Rappy Veteran Posted June 29, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2011 England have moved above Brazil to fourth in the Fifa world rankings, despite their recent run of poor form.Fabio Capello's England side only reached the last 16 of last summer's World Cup and have not won their last two qualifying matches for Euro 2012. Spain are top of the rankings, followed by the Netherlands and Germany. Republic of Ireland (31st), Scotland (61st) and Northern Ireland (62nd) also climb the rankings but Wales stay in 114th place. It is the first time England have been as high as fourth since 1997, after they reached the semi-finals of Euro 96. However, Capello and his side have come under criticism after a poor World Cup and only managing a 2-2 draw against Switzerland at Wembley earlier this month - a result that the Italian coach blamed on fatigue. Spain's haul of 1,871 points keeps them top and they are 210 points ahead of the Netherlands, who they beat in the World Cup final in South Africa last year. Germany's 1,417 points moves them up to third, while England tally 1,146 points. Brazil (1,130), Italy (1,059), Portugal (1,046), Croatia (1,033), Mexico (1,007) and Argentina (979) complete the top 10. Fifa ranking points are accumulated according to results, the importance of the matches played and the strength of the opposing teams. A team's total number of points is representative of a four-year period, calculated by the average number of points gained over the past 12 months and the average gained from older games, though that points total depreciates yearly. Since they were knocked out of the World Cup by Germany just over a year ago, England have won five matches, including three qualifiers; drawn three, which includes two competitive games; and lost once - to France in a friendly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13957893.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebiacsi Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Lol, I wonder who bribed Fifa to make England 4th. Also, I never thought of Norway as a powerhouse in international football either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 What is this, handball? :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 WTF???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted June 29, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 29, 2011 WHY!? (life long disappointed England fan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted June 29, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted June 29, 2011 Don't worry Neobond, your team will drop to a lower ranking again as soon as ours kicks you out of the Euro 2012. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted June 29, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 29, 2011 Don't worry Neobond, your team will drop to a lower ranking again as soon as ours kicks you out of the Euro 2012. ;) I'd love you to be wrong about that, but you aren't lol :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Brazil FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 29, 2011 Author Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2011 Don't worry Neobond, your team will drop to a lower ranking again as soon as ours kicks you out of the Euro 2012. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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