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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19813188


some interesting movement here...

Brazil down to 14th
colombia and greece into the top 10.

meanwhile out of the home nations

England down to 5th, Rep of Ireland down to 28th , Scotland drop 9 places to 56th and Wales drop 12 places to 57th, Northern Ireland the only climbers up 12 places to 117th!

coleman out!!!!

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19813188


some interesting movement here...

Brazil down to 14th
colombia and greece into the top 10.

meanwhile out of the home nations

England down to 5th, Rep of Ireland down to 28th , Scotland drop 9 places to 56th and Wales drop 12 places to 57th, Northern Ireland the only climbers up 12 places to 117th!

I would love to know how England are 5th and Brazil are 14th

These rankings mean nothing to me.

I agree, they don't have any relevance. I mean, Brazil... 14th! No way are we currently in the top 60 teams at the moment either. I never agree with them.

brazil arent playing any qualifying games at the moment, which is why they are falling down the rankings.

brazil arent playing any qualifying games at the moment, which is why they are falling down the rankings.

paul is right.. .

the fifa rankings also work on a rolling points basis,

The basic logic of these calculations is simple: any team that does well in world football wins points which enable it to climb the world ranking.

A team’s total number of points over a four-year period is determined by adding:

· the average number of points gained from matches during the past 12 months;
and

· the average number of points gained from matches older than 12 months (depreciates yearly).

Calculation of points for a single match

The number of points that can be won in a match depends on the following factors:

• Was the match won or drawn? (M)

• How important was the match (ranging from a friendly match to a FIFA World Cup™ match)? (I)

• How strong was the opposing team in terms of ranking position and the confederation to which they belong? (T and C)

These factors are brought together in the following formula to ascertain the total number of points (P).

P = M x I x T x C



The following criteria apply to the calculation of points:

M: Points for match result

Teams gain 3 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat. In a penalty shoot-out, the winning team gains 2 points and the losing team gains 1 point.

I: Importance of match

Friendly match (including small competitions): I = 1.0

FIFA World Cup™ qualifier or confederation-level qualifier: I = 2.5

Confederation-level final competition or FIFA Confederations Cup: I = 3.0

FIFA World Cup™ final competition: I = 4.0

T: Strength of opposing team

The strength of the opponents is based on the formula: 200 – the ranking position of the opponents
As an exception to this formula, the team at the top of the ranking is always assigned the value 200 and the teams ranked 150th and below are assigned a minimum value of 50. The ranking position is taken from the opponents’ ranking in the most recently published FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

C: Strength of confederation

When calculating matches between teams from different confederations, the mean value of the confederations to which the two competing teams belong is used. The strength of a confederation is calculated on the basis of the number of victories by that confederation at the last three FIFA World Cup™ competitions.