FIFA Ranking

[maebach]

EVER HEARD OF PIGS FLYING!!!

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR A LONG TIME, THEY HAVE TO CHANGE A LOT IN THE SOCCER PROGRAM HERE IN CANADA PLUS THEY NEED MORE MONEY THAN THEY WILL EVER GET!

the other 60 teams might get severe aids and have to quit. theres always the chance. . .

[thug-life]

woow ukraine 15th holy ****.we went up 30 spots good job ukraine

[thelefteyeguy]

GO CANADA lol...

[TheDude79]

something I totally dont understand

in may 2006

29 Korea Republic 677
61 Togo 569

in july 2006 after WC

48 Togo 622 +13 pt
56 Korea Republic 557 -27pt

if my memory serves me well, Korea beat togo, tied France, lost to Switzerland
togo lost all three games

They inplemented a brand-new ranking system after this world cup that essentially only rewards performance from the last 4 years (meaning that Korea's 2002 world cup run doesn't count anymore). That's why there has been so much movement in the newly announced rankings.

[sparkplug]

These rankings are before and after the World Cup. How did Canada gain 29 places without doing anything?

As for women's soccer, I believe Canada has one of the best young players in the world right now in Christine Sinclair.

[TheDude79]

These rankings are before and after the World Cup. How did Canada gain 29 places without doing anything?

Again, it's a totally NEW system for doing the ranking. It went from an 8 year history to a 4 year history, and things like home/away and margin of victory are not considered anymore. Also some of the weighting coefficients changed to make things more 'realistic'. This started just after the world cup, which is why there are some pretty wild moves in the rankings this time.

[maebach]

These rankings are before and after the World Cup. How did Canada gain 29 places without doing anything?

As for women's soccer, I believe Canada has one of the best young players in the world right now in Christine Sinclair.

I havent watched womens soccer in years. I didnt know she was still playing. . .