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FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Belgium stay top, Palestine make gains

With very few matches having been played on the international front in the first month of the year, there is little movement in the first FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2020. Only 15 friendlies have taken place since the last ranking update in December – including two games in late 2019 – so it is little […]

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FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Myanmar on the march as Venezuela hit record high

While the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking bears the marks of no fewer than 177 “A” international matches, there is little evidence of that fixture glut in the ladder’s upper echelons. The top five remains unchanged and there is only one change in the top ten, with Croatia (6th, up 1) climbing for […]

via FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Myanmar on the march as Venezuela hit record high — finixsportsblog

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Belgium Stay Top, Kosovo Reach Record High

Belgium remain top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking after an action-packed number of weeks in international football which saw 78 friendlies, 74 continental qualifiers and 60 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifiers take place. Although the teams in the top ten remain unchanged, there has been some movement. France (2nd, up 1) and Brazil (3rd, […]

via FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Belgium Stay Top, Kosovo Reach Record High — finixsportsblog

FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR JULY 2016 — newfanzoneblog

* Argentina remain at the summit of the July FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking * France (7th position, moved up 10 places) and Italy (10th position, moved up 2 places) are the two teams to move into the top 10 this month while Uruguay (12th position, dropped down 3 places) and Austria (21st position, dropped down 11 […]

via FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR JULY 2016 — newfanzoneblog

FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR MARCH 2016

* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.

* The biggest mover by points this month is Venezuela (up 57 points)

* The biggest mover by ranks this month is Armenia (up 7 ranks)

* Côte d’Ivoire made the biggest drop by points this month (down 84 points)

* Sao Tome e Príncipe made the biggest drop by rank this month (down 15 ranks)

Belgium National Team photo credit: Erik Drost  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode
Belgium National Team
photo credit: Erik Drost
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode

1 Belgium 1506 points

2 Argentina 1457 points

3 Spain 1374 points

4 Germany 1355 points

5 Chile 1307 points

6 Brazil 1254 points

7 Portugal 1234 points

8 Colombia 1215 points

9 England 1112 points

10 Austria 1095 points

11 Uruguay 1082 points

12 Switzerland 1070 points

13 Ecuador 1039 points

14 Italy 999 points

15 Netherlands 997 points

16 Romania 990 points

17 Wales 984 points

18 Croatia 965 points

19 Hungary 951 points

20 Turkey 943 points

Confederation_of_African_Football_logo.s CAF

Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Cape Verde (31) 789 points

2. Côte d’Ivoire (36) 744 points

3. Algeria (37) 743 points

4. Ghana (41) 656 points

5. Tunisia (47) 609 points

6. Senegal (48) 603 points

7. Egypt (53) 589 points

8. Congo DR (58) 565 points

9. Congo (59) 564 points

10. Cameroon (61) 551 points

* Nigeria moved up one place in the rankings this month. The Super Eagles are now ranked 62nd in the world and 11th in Africa.

FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR JANUARY 2016

* Belgium remain top of the table in the first FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2016, while Argentina and Spain have also held onto their respective second and third positions.

* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.

* The biggest mover by points this month is Saudi Arabia (up 42 points)

* The biggest mover by ranks this month is Thailand (up 12 ranks)

* Cuba made the biggest drop by points and ranks this month (down 118 points, drop down 45 ranks)

1 Belgium 1494 points

2 Argentina 1455 points

3 Spain 1370 points

4 Germany 1347 points

5 Chile 1273 points

6 Brazil 1251 points

7 Portugal 1219 points

8 Colombia 1211 points

9 England 1106 points

10 Austria 1091 points

11 Uruguay 1074 points

12 Switzerland 1050 points

13 Ecuador 1040 points

14 Netherlands 994 points

15 Italy 991 points

16 Romania 980 points

17 Wales 974 points

18 Croatia 958 points

19 Côte d’Ivoire 950 points

20 Hungary 945 points

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Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Côte d’Ivoire (19) 950 points

2. Algeria (28) 845 points

3. Ghana (33) 778 points

4. Cape Verde (39) 745 points

5. Tunisia (40) 711 points

6. Senegal (45) 661 points

7. Republic of Congo (48) 638 points

8. Guinea (49) 624 points

9. Cameroon (57) 586 points

10. Egypt (58) 585 points

* Nigeria did not make any move on the rankings this month. The Super Eagles are still ranked 66th in the world ranking and 14th in the CAF ranking.

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FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR DECEMBER 2015

* A first-place finish on the last ranking of the year sees Belgium claim the Team of the Year award for 2015.

* Turkey receive the award for best Mover of the Year thanks to the 329 points they collected over the last 12 months of football.

* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.

* The biggest mover by point this month is Hungary (up 186 points)

* The biggest mover by rank this month is Libya (up 32 ranks)

* Portugal made the biggest drop by point this month (down 145 points)

* Liberia made the biggest drop by rank this month (drop down 21 ranks)

Belgium National Team photo credit: Erik Drost  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode
Belgium National Team
photo credit: Erik Drost
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/legalcode

1 Belgium 1494 points

2 Argentina 1455 points

3 Spain 1370 points

4 Germany 1347 points

5 Chile 1273 points

6 Brazil 1251 points

7 Portugal 1219 points

8 Colombia 1211 points

9 England 1106 points

10 Austria 1091 points

11 Uruguay 1074 points

12 Switzerland 1050 points

13 Ecuador 1040 points

14 Netherlands 994 points

15 Italy 991 points

16 Romania 980 points

17 Wales 974 points

18 Croatia 958 points

19 Côte d’Ivoire 950 points

20 Hungary 945 points

Confederation_of_African_Football_logo.s CAF

Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Côte d’Ivoire (19) 950 points

2. Algeria (28) 845 points

3. Ghana (33) 778 points

4. Cape Verde (39) 745 points

5. Tunisia (40) 711 points

6. Senegal (44) 661 points

7. Republic of Congo (48) 638 points

8. Guinea (50) 621 points

9. Egypt (57) 585 points

10. Cameroon (59) 583 points

* Nigeria (drop down 7 ranks, down 41 points) are ranked 66th in the world ranking and 14th in the CAF ranking.

FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR NOVEMBER 2015

* Belgium top the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the first time in history. The Red Devils have jumped two places on the November edition to replace previous leaders Argentina (3rd,down 2) and world champions Germany (2nd,unchanged).

* The biggest mover by point this month is Turkey (up 224 points)

* The biggest mover by rank this month is Chad (up 39 ranks)

* Wales made the biggest drop by point this month (down 163 points)

* Sudan made the biggest drop
by rank this month (drop down 44 ranks)

* Nigeria (drop down 7 ranks, down 18 points) is ranked 59th in the world ranking and 12th in the CAF ranking.

FIFA

1 Belgium 1440 points

2 Germany 1388 points

3 Argentina 1383 points

4 Portugal 1364 points

5 Chile 1288 points

6 Spain 1287 points

7 Colombia 1233 points

8 Brazil 1208 points

9 England 1179 points

10 Austria 1130 points

11 Switzerland 1073 points

12 Uruguay 1051 points

13 Italy 1040 points

14 Romania 1039 points

15 Wales 1032 points

16 Netherlands 976 points

17 Czech Republic 974 points

18 Turkey 941 points

19 Croatia 924 points

20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 923 points

Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Côte d’Ivoire (22) 890 points

2. Algeria (26) 872 points

3. Ghana (30) 793 points

4. Cape Verde (32) 762 points

5. Senegal (39) 678 points

6. Tunisia (41) 668 points

7. Cameroon (51) 597 points

8. Republic of Congo (52) 593 points

9. Guinea (53) 589 points

10. DR Congo (55) 587 points