2006 World Cup Full Team Rankings

July 6th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

By now we know the teams that will finish in the top 4 spots in the 2006 World Cup. While their order is yet to be decided, the finishing spots for the other 28 teams are set. Using the following criteria that FIFA has used in previous World Cups, the teams are ranked below.

1. Stage reached.
2. Points earned. 3 for a win, including in extra time; 1 for a draw, including a game that was decided in penalties; 0 for a loss, including in extra time.
3. Goal difference. Includes knockout play.
4. Goals scored. Includes knockout play.

Complete Rankings

1. Italy
2. France
3. Germany
4. Portugal
5. – Brazil 12 points and +8 goal difference
6. – Argentina 11 points and +8 goal difference
7. – England 11 points and +4 goal difference
8. – Ukraine 7 points and -2 goal difference
9. – Spain 9 points and +5 goal difference
10. – Switzerland 8 points and +4 goal difference
11. – Holland 7 points and +1 goal difference
12. – Ecuador 6 points and +1 goal difference
13. – Ghana 6 points and -2 goal difference
14. – Sweden 5 points and -1 goal difference
15. – Mexico 4 points and 0 goal difference
16. – Australia 4 points and -1 goal difference
17. – South Korea 4 points and -1 goal difference
18. – Paraguay 3 points and 0 goal difference
19. – Ivory Coast 3 points and -1 goal difference
20. – Czech Republic 3 points and -1 goal difference
21. – Poland 3 points and -2 goal difference
22. – Croatia 2 points and -1 goal difference
23. – Angola 2 points and -1 goal difference
24. – Tunisia 1 points and -3 goal difference
t25. – United States 1 points and -4 goal difference
t25. – Iran 1 points and -4 goal difference
27. – Trinidad and Tobago 1 points and -4 goal difference
t28. – Saudi Arabia 1 points and -5 goal difference
t29. – Japan 1 points and -5 goal difference
30. – Togo 0 points and -5 goal difference
31. – Costa Rica 0 points and -6 goal difference
32. – Serbia and Montenegro 0 points and -8 goal difference.

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Gus

Don’t call me a crazy Mexican fan, but I read somewhere Mexico was 14th, because they actually consider a win or lose in Extra time as a draw, but still count the goals in the goal difference. It makes sense as it is a 90 minute result that gives the points. Anyways, that would put Mexico on top of Sweden. This I read was, of course, in the Mexican media, but said it was official by FIFA. This criteria would also put Argentina below England, by the way.
Phil

Gus – I believe they only get a point if they lose in a penalty shoot out and not in extra time. At least that is how they did it in 1998 and 2002.

In either case, England still ends with 11 pts from 3 wins, a draw, and a draw that ended in a penalty shoot out.
carldec

I am so proud… Unlike 1998 we did better than Iran!

I hope next time the USA can do better than angola and Tunisia.
diego

I guess Ivory Coast and the Czech Republic should also be tied for the 19th spot.
http://www.3kilos.co.uk James

why are the ukrain in 8th with 7points and -2 goals
http://blue2rose.blogspot.com Blah-Me

B) Brazil and Argentina were ‘that’ close! Its so sad!!

Next time inshaAllah!
jackie

ukraine is in eighth because it has to do with how far you got in the tournament. they got farther than spain ..
http://blue2rose.blogspot.com Blah-Me

Oh by the way, BOB..

I believe Ukraine has 6 points? not 7? And its ranking doesnt look right either.. like James pointed out!
http://blue2rose.blogspot.com Blah-Me

Oh yea.. Jackie is right!

Ukraine is right by that!
Michael from Boston

Does anyone else think it’s ironic that the USA is tied with Iran??

Very funny.
Hank

What’s ironic about that? I don’t think you know what “irony” is..
Hank

And jackie, Ukraine got just as far as Spain. No further.
Hank

(Disregard that last comment. I’m an idiot. :)
Trapper

Switzerland and Ukraine should have been penalised for their gutless bore-draw in the Rd of 16.

Not only did I waste over two hours of my life on that match, but, and maybe I’m just being a petty little man here, I’m still a bit angry that players could go out and put on tripe like that in front of a watching world thinking that that was a good way to represent their nation.

At least the Swiss were ashamed enough to bottle all their penalties.

31: Switzerland
32: Ukraine
skillz

trapper, you hit it right on the nail. you are a petty little man.
Trapper

skillz:

LOL, and that’s at you, not with you. You made your point clear on:

http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/players-whos-stock-has-risen-during-world-cup-2006.html

Enjoy your 0-0 draws. Obviously you enjoy the game on a completely different level than I do.
Lolo

Apart from Argentina-Mexico and Germany-Italy, the 2006 tournament has been complete crap.

I’d rather watch pigs vomiting blood inside an abbatoir.

FACT.
http://tsn.ca TSN

croatia watch out 2008 euro

2010 iam will be playing
http://yahoo Soccerman

klose is great
pinto

does anyone think its a little strange that the USA is ranked 5th in the world, yet they didn’t even reach the second round and all they got was two goals and 1 point. they finished equal 25th. I’m not trying to say that they suck, maybe they just had a bad tournament, and bad luck. Also the Czech Republic was ranked second in the world, and they didn’t show any of that quality, except against the USA, 3-0. surely a team ranked second could reach the second round of the world cup. My point here is that some teams are over-rated, and some teams are under-rated.
http://yormum.com Soccerfan

i think usa is not good at soocer.
http://www.phunki-marketing.com KWAME TIEKU

I luv my country Ghana.First tyme appearing n have beaten the likes of USA(ironically our major donors and ranked way ahead of us fifa 5),and FIFA’s no 2(CZECh REPUBLIC).. and from our 48Th rank to 25the RANK..I should say my boys have done a yeomans job.Bravo for uniting GHANA and AFRICA as a whole..BRAVO GHANA BLACK STARS
http://www.phunki-marketing.com KWAME TIEKU

I luv my country Ghana.First tyme appearing n have beaten the likes of USA(ironically our major donors and ranked way ahead of us fifa 5),and FIFA’s no 2(CZECh REPUBLIC).. and from our 48Th rank to 25the RANK..I should say my boys have done a yeomans job.Bravo for uniting GHANA and AFRICA as a whole..BRAVO GHANA BLACK STARS
posted from Ghana