New Fifa Ranking rofl England 4th best in the world

[The Somalian]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18703497

1. Spain

2. Germany

3. Uruguay

4. England

5. Portugal

6. Italy

7. Argentina

8. Netherlands

9. Croatia

10. Denmark

11. Brazil

12. Greece

13. Russia

14. France

15. Chile

16. Ivory Coast

17. Sweden

18. Czech Republic

19. Mexico

20. Japan

Selected others: 26. Republic of Ireland 38. Wales 49. Scotland 102. Northern Ireland

[Horatio Caine]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/18703497

1. Spain

2. Germany

3. Uruguay

4. England

5. Portugal

6. Italy

7. Argentina

8. Netherlands

9. Croatia

10. Denmark

11. Brazil

12. Greece

13. Russia

14. France

15. Chile

16. Ivory Coast

17. Sweden

18. Czech Republic

19. Mexico

20. Japan

Selected others: 26. Republic of Ireland 38. Wales 49. Scotland 102. Northern Ireland

wtfffff

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thats how u know international football is fulla shit

[Haze-e]

How does this work?

What do Englnd do that warrnts they are always so high?

[mr_r]

lol bo**cks..

[O Fenomeno]

Friendlies/Qualification games(which seem to get you a lot of points)

I expect Brazil to keep on dropping until the Summer of 2013.

[Zizouz]

was thinkin the same

no qualifiers

[Risky]

Holland got what they deserved.

[Black.]

England beat any guy teams and move up crazy

Where were Italy before

[time_bomb]

what a fuckin mockery, england 4th smh

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algeria 3rd highest african team drop to 35,

4th highest african team at 39 is libya fuckin libya?

[Young £]

they didnt lose in 90 mins

[time_bomb]

yea against teams like the mighty lesotho, a country with a population of like 2 million

[Zizouz]

thought he was talkin bout England

[time_bomb]

maybe he was, shit rankings either way

[Agony]

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 150^th 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 (see following page). Their values are as follows:

UEFA/CONMEBOL 1.00 CONCACAF 0.88

AFC/CAF 0.86 OFC 0.85

So even when England get knocked out on pens they still collect some points to keep them in the top 10, smh

[Davicious X]

Must have been watching a different Italy vs England match.

Must have forgot that Italy made it to the final.

[Lieutenant]

FIFA rankings mean 0

Never ever paid them any mind