FIFA Coca Cola Country World Rankings for Soccer: Someone Please Explain This To Me..

[Seaweed]

	1	Spain	1538	0
	2	Germany	1428	0
	3	Argentina	1292	0
	4	Croatia	1191	5
	5	Portugal	1163	2
	6	Colombia	1154	0
	7	England	1135	-3
	8	Italy	1117	-3
	9	Netherlands	1093	-1
	10	Ecuador	1056	1
	11	Russia	1052	-1
	12	Côte d'Ivoire	1008	1
	13	Greece	986	-1
	14	Mexico	971	1
	15	Switzerland	967	-1
	16	Belgium	953	3
	17	Uruguay	932	-1
	18	France	914	-1
	19	Brazil	909	-1
	20	Denmark	900	5

[Russian Rocket]

example of points calculation for Spain:

[Russian Rocket]

The basic logic of these calculations is simple: any team that does well in world football wins points which enable it to climb the world ranking.
A team’s total number of points over a four-year period is determined by adding:
· the average number of points gained from matches during the past 12 months;
and
· the average number of points gained from matches older than 12 months (depreciates yearly).
Calculation of points for a single match
The number of points that can be won in a match depends on the following factors:
• Was the match won or drawn? (M)
• How important was the match (ranging from a friendly match to a FIFA World Cup™ match)? (I)
• How strong was the opposing team in terms of ranking position and the confederation to which they belong? (T and C)
These factors are brought together in the following formula to ascertain the total number of points (P).
P = M x I x T x C
The following criteria apply to the calculation of points:
M: Points for match result
Teams gain 3 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat. In a penalty shoot-out, the winning team gains 2 points and the losing team gains 1 point.
I: Importance of match
Friendly match (including small competitions): I = 1.0
FIFA World Cup™ qualifier or confederation-level qualifier: I = 2.5
Confederation-level final competition or FIFA Confederations Cup: I = 3.0
FIFA World Cup™ final competition: I = 4.0
T: Strength of opposing team
The strength of the opponents is based on the formula: 200 – the ranking position of the opponents
As an exception to this formula, the team at the top of the ranking is always assigned the value 200 and the teams ranked 150^th and below are assigned a minimum value of 50. The ranking position is taken from the opponents’ ranking in the most recently published FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.
C: Strength of confederation
When calculating matches between teams from different confederations, the mean value of the confederations to which the two competing teams belong is used. The strength of a confederation is calculated on the basis of the number of victories by that confederation at the last three FIFA World Cup™ competitions (see following page). Their values are as follows:
UEFA/CONMEBOL 1.00 CONCACAF 0.88
AFC/CAF 0.86 OFC 0.85

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[onemoregoal]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Football_Elo_Ratings#Top_100_ranking

More accurate way to determine rankings.
Brazil are 19th on fifa list as they arent playing wc qualifiers, not sure how Croatia are 4th, though.

[You mad bro]

usa should at least be top 10

[Russian Rocket]

usa should at least be top 10

thanks for the laugh

[You mad bro]

thanks for the laugh

figured id try =)

[Seaweed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_F...op_100_ranking

More accurate way to determine rankings.
Brazil are 19th on fifa list as they arent playing wc qualifiers, not sure how Croatia are 4th, though.

Yeah, they seem a bit confusing. Brasil seem better than 19th, and shocked Croatia is at 4th, they're a good team but 4th is really high. Also Portugal don't deserve 5th.

[pavyracer]

It's the only accurate system in the world. It's based on results only. No coach's polls involved, no newspaper writers involved, no computer formulas involved..just pure team performance on the field.

[Bluedragon]

Yeah, they seem a bit confusing. Brasil seem better than 19th, and shocked Croatia is at 4th, they're a good team but 4th is really high. Also Portugal don't deserve 5th.

completely agree with portugal, no way should they be 5th lol

[easyliving]

Croatia and Ecuador in top 10? yea its a legit system

[acarmelo1]

It all depends on recent events for example portugal had some bad games and croatia some great games in the last few months.

[acarmelo1]

Croatia and Ecuador in top 10? yea its a legit system

Ecuador is second on the COMEBOL WC Qualifications They Have won 6 of the 10 games and Lost only 2

They have a good run, and you will see them on the World Cup.

The Rankings Depends if you win or lose. If teams are not playing or losing or not winnings getting draws they will go down, If a lower team draws with a mch higher team, the lower team will get points and the higher team will lose them.

For example Brazil On the last 6 games they had tied 5 and one 1, thats why they are so low.

[pavyracer]

Ecuador is second on the COMEBOL WC Qualifications They Have won 6 of the 10 games and Lost only 2

They have a good run, and you will see them on the World Cup.

The Rankings Depends if you win or lose. If teams are not playing or losing or not winnings getting draws they will go down, If a lower team draws with a mch higher team, the lower team will get points and the higher team will lose them.

For example Brazil On the last 6 games they had tied 5 and one 1, thats why they are so low.

I don't think people understand how the system works. It's based on performance on the field..not which country sells the most jerseys. It's simple..You win you move up..You lose you move down..You beat higher ranked teams you move up faster..You lose to lower ranked teams you drop faster. It's not rocket science. A caveman can figure it out.

[SuperHappyTime]

It's the only accurate system in the world. It's based on results only. No coach's polls involved, no newspaper writers involved, no computer formulas involved..just pure performance on the field.

I will always appreciate the fact that a sport where ties and low scores (and therefore near-indistinguishability between teams) has a proper method of ranking teams. But I must ask, what is it used for?

[Seaweed]

I will always appreciate the fact that a sport where ties and low scores (and therefore near-indistinguishability between teams) has a proper method of ranking teams. But I must ask, what is it used for?

World Cup, top teams are in pot one when groups are drawn and aren't in the same group so they avoid playing powerhouses

[pavyracer]

World Cup, top teams are in pot one when groups are drawn and aren't in the same group so they avoid playing powerhouses

It's also used for seeding in the qualifiers draw for the same reason not just the draw for the finals..at least in Europe.

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[VieksiveteP]

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Прюветик всем

[Lookingtostart]

Columbia 6th?

[lakerboy]

belgium will wi the world cup

[thetrinity]

awful system.

denmark just got beat 4-0 by armenia