FIFA World Rankings: April 2009
We haven’t done a FIFA World Rankings post since back December 2008, mostly because it’s all been much of a muchness. Spain ruled the roost, everyone else didn’t and the top 20 barely moved. There was no news to report. And so we didn’t.
In April 2009 Spain are still top, but the big news is that they’re more top than anyone has ever been ever. Spain have been #1 for 10 straight months, and their current lead of 367 points over #2 team Germany is the biggest lead any team has had since the rankings began in 1993. Go Spain.
Other news to report: Brazil has leapfrogged World Cup 2006 winners Italy to take 4th place, Fabio Capello has pushed England up two places to 7th, France rejoins the top 10 and Portugal are slowly slowly slipping from respectability to mediocrity. Go Carlos Queiroz.
Big movers are Bosnia and Togo, who’ve jumped 20 and 26 places respectively after some impressive World Cup qualifying results.
The full rankings are of course available at the FIFA website, but spread out over five pages. So after some epic cutting and pasting using only patience, coffee and Microsoft Paint, we can bring you the full rankings table – featuring every FIFA member nation on the planet – below:
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By Weston | April 9th, 2009 at 6:04 pm 
Wow, that’s pretty impressive.
Ps, doesn’t “St. Vincent and the Grenadines” sound like a band?
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By Juan | April 9th, 2009 at 6:49 pm It’s good to see Spain at the top. This has been a long time coming.
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By Al | April 9th, 2009 at 6:53 pm *puke*
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By Rob | April 9th, 2009 at 7:25 pm USA at 15… I am proud but at the same time skeptical.
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By Johnny | April 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm @ Weston
True! Although when I hear it, I feel it’s someone calling out cantina drinks too.
By Robert | April 9th, 2009 at 8:19 pm Argentina at 6? I don’t know…
By Ian | April 9th, 2009 at 8:20 pm You’ve got to feel for those teams at the bottom – zero points means they haven’t had so much as a draw in four years. And Central African Republic has one draw that’s about to expire. That’s a hell of a dry spell. They should really play each other, so someone gets some points. Zero-point teams, pair off.
By David | April 9th, 2009 at 8:22 pm #185, take that, Guinea-Bissau! Eat it, Guam!
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By Seth | April 9th, 2009 at 9:57 pm “Portugal are slowly slowly slipping from respectability to mediocrity. Go Carlos Queiroz.”
Sad, but true. Jose Mourinho, WE NEED YOU!
By Dougie | April 10th, 2009 at 6:17 am Why are Northen Ireland and Scotland ahead of Ireland?
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By Musab | April 10th, 2009 at 8:35 am Another interesting fact: The Czech Republic was ranked 2nd in the world on the eve of the 2006 World Cup. Three years later they’re in 12th and it doesn’t look like they’ll be in South Africa next summer.
My how the mighty fall.
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By Weston | April 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm simple, nedved retired.
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By Phillipe | April 12th, 2009 at 3:00 pm Go, go Brazil!
By Arminius | May 15th, 2009 at 1:30 pm Spain No. 1
Spain is amazing. No envy. A worthy leader at long last.
England will be interesting to watch.
With Germany, it seems that anything is possible: a remarkable DOWN or UP.
A lot of young talent in second line, waiting and hungry.
Also interesting: How will Netherlands, Italy and Russia fare ?
I’ve got a hunch that Italy will recover in due course of time.
Who talks about France? Well, well … You never know.
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