Re: [nas] FIFA soccer rankings: US's slip is showing

Yeh, Uruguay surprised me? Egypt  won the ACN, so I guess I see how they moved up.

Nigeria 11th?  Guinea????   I give up.

 

 

 

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From: Keith Bundy

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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:28 AM

Subject: Re: [nas] FIFA soccer rankings: US's slip is showing

6 African teams in the top 25?  I think FIFA might have gone from overvaluing CONCACAF games to overvaluing CAF games.  And no Asian teams in the top 30?

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From: AbraRob@aol.com

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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:14 AM

Subject: [nas] FIFA soccer rankings: US's slip is showing

FIFA soccer rankings

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - FIFA's world rankings released on Wednesday (previous rankings in parentheses):

1. Brazil (1), 1,649 points.

2. Italy (2), 1,550.

3. Argentina (3), 1,479.

4. France (4), 1,462.

5. England (5), 1,434.

6. Netherlands (6), 1,322.

7. Spain (7), 1309.

8. Portugal (8), 1,301.

9. Germany (9), 1,229.

10. Czech Republic (10), 1,223.

11. Nigeria (11), 1,156.

12. Cameroon (12), 1,109.

13. Switzerland (13), 1,028.

14. Uruguay (14), 985.

15. Ukraine (15), 954.

16. Mexico (18), 928.

17. Denmark (17), 927.

18. Ivory Coast (20), 909.

19. Paraguay (19), 892.

20. Sweden (22), 886.

21. Croatia (23), 854.

22. Guinea (24), 850

23. United States (16), 848.

24. Egypt (29), 841.

25. Ghana (25), 839.

26. Romania (26), 834.

27. Ecuador (28), 826.

28. Turkey (27), 824.

29. Colombia (21), 814.

30. Poland (30), 805.

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