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Title: FIFA Rankings Post by: Woodsey on June 29, 2011, 04:54:07 PM Were 4th now, who did we bribe? :D
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13957893.stm Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Snowball on June 29, 2011, 05:07:09 PM Pretty much sums up the ranking system.
England may have one of the best Leagues in the World but their International team is on par with the likes of Greece and Denmark for what they have achieved. Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: sweet potata! on June 29, 2011, 05:09:58 PM Pretty much sums up the ranking system. England may have one of the best Leagues in the World but their International team is on par with the likes of Greece and Denmark for what they have achieved. In before anyone says " nobody gives a flying fudge" Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: boldie on June 29, 2011, 05:10:12 PM Congrats, must have been that win against Wales that did it.
Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Josedinho on June 29, 2011, 05:18:08 PM Ghana 33 and us 3 is pretty embarrassing.
Don't think Englands ranking is the one that is most wrong though. Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Woodsey on June 29, 2011, 05:20:38 PM Ghana 33 and us 3 is pretty embarrassing. Don't think Englands ranking is the one that is most wrong though. Yeah they have Scotland at 61, that's at least 40 places too high :D Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: boldie on June 29, 2011, 05:21:43 PM Ghana 33 and us 3 is pretty embarrassing. Don't think Englands ranking is the one that is most wrong though. Croatia in 8th? Norway in 11th? Greece in 12th?? Go on, which one is the most incorrect? (Plenty are just ridic IMO but it's still fun to ask) Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Josedinho on June 29, 2011, 05:33:06 PM Ghana 33 and us 3 is pretty embarrassing. Don't think Englands ranking is the one that is most wrong though. Croatia in 8th? Norway in 11th? Greece in 12th?? Go on, which one is the most incorrect? (Plenty are just ridic IMO but it's still fun to ask) I'd say we're 10-15 places wrong. Like you say Croatia and Norway are 8 and 11 but fail to get to the tournament where the best 32 teams in the world compete. How many European teams get to the world cup? Does it depend on where it's held? Must be around 12. So not even the Euro bias explains it. Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Longy on June 29, 2011, 05:36:29 PM If there was worldwide qualification for the world cup, you would have over 20 Euro qualifiers each time imo. Every ranking list should be Euro bias.
Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Bongo on June 29, 2011, 05:36:56 PM Pretty much sums up the ranking system. England may have one of the best Leagues in the World but their International team is on par with the likes of Greece and Denmark for what they have achieved. Bit harsh, didn't Greece win something not long ago? Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Josedinho on June 29, 2011, 05:47:28 PM If there was worldwide qualification for the world cup, you would have over 20 Euro qualifiers each time imo. Every ranking list should be Euro bias. Agreed. Maybe should have emphasised the "very". From last world cup - Quarter finalists Brazil are worse than last 16 England? Quarter finalists Argentina are worse than out in the groups Italy? Semi finalists Uruguay are worse than France who went out in the group......that was topped by Uruguay? Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Snowball on June 29, 2011, 06:45:04 PM It will change quite a bit after the Copa America I'm lead to believe.
Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: Josedinho on August 24, 2011, 09:17:27 AM Rankings look spot on to me today ;joestrummer;
Was a joke that Spain were number 1 when all they've won is a Euro's and a World Cup. Also good to see that the mistakes of previous rankings have been corrected and England take up 4th position once again. Thoroughly deserved. Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: boldie on August 25, 2011, 07:36:26 AM Rankings look spot on to me today ;joestrummer; Was a joke that Spain were number 1 when all they've won is a Euro's and a World Cup. Also good to see that the mistakes of previous rankings have been corrected and England take up 4th position once again. Thoroughly deserved. Very much this. Obv Spain losing to Italy means they can't be the nr1 team in the world anymore. Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: mondatoo on August 25, 2011, 08:31:55 AM Not sure what's more amusing, Spain not being no1 or us being 4th.
Title: Re: FIFA Rankings Post by: AndrewT on August 25, 2011, 09:46:48 AM Not sure what's more amusing, Spain not being no1 or us being 4th. Wales being 117th, and getting overtaken by Haiti, North Korea and the Moon. |