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Scotland stay 16th in FIFA rankings



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Published Date: 06 August 2008
By NICK MITCHELL
SCOTLAND have retained their position of 16th in the latest FIFA rankings.
George Burley's side are two places and 16 points behind England, who have moved up one place to 14th.

Fabio Capello's team have overtaken Cameroon, who have dropped two places from 13th to 15th, despite not playing since their June 1 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

Wales are now placed between Saudi Arabia and Hungary in 51st position after moving up three places, while Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland hold their places in 32nd and 41st respectively.

Spain remain top of the rankings after their Euro 2008 win while the team they beat in the final, Germany, have leapfrogged Italy to move into second.

Brazil's poor World Cup qualifying form has cost them two places in the rankings as they slip to 6th, their worst ranking for 15 years.

The newly published August rankings stand as follows:

1 Spain 1557
2 Germany 1343
3 Italy 1320
4 Netherlands 1299
5 Croatia 1282
6 Brazil 1242
7 Argentina 1219
8 Czech Republic 1146
9 Portugal 1122
10 Russia 1023
11 Romania 1021
12 France 1012
13 Turkey 1010
14 England 1003
15 Cameroon 994
16 Scotland 988
17 Bulgaria 930
18 Greece 896
19 Ghana 892
20 Israel 876
21 Egypt 851
22 Paraguay 820
23 Colombia 816
24 Uruguay 813
25 Côte d'Ivoire 802
26 Sweden 801
27 Nigeria 788
28 Ukraine 786
29 Poland 778
29 Norway 778
31 USA 767 -
32 Mexico 750
32 Northern Ireland 750
34 Serbia 749
35 Japan 727
36 Denmark 722
37 Morocco 690
38 Australia 685
39 Chile 680
40 Guinea 670
41 Republic of Ireland 666
42 Finland 653
43 Senegal 649
44 Switzerland 645
45 Iran 643
46 Belgium 637
47 Tunisia 629
48 Mali 624
49 Moldova 622
50 Hungary 591

• How are the FIFA rankings calculated?

The world football governing body have their own guide and a Frequently Asked Questions document. (links open as PDFs)

The full article contains 338 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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  • Last Updated: 06 August 2008 1:32 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Scotland's football team
 
1

Bigwull,

edinburgh 06/08/2008 13:28:47
Just as the rankings were a farce when Scotland were under Vogts they are still a farce now, wouldn't fancy Scotlands chances against any from that list, with the exception of England.
2

Bemused Arab,

06/08/2008 13:59:46
Stop cringing #1.

I would give Scotland a better than even chance of beating Bulgaria, (beat them 5-1 not so long ago), Greece (as long as we can keep awake long enough), Israel, Egypt, Paraguay, Ukraine (hosed them 3-1 last year remember?), Poland (poor as ever), Norway, Northern Ireland, Guinea (Bobo Balde is one of their star players), Republic of Ireland (yesterday's men), Finland, Senegal, Switzerland (gash at Euro 2008), Iran, Belgium, Tunisia, Mali, Moldova (Moldova in the top 50 for God's sake!) and Hungary.

I would have hope we could get something from games against Croatia (drew with them a month or two back), Romania, England, Cameroon, Turkey, Ghana, Colombia, Uruguay , Côte d'Ivoire, Sweden, Nigeria, USA, Mexico, Serbia, Japan, Denmark, Morocco, Australia and Chile.

As for the rest, the odd shock isn't impossible. Spain (drawing last time when they switched the lights off), Germany (narrow defeat and draw last time out), Italy (very lucky at Hampden), Netherlands (let's not mention Netherlands), Brazil (would gub us), Argentina (likewise), Czech Republic (getting old), Portugal (too reliant on ladyboy), Russia (wouldn't expect anything from Russia just now) and France (next time we keep them).


3

N B,

06/08/2008 14:00:09
Rangers will have 100% focus on domestic affairs this season, which is no bad thing after the chaos at the end of last season. I will admit that Rangers are not a good team, but then again they are by far the best team in the SPL. Only Celtic can mount a challenge this season, but even they are a level below the famous Glasgow Rangers current team.
4

Swordsman,

Dublin 06/08/2008 14:06:53
NB..come oot tae play,the gemmes a bogey!
5

N B,

06/08/2008 14:18:24
#4 Swordsman

Last night was a boot in the chanks, the CL will just have to struggle on without one of it's most glamorous clubs. Rangers will have to focus on the home front for this season. I can already predict what the 08/09 Rangers end of season DVD will be called, "Domestic Bliss".
6

Swordsman,

Dublin 06/08/2008 14:20:34
Oh Aye!..Get yer er*s over to the big threads and take it like a man...you will feel better for the cathartic experience..
7

Down with everything,

06/08/2008 14:26:36

its sure as sh.it that our domestic euro ranking will not remain at its current level due to scotland's embarrasment losing last night.

mon the reserves!!

try the hertz thread on the evening news, it's pure dead brilliant by the way......

8

Scotland world cup victory,

marooned 06/08/2008 15:08:30
# 2

Well said!

Yours looks like a realistic perception to me.

Come on Scotland!
9

ess,

06/08/2008 15:52:28
*5. More like '100 great throw ins'.
10

kimba,

06/08/2008 16:26:46
LOL, even Cameroon are above you,jeez!
11

LAST ORDERS FOR SDM AND WATTIE,

Ibrox 06/08/2008 17:07:10
The fact Scotland are ranked 16th in the world suggest that the rankings are a crock of shoite.
12

Bigwull,

edinburgh 06/08/2008 17:29:08
2)REMEMBER UKRAINE 3-0 HOSING OF SCOTLAND, REMEMBER MOLDOLVAS EASY WIN, ITALY GUBBED TWICE FRANCE WERE PROVED TO BE GASH.
AYE WE'RE ON THE MARCH WI BURLEYS ARMY RIGHT ENOUGH
13

Who's it gonna be? ,

Rangers are out. Ya Beauty. GIRFUY. 06/08/2008 17:51:03
Scotland have the ability to beat any of these teams on their day and also the special capability of getting leathered from any one of them when it is not our day.
I would say Sweden, Poland and USA would be aggrieved to be that far below us, but hey ho, it's not impossible to reel these English in. Difficult to see a decent England squad in 4 years with the amount of foreigners playing down there in the top spots.
Suits me.
14

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06/08/2008 18:25:05
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15

kimba,

06/08/2008 19:39:47
1 You seem to be a comedian,England will whip your a--e,and you know it!
16

kimba,

06/08/2008 20:22:54
13. Not only will England have a "Decent" squad,but we'll whip your scottish a--e!
17

Who's it gonna be? ,

06/08/2008 23:41:51
16. Aye right Pal. Talk it up. Again. It's great to watch you lot falling back to earth like a ton of bricks.
As I said, there is as much chance of england winning a major trophy as there is of me shedding a tear for Scotland's Shame- the mighty Rearangers FC- failing miserably to gain a foothold in Europe/


18

Colin P,

07/08/2008 04:29:29
England and decent squad is the biggest oxymoron I've ever seen!!!

LOL

19

Number 6,

Germany 07/08/2008 11:08:29
#15 Kimba, for pity's sake, have you any sense of reality at all !. England, beat Scotland ?. Can you remind us all what happened the last time we met, at Wemb-e-leeee. You can't even beat France for goodness sake, and as for your performances in trying, but failing spectacularly to qualify for the EU's . Come on,
without a doubt this is your worse clutch of under-achievers since those great comedy days of the 70's.

The huge influx of foreign players into the EPL means you will still be picking the same bunch of half-wits 2or 3 years down the line, and there is nothing world class coming through.

Barry , Bently , Walcott, is that really the kind of players who are going to be the next generation of win nothings ? .Hysterical stuff. Why do you think Englandshire refused to play in the British (Now Celtic ) Cup ? because you are terrified of being soundly beaten by the other nations, who are all steadily improving while englandshire goes from bad to worse.

Of course, you will not be alone in thinking that Englandshire is somehow a world footballing power
(snigger), when of course , as Gunter Netzer said recently, " In terms of development,English players have stood still for about the last 20 years. They are way way behind the rest of Europe in terms of orginisaton, skill and tactics".
How damming is that ?.
20

_Edgar_,

Romania 08/08/2008 11:28:37
Scotland could overtake England in the FIFA Rankings as long as they get a better result against Northern Ireland, than England against Czech Republic. See this article: http://lucrurineinteresante.blogspot.com/2008/08/fifa-ranking-september-2008-preview.html

This would be the second time in the history of the FIFA Rankings, after June 1995.

 

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