Comments on: FIFA February 2010 Rankings: No Respect For Second Place.

By: Edgar

Edgar — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:49:34 +0000

chris, it seems the FIFA ranking will bend to your will, as Germany will pip Portugal for 5th next month and Egypt will drop 6 or 7 places.

Nigeria (-6) have also been punished. On the other hand, FIFA couldn’t help but further punish Ghana and Algeria, both dropping two places.

Alas, they couldn’t grant you the Malaysia wish, as Croatia will reclaim the dubious honor of being the highest ranked team not qualified for the World Cup.

By: Coconut

Coconut — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:44:23 +0000

Sorry to burst your bubble Bury, but France has NOT been doing so well as of late, ELO is way ahead of being accurate compared to FIFA rankings.

you pointed out 4 things that “dont seem right” with ELO, yet FIFA has even worst rankings. especially when 5 teams in the top 12 seem to be extremely over ranked.

By: star_bury

star_bury — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:46:21 +0000

I just looked at the elo rankings, and they’re not close to perfect either…

Mexico over France
Honduras over Sweden
Ecuador over Ghana
Czechs in 35th

By: star_bury

star_bury — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:40:37 +0000

@ H.O.

I agree that the Czechs would beat Australia more often than not. The other two I see as pretty 50-50…

By: Loewsmilesbetter

Loewsmilesbetter — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:47:29 +0000

@ Elliot:
Wait till March 3rd:

Germany – Argentina (in Munich).

By: Jose68

Jose68 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:49:47 +0000

Seems like Egypt, Croatia, Ukraine and Israel all hold the dubious honors of being the highest ranking teams not in the World Cup.

And to add in my own: Portugal 5th?!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:45:26 +0000

how is Portugal better than Germany? By barely making it to the world cup qualifiers and the need of a playoff gets you fifth place, ahead of a team that beat them at the last world cup and euro 08, and finished top of their qualifying group. go FIFA

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:16:00 +0000

@ H.O. thats interesting about the ATP rankings, maybe you can explain further.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:29:15 +0000

How is Argentina ranked as high as 8th ?

Seriously

By: H.O.

H.O. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:44:03 +0000

Until FIFA’s World Rankings become like the ATP Tour’s Rankings, it will continue to be the WORST sports ranking ever created for a Major Global Sport.

C’mon…

Greece (12) are not better than Mexico (17)?
Australia (23) are not better than the Czech Republic (25)?
and definitely the USA (14) are not better than Uruguay (21)?

Like a said Fifa’s rankings are a JOKE in every way.