[Beech]

Due out tomorrow Wed 8/14/02.

Here:
http://www.fifa.com/rank/index_E.html

Predictions:
-Brazil stays on top (obviously).
-Germany could eclipse France, Spain, and Argentina but then again this is the FIFA rankings.
-Should be interesting to see how far Portugal's slide continues.
-Does Italy drop out of the top 10?
-Does the US crack the top 10?
-Why is Columbia still in the top 10?

I still don't know why FIFA tracks games from 8 years ago in their formula. Players, coaches and results from 8 years ago are not that relavant to a teams current potential.

Discuss...

[Prenn]

US joint 9th with Italy

England joint 7th with Portugal

Spain take 3rd place, Argentina take 2nd and France drop to 4th.

1) Brazil
2) Argentina
3) Spain
4) France
5) Germany
6) Mexico
=7) England
=7) Portugal
=9) Italy
=9) US
11) Turkey

[AFCA]

I think the FIFA rankings are b.s. anyway. Looking at the past 8 years.... who really thinks that Spain, Mexico, USA or Turkey are better then for instance Holland?

Apart from that... what's the big deal about being number 1 or number 20 on the list? It won't get you anything.

[Prenn]

Originally posted by AFCA
I think the FIFA rankings are b.s. anyway. Looking at the past 8 years.... who really thinks that Spain, Mexico, USA or Turkey are better then for instance Holland?

Apart from that... what's the big deal about being number 1 or number 20 on the list? It won't get you anything.

Indeed.

Sweden 20th

[pololo]

Originally posted by AFCA
I think the FIFA rankings are b.s. anyway. Looking at the past 8 years.... who really thinks that Spain, Mexico, USA or Turkey are better then for instance Holland?

Apart from that... what's the big deal about being number 1 or number 20 on the list? It won't get you anything.

I don't know about Mexico and USA bout Turkey and Spain are better than Holland at this moment.

[AFCA]

Holland beat Spain in a friendly before the WC. It might not mean anything since it's just a friendly.

Turkey has a nice team, but Holland is definitely better. Spain, same story... Spain has never been stronger than Holland for the last 14 years.

[Raider Red]

Considering these rankings help determine seeds for the next World Cup, I'd say they mean a hell of a lot. That doesn't mean they aren't flawed, though.

Could someone resurrect the "can the US be seeded next World Cup" discussion? Wondering if the US jump to 9th means anything. Thanks.

[kevruth]

Originally posted by AFCA
I think the FIFA rankings are b.s. anyway. Looking at the past 8 years.... who really thinks that Spain, Mexico, USA or Turkey are better then for instance Holland?

Apart from that... what's the big deal about being number 1 or number 20 on the list? It won't get you anything.

Hey, at least Columbia is out of the top ten. They didn't even play in the World Cup. Columbia's first ranking after the World Cup was probably the biggest joke.

[pololo]

Originally posted by kevruth


Hey, at least Columbia is out of the top ten. They didn't even play in the World Cup. Columbia's first ranking after the World Cup was probably the biggest joke.

Why?

They played outstanding in the Copa America without letting in a goal,that's a perfect stat.

And they had bad luck in the South American qualifiers.

[jamisont]

How did this happen??
NewZealand ranked 83rd dec 01, 88th july 02, and 47th in Aug 02 in just 1 month?
What did New Zealand do last month?