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Latest FIFA rankings
Posted on 8/8/12 at 8:47 am
Posted on 8/8/12 at 8:47 am
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Posted on 8/8/12 at 8:48 am to tylercsbn9
Soon they'll be able to print the T-shirts!
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:02 am to Jumbeauxlaya
How the hell are the US just 36? We are at least top 25. Where is the love?
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:07 am to DB10_AFC
It's a terrible point system based on your recent success in tournaments etc
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:39 am to Jumbeauxlaya
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It's a terrible point system
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based on your recent success in tournaments
What else would it be based on?
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:46 am to RandySavage
What did England do in the euros that warranted #3?
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:46 am to RandySavage
European teams get an automatic boost from having just played in the Euros while the rest of the world was at home. One look at England at #3 is all you need to know.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:59 am to etm512
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European teams get an automatic boost from having just played in the Euros while the rest of the world was at home
Exactly, Brazil out of the top 10 is a joke.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:01 am to lesismeaurx
If I'm reading the article right the guy does admit that Brazil's ranking is skewed because they haven't been playing competitive fixtures.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:01 am to Jumbeauxlaya
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It's a terrible point system based on your recent success in tournaments etc
You also get extra points for John Terry being your captain.
Wow. Benin jumped 52 spots, now at 72. Dark horse for WC 2014.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:13 am to winner
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What did England do in the euros that warranted #3?
Probably not enough but they did win their group, didn't lose a game, and went out only on penalties to the eventual finalists. That combined with the fact they didn't lose a game in qualifying either I guess is why they are third.
I'm not saying it's totally justified but who clearly deserves to be above them? Italy who flamed out at the last WC? Argentina maybe based on talent but what have they really done with it? Brazil, but their situation has already been explained. The Netherlands were obviously horrid at the Euros. Portugal barely qualified.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:35 am to RandySavage
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Portugal barely qualified.
England hasn't made it further than Portugal in a tournament in 10 years.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:37 am to RandySavage
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What else would it be based on?
Ever heard of the BCS?
Have part of it based on your record, but part of it based on an objective group of soccer aficionados.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:53 am to Jumbeauxlaya
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Ever heard of the BCS?
The biggest joke in sports, yea.
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Have part of it based on your record, but part of it based on an objective group of soccer aficionados.
Is this for real?
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:55 am to ohiovol
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England hasn't made it further than Portugal in a tournament in 10 years.
It's all about qualifying!
Unless we're talking about KNVB, then it's all about their finish.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 10:55 am to ohiovol
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England hasn't made it further than Portugal in a tournament in 10 years.
I'm not saying the rankings are flawless by any means but qualifiers do count and unless I'm mistaken Portugal had to go into qualification playoffs for the last WC and the Euros. Also, what happened ten years is not really relevant now, these aren't all time rankings.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:07 am to RandySavage
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The biggest joke in sports, yea.
Yeah, there's nothing funny at all about a ranking that tells us England's POS team is 3rd in the world
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:12 am to Jumbeauxlaya
A team that hasn't lost a competitive fixture in 4 years and only 2 in the last 6 is a POS? Since they failed to qualify for Euro 2008 the results have been far from spectacular but very solid.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:14 am to RandySavage
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I'm not saying the rankings are flawless by any means but qualifiers do count and unless I'm mistaken Portugal had to go into qualification playoffs for the last WC and the Euros. Also, what happened ten years is not really relevant now, these aren't all time rankings.
The sad thing is that FIFA rankings take into account results from up to four years ago. Granted that the multiplier used for points for these games is diminished, a World Cup qualifier in 2008 against Kazakhstan still garners England points. It also skews in favor of UEFA and CONMEBOL teams.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:18 am to RandySavage
So losing in PKs isn't losing, in your opinion.
Is that what you're saying? Because it counts as a loss everywhere else.
Is that what you're saying? Because it counts as a loss everywhere else.
This post was edited on 8/8/12 at 11:20 am
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