Mozambique 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Bolivia - Chile 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Argentina - Ecuador 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Uruguay - Venezuela 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Netherlands - Northern Ireland 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun Denmark - Australia X (Friendly)
02/Jun England - Belgium 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun Poland - Andorra 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun Norway - Croatia X (Friendly)
02/Jun Portugal - Turkey 1 (Friendly)
02/Jun El Salvador - Honduras X (Friendly)
02/Jun Luxembourg - Malta X (Friendly)
02/Jun Fiji - New Zealand 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Central African Republic - Botswana X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Solomon Islands - Papua New Guinea 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Cameroon - Congo DR 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Kenya - Malawi X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Gambia - Morocco 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Sierra Leone - Cape Verde Islands X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Côte d'Ivoire - Tanzania 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Tunisia - Equatorial Guinea 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Burkina Faso - Congo 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Senegal - Liberia 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Sudan - Zambia 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
02/Jun Algeria - Rwanda 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Peru - Colombia X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Zimbabwe - Guinea X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Brazil - Mexico 1 (Friendly)
03/Jun Canada - USA X (Friendly)
03/Jun Spain - China PR 1 (Friendly)
03/Jun Puerto Rico - Nicaragua X (Friendly)
03/Jun Vanuatu - Samoa 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun South Africa - Ethiopia 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Tahiti - New Caledonia 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Togo - Libya X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Niger - Gabon 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Benin - Mali 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Angola - Uganda 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Nigeria - Namibia 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Uzbekistan - Iran X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Jordan - Iraq X (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Japan - Oman 1 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
03/Jun Lebanon - Qatar 2 (FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
Friday, May 11, 2012
FIFA Ranking: June 2012 preview
The 2012 June ranking will be published on 6 June. The official deadline for matches is 31 May. However, in the article connected to the May FIFA Ranking it says:
The June edition will undoubtedly bring more movement with it, as friendlies are played in Europe to warm up for UEFA EURO 2012 and another batch of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers influence the calculations.
The first qualifiers will take place on 1 June, after the official deadline, so for the June ranking I will use Sunday, 3 June 2012, as deadline for matches. Not sure if FIFA will do the same.
Spain's top spot in danger. And the danger is coming from... Uruguay. La Celeste will certainly climb to 2nd with a win against Venezuela on home ground and at least a draw against Russia in Moscow, but in order to grab the top spot they need to defeat Russia and also Spain to lose their 3 friendlies (Serbia, Korea Republic and China).
Portugal will drop at least 1 spot, even if they win their friendlies against Macedonia and Turkey.
Most points dropped (best case scenario):
-116 - Portugal
-84 - Liechtenstein
-47 - Cuba
-34 - Kazakhstan
-33 - Costa Rica
-31 - Italy and Romania
-26 - Croatia
-21 - Sweden
-19 - Burundi and Barbados
Most points gained (worst case scenario):
43 - Chad
30 - Paraguay
23 - Wales
20 - Ecuador
15 - Scotland
14 - Cyprus
13 - Haiti and Congo
10 - Uzbekistan
8 - Cape Verde Islands and Trinidad and Tobago
The June edition will undoubtedly bring more movement with it, as friendlies are played in Europe to warm up for UEFA EURO 2012 and another batch of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers influence the calculations.
The first qualifiers will take place on 1 June, after the official deadline, so for the June ranking I will use Sunday, 3 June 2012, as deadline for matches. Not sure if FIFA will do the same.
Spain's top spot in danger. And the danger is coming from... Uruguay. La Celeste will certainly climb to 2nd with a win against Venezuela on home ground and at least a draw against Russia in Moscow, but in order to grab the top spot they need to defeat Russia and also Spain to lose their 3 friendlies (Serbia, Korea Republic and China).
Portugal will drop at least 1 spot, even if they win their friendlies against Macedonia and Turkey.
Most points dropped (best case scenario):
-116 - Portugal
-84 - Liechtenstein
-47 - Cuba
-34 - Kazakhstan
-33 - Costa Rica
-31 - Italy and Romania
-26 - Croatia
-21 - Sweden
-19 - Burundi and Barbados
Most points gained (worst case scenario):
43 - Chad
30 - Paraguay
23 - Wales
20 - Ecuador
15 - Scotland
14 - Cyprus
13 - Haiti and Congo
10 - Uzbekistan
8 - Cape Verde Islands and Trinidad and Tobago
May 2012 rank - Country - May 2012 points - Minimum points - Maximum points
| 1 | Spain | 1442 | 1344 | 1456 |
| 2 | Germany | 1345 | 1250 | 1338 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1309 | 1256 | 1365 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1207 | 1162 | 1262 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1190 | 984 | 1074 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1165 | 1093 | 1184 |
| 7 | England | 1132 | 1020 | 1145 |
| 8 | Croatia | 1114 | 991 | 1088 |
| 9 | Argentina | 1076 | 1066 | 1147 |
| 10 | Denmark | 1069 | 964 | 1084 |
| 11 | Russia | 1049 | 896 | 1031 |
| 12 | Italy | 1041 | 937 | 1010 |
| 13 | Chile | 968 | 959 | 995 |
| 14 | Greece | 961 | 895 | 984 |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 951 | 922 | 948 |
| 16 | France | 938 | 870 | 934 |
| 17 | Sweden | 931 | 891 | 910 |
| 18 | Republic of Ireland | 891 | 856 | 907 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 891 | 802 | 919 |
| 20 | Mexico | 867 | 806 | 888 |
| 21 | Australia | 862 | 820 | 873 |
| 22 | Ghana | 816 | 795 | 818 |
| 23 | Colombia | 812 | 765 | 877 |
| 24 | Norway | 805 | 768 | 883 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 801 | 831 | 831 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 798 | 732 | 816 |
| 27 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 792 | 756 | 844 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 781 | 716 | 795 |
| 29 | USA | 779 | 737 | 810 |
| 30 | Japan | 753 | 743 | 822 |
| 31 | Korea Republic | 746 | 719 | 775 |
| 32 | Serbia | 725 | 703 | 799 |
| 33 | Turkey | 720 | 631 | 762 |
| 34 | Slovakia | 716 | 649 | 773 |
| 35 | Hungary | 692 | 677 | 735 |
| 36 | Peru | 691 | 636 | 743 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 679 | 699 | 809 |
| 38 | Algeria | 667 | 598 | 734 |
| 39 | Mali | 656 | 637 | 682 |
| 40 | Zambia | 640 | 621 | 662 |
| 41 | Wales | 635 | 658 | 722 |
| 42 | Gabon | 621 | 573 | 612 |
| 43 | Venezuela | 613 | 578 | 656 |
| 44 | Belgium | 604 | 549 | 651 |
| 45 | Romania | 603 | 526 | 572 |
| 46 | Libya | 602 | 543 | 650 |
| 47 | Armenia | 598 | 579 | 649 |
| 48 | Scotland | 596 | 611 | 672 |
| 49 | El Salvador | 591 | 536 | 587 |
| 50 | Ukraine | 589 | 529 | 611 |
| 51 | Jamaica | 576 | 512 | 586 |
| 52 | Iran | 575 | 533 | 616 |
| 52 | Panama | 575 | 539 | 591 |
| 54 | Estonia | 574 | 526 | 625 |
| 55 | Montenegro | 569 | 562 | 620 |
| 56 | Tunisia | 563 | 529 | 591 |
| 57 | Egypt | 559 | 478 | 585 |
| 58 | Israel | 558 | 427 | 586 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 549 | 483 | 516 |
| 60 | Morocco | 548 | 495 | 551 |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 542 | 498 | 658 |
| 62 | Honduras | 540 | 511 | 553 |
| 63 | Nigeria | 537 | 449 | 548 |
| 64 | Cameroon | 526 | 457 | 543 |
| 65 | Poland | 514 | 433 | 518 |
| 66 | China PR | 508 | 486 | 532 |
| 67 | South Africa | 500 | 500 | 550 |
| 68 | Guinea | 499 | 468 | 525 |
| 69 | Belarus | 494 | 497 | 497 |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 493 | 503 | 583 |
| 71 | Haiti | 486 | 499 | 499 |
| 72 | Iraq | 476 | 457 | 505 |
| 73 | Austria | 475 | 474 | 524 |
| 74 | Latvia | 465 | 423 | 505 |
| 75 | Canada | 450 | 442 | 488 |
| 76 | Cape Verde Islands | 449 | 457 | 699 |
| 77 | Senegal | 448 | 433 | 518 |
| 78 | Angola | 440 | 371 | 474 |
| 79 | Finland | 430 | 390 | 476 |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 426 | 386 | 450 |
| 81 | Jordan | 420 | 397 | 453 |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 419 | 427 | 427 |
| 83 | Guatemala | 396 | 363 | 416 |
| 84 | Albania | 384 | 389 | 451 |
| 84 | Qatar | 384 | 340 | 397 |
| 86 | Korea DPR | 376 | 374 | 374 |
| 86 | Kuwait | 376 | 383 | 383 |
| 88 | Togo | 374 | 302 | 472 |
| 89 | Lithuania | 373 | 367 | 502 |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 373 | 369 | 369 |
| 91 | Congo | 366 | 379 | 508 |
| 92 | Oman | 363 | 348 | 415 |
| 93 | Uganda | 362 | 341 | 406 |
| 94 | Bahrain | 361 | 359 | 359 |
| 95 | Georgia | 360 | 359 | 430 |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 354 | 299 | 435 |
| 97 | Vietnam | 347 | 343 | 343 |
| 98 | FYR Macedonia | 342 | 304 | 407 |
| 99 | Guyana | 341 | 332 | 368 |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 338 | 330 | 330 |
| 100 | Northern Ireland | 338 | 336 | 420 |
| 102 | Malawi | 332 | 310 | 364 |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 330 | 297 | 375 |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 328 | 329 | 407 |
| 105 | Rwanda | 327 | 278 | 418 |
| 106 | Botswana | 321 | 286 | 328 |
| 107 | Bermuda | 318 | 318 | 318 |
| 108 | Bolivia | 308 | 312 | 420 |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 305 | 296 | 353 |
| 110 | Mozambique | 300 | 260 | 386 |
| 111 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 298 | 298 | 298 |
| 112 | Liberia | 296 | 280 | 379 |
| 113 | Gambia | 292 | 277 | 406 |
| 113 | Sudan | 292 | 291 | 338 |
| 115 | Chad | 289 | 332 | 332 |
| 116 | Sao Tome e Principe | 288 | 288 | 288 |
| 117 | Kenya | 285 | 286 | 338 |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | 284 | 279 | 279 |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 283 | 264 | 343 |
| 120 | Namibia | 281 | 239 | 340 |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 281 | 284 | 284 |
| 122 | Niger | 274 | 250 | 370 |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 271 | 245 | 366 |
| 124 | Benin | 269 | 261 | 469 |
| 124 | Congo DR | 269 | 243 | 316 |
| 126 | Syria | 268 | 263 | 263 |
| 127 | Burundi | 267 | 248 | 248 |
| 128 | Liechtenstein | 261 | 177 | 177 |
| 129 | Lebanon | 260 | 195 | 302 |
| 130 | New Zealand | 256 | 243 | 457 |
| 131 | Iceland | 255 | 231 | 369 |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 255 | 254 | 254 |
| 133 | Cyprus | 252 | 266 | 266 |
| 133 | Suriname | 252 | 255 | 255 |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 247 | 247 | 247 |
| 136 | Cuba | 244 | 197 | 197 |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 243 | 189 | 209 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 236 | 220 | 306 |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 236 | 205 | 233 |
| 140 | Belize | 235 | 236 | 236 |
| 141 | Thailand | 232 | 234 | 234 |
| 142 | Moldova | 222 | 212 | 311 |
| 143 | Grenada | 221 | 210 | 210 |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 220 | 217 | 217 |
| 145 | Tanzania | 217 | 217 | 309 |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 211 | 202 | 243 |
| 147 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 191 | 196 | 196 |
| 148 | Philippines | 172 | 152 | 160 |
| 149 | Nepal | 164 | 164 | 164 |
| 150 | Malta | 161 | 161 | 195 |
| 151 | Indonesia | 159 | 158 | 158 |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 156 | 159 | 159 |
| 153 | Malaysia | 153 | 152 | 164 |
| 154 | Palestine | 151 | 141 | 165 |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 150 | 123 | 203 |
| 156 | Samoa | 149 | 106 | 197 |
| 157 | Yemen | 148 | 141 | 141 |
| 158 | Singapore | 145 | 143 | 152 |
| 159 | Curacao | 138 | 137 | 137 |
| 160 | Fiji | 133 | 125 | 170 |
| 161 | Bahamas | 132 | 132 | 132 |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 132 | 123 | 142 |
| 163 | Lesotho | 131 | 116 | 221 |
| 164 | India | 122 | 121 | 121 |
| 164 | Maldives | 122 | 112 | 112 |
| 166 | Madagascar | 121 | 128 | 128 |
| 167 | Aruba | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| 168 | Chinese Taipei | 117 | 115 | 115 |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 116 | 111 | 111 |
| 170 | Afghanistan | 115 | 111 | 111 |
| 171 | Barbados | 106 | 87 | 87 |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 103 | 91 | 144 |
| 173 | Laos | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| 174 | Dominica | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| 175 | Cambodia | 94 | 86 | 86 |
| 175 | Myanmar | 94 | 87 | 87 |
| 177 | Mongolia | 88 | 86 | 86 |
| 177 | Tonga | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| 179 | Swaziland | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| 179 | Tahiti | 86 | 68 | 159 |
| 181 | Pakistan | 80 | 82 | 82 |
| 182 | US Virgin Islands | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 68 | 97 |
| 184 | Sri Lanka | 74 | 61 | 79 |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| 186 | American Samoa | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| 187 | Comoros | 60 | 54 | 54 |
| 188 | St. Lucia | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| 189 | Seychelles | 47 | 48 | 48 |
| 190 | Eritrea | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| 191 | Somalia | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| 192 | Mauritius | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 34 | 34 | 98 |
| 194 | Guam | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 195 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 24 | 59 |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 197 | Djibouti | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 198 | Macau | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 200 | Anguilla | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 201 | Bhutan | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 201 | Mauritania | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 204 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 205 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 205 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OFC Nations Cup not quite a continental tournament
As jos235 noticed two days ago, the 2012 OFC Nations Cup matches are considered by FIFA to be World Cup qualifiers and not continental final matches. See the fixtures section on FIFA.com.
This affects the points awarded for these matches, as for World Cup qualifiers the multiplier is 2.5, while for continental final matches the multiplier is 3.
I wrote to FIFA about it and here's the answer:
2002 was the last OFC Nation’s Cup edition which was not also a FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament at the same time. After that we counted the Nations Cup always as World Cup qualifiers.
All matches from Round 1, 2 and 3 as well as the intercontinental play-off will be World Cup qualifiers.
I also asked them if the knock-out stage matches will be considered continental final matches, but they didn't reply to that question.
This affects the points awarded for these matches, as for World Cup qualifiers the multiplier is 2.5, while for continental final matches the multiplier is 3.
I wrote to FIFA about it and here's the answer:
2002 was the last OFC Nation’s Cup edition which was not also a FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament at the same time. After that we counted the Nations Cup always as World Cup qualifiers.
All matches from Round 1, 2 and 3 as well as the intercontinental play-off will be World Cup qualifiers.
I also asked them if the knock-out stage matches will be considered continental final matches, but they didn't reply to that question.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
FIFA Ranking: May 2012 final preview
FIFA will publish the ranking on May 9th.
Only minor changes.
Argentina climb to 9th, with Denmark dropping to 10th.
Best movers:
5 - Jamaica
4 - South Africa
3 - Malaysia
Worst movers:
-5 - Congo DR
-4 - Mozambique
-3 - Nigeria and Sri Lanka
Best movers in the top 50:
1 - Argentina, Slovakia and Hungary
Worst movers in the top 50:
-2 - Peru
-1 - Denmark and Ukraine
Jamaica climb to 4th in CONCACAF. Panama drop to 5th.
No new records this month (best/worst ever rankings).
May 2012 rank - Team - May 2012 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
Only minor changes.
Argentina climb to 9th, with Denmark dropping to 10th.
Best movers:
5 - Jamaica
4 - South Africa
3 - Malaysia
Worst movers:
-5 - Congo DR
-4 - Mozambique
-3 - Nigeria and Sri Lanka
Best movers in the top 50:
1 - Argentina, Slovakia and Hungary
Worst movers in the top 50:
-2 - Peru
-1 - Denmark and Ukraine
Jamaica climb to 4th in CONCACAF. Panama drop to 5th.
No new records this month (best/worst ever rankings).
May 2012 rank - Team - May 2012 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1442 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Germany | 1345 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1309 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1207 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1190 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1165 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | England | 1132 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Croatia | 1114 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Argentina | 1076 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Denmark | 1069 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Russia | 1049 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Italy | 1041 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Chile | 968 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Greece | 961 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 951 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | France | 938 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sweden | 931 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Republic of Ireland | 891 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 891 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mexico | 867 | 0 | -1 |
| 21 | Australia | 862 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ghana | 816 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Colombia | 812 | 0 | -3 |
| 24 | Norway | 805 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 801 | 0 | -2 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 798 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 792 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 781 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | USA | 779 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Japan | 753 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Korea Republic | 746 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Serbia | 725 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Turkey | 720 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Slovakia | 716 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Hungary | 692 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Peru | 691 | -2 | -28 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 679 | 0 | 6 |
| 38 | Algeria | 667 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mali | 656 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Zambia | 640 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Wales | 635 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Gabon | 621 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Venezuela | 613 | 0 | -4 |
| 44 | Belgium | 604 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Romania | 603 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Libya | 602 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Armenia | 598 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Scotland | 596 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | El Salvador | 591 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Ukraine | 589 | -1 | 0 |
| 51 | Jamaica | 576 | 5 | 11 |
| 52 | Iran | 575 | -1 | -3 |
| 52 | Panama | 575 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Estonia | 574 | -1 | 0 |
| 55 | Montenegro | 569 | -1 | 0 |
| 56 | Tunisia | 563 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Egypt | 559 | -2 | -7 |
| 58 | Israel | 558 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 549 | 0 | -8 |
| 60 | Morocco | 548 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 542 | 2 | 9 |
| 62 | Honduras | 540 | -1 | -10 |
| 63 | Nigeria | 537 | -3 | -17 |
| 64 | Cameroon | 526 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Poland | 514 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | China PR | 508 | 0 | 5 |
| 67 | South Africa | 500 | 4 | 18 |
| 68 | Guinea | 499 | -1 | 0 |
| 69 | Belarus | 494 | -1 | 0 |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 493 | -1 | 0 |
| 71 | Haiti | 486 | 1 | 9 |
| 72 | Iraq | 476 | -2 | -12 |
| 73 | Austria | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Latvia | 465 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Canada | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Cape Verde Islands | 449 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Senegal | 448 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Angola | 440 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Finland | 430 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 426 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Jordan | 420 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 419 | 1 | 2 |
| 83 | Guatemala | 396 | -1 | -23 |
| 84 | Albania | 384 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Qatar | 384 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Korea DPR | 376 | 0 | -1 |
| 86 | Kuwait | 376 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Togo | 374 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Lithuania | 373 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 373 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Congo | 366 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Oman | 363 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | Uganda | 362 | -1 | 0 |
| 94 | Bahrain | 361 | -1 | 0 |
| 95 | Georgia | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 354 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Vietnam | 347 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FYR Macedonia | 342 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Guyana | 341 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 338 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Northern Ireland | 338 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Malawi | 332 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 330 | 0 | -1 |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 328 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Rwanda | 327 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Botswana | 321 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Bermuda | 318 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Bolivia | 308 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 305 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | Mozambique | 300 | -4 | -22 |
| 111 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 298 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Liberia | 296 | 0 | 3 |
| 113 | Gambia | 292 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Sudan | 292 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Chad | 289 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Sao Tome e Principe | 288 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Kenya | 285 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | 284 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 283 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Namibia | 281 | 1 | 0 |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 281 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | Niger | 274 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 271 | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | Benin | 269 | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | Congo DR | 269 | -5 | -14 |
| 126 | Syria | 268 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Burundi | 267 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Liechtenstein | 261 | 1 | 0 |
| 129 | Lebanon | 260 | -1 | -6 |
| 130 | New Zealand | 256 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Iceland | 255 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 255 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Cyprus | 252 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Suriname | 252 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 247 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Cuba | 244 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 243 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Belize | 235 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Thailand | 232 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | Moldova | 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | Grenada | 221 | 1 | 4 |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 220 | -2 | -2 |
| 145 | Tanzania | 217 | 0 | 2 |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 211 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 191 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Philippines | 172 | 0 | -10 |
| 149 | Nepal | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | Malta | 161 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 | Indonesia | 159 | 0 | -1 |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 156 | 0 | 2 |
| 153 | Malaysia | 153 | 3 | 5 |
| 154 | Palestine | 151 | -1 | 0 |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 150 | -1 | 0 |
| 156 | Samoa | 149 | -1 | 0 |
| 157 | Yemen | 148 | -1 | 0 |
| 158 | Singapore | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | Curacao | 138 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | Fiji | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | Bahamas | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | Lesotho | 131 | 0 | 0 |
| 164 | India | 122 | 1 | 0 |
| 164 | Maldives | 122 | 0 | -8 |
| 166 | Madagascar | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | Aruba | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 168 | Chinese Taipei | 117 | 1 | 0 |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 116 | 1 | 0 |
| 170 | Afghanistan | 115 | -2 | -3 |
| 171 | Barbados | 106 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | Laos | 96 | 2 | 0 |
| 174 | Dominica | 95 | 2 | 0 |
| 175 | Cambodia | 94 | -2 | -7 |
| 175 | Myanmar | 94 | -2 | -7 |
| 177 | Mongolia | 88 | 0 | -2 |
| 177 | Tonga | 88 | 1 | 0 |
| 179 | Swaziland | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Tahiti | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Pakistan | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| 182 | US Virgin Islands | 78 | 1 | 0 |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| 184 | Sri Lanka | 74 | -3 | -8 |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | American Samoa | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Comoros | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 188 | St. Lucia | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | Seychelles | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Eritrea | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Somalia | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Mauritius | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Guam | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Djibouti | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Macau | 16 | 0 | -3 |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | Anguilla | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | -2 |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 201 | Mauritania | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 204 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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