FIFA World Rankings

Callumcafc

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Callumcafc said:

I always preferred the World Football Elo Ratings which, if you’re interested, have this top 20…

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. France
4. Netherlands
5. Portugal
6. Spain
7. Italy
8. England
9. Germany
10. Croatia
11. Belgium
12. Colombia
13. Uruguay
14. Denmark
15. Switzerland
16. Morocco
17. Peru
18. Japan
19. Ecuador
20. Serbia

https://www.eloratings.net/

How are Peru in 17th?

Senegal not in the top 20 despite winning the AFCON and making the last 16 of the world cup?

Peru’s opponents, being in CONMEBOL, are typically a lot stronger than Senegal’s opponents. Peru had some decent results against top 20 opposition through 2022 while Senegal lost/drew games against the likes of Liberia, Zambia and Eswatini.

I’m sure most know how the Elo system works. Points are awarded (and taken) every match based on the strength of opponent faced, margin of victory and match importance. 

The single drawback you could argue is that by not playing matches, you can’t lose points. So unlike Denmark or others who got to the World Cup but has bad showings, Peru’s point total didn’t change.

Callumcafc

johnnybev1987 said:

Callumcafc said:

I always preferred the World Football Elo Ratings which, if you’re interested, have this top 20…

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. France
4. Netherlands
5. Portugal
6. Spain
7. Italy
8. England
9. Germany
10. Croatia
11. Belgium
12. Colombia
13. Uruguay
14. Denmark
15. Switzerland
16. Morocco
17. Peru
18. Japan
19. Ecuador
20. Serbia

https://www.eloratings.net/

Nope prefer the other one, although both are slightly out. How are Portugal 5th? 

Portugal were ranked 4th before losing to Morocco and have been consistently top 8 over the last 3-4 years. 

You can check each team’s record and how many points they gained/lost for each result: https://www.eloratings.net/Portugal



By comparison, England really screwed themselves by losing twice to Hungary which dropped us from 5th/6th before the Nations League to outside the top 10 before the World Cup started.

Callumcafc

New FIFA rankings for June 2023...

1. Argentina

2. France

3. Brazil

4. England (+1)

5. Belgium (-1)

6. Croatia (+1)

7. Netherlands (-1)

8. Italy

9. Portugal

10. Spain

11. USA (+2)

12. Switzerland

13. Morocco (-2)

14. Mexico (+1)

15. Germany (-1)

16. Uruguay

17. Colombia

18. Senegal

19. Denmark

20. Japan

Callumcafc

And compared to the Elo ratings (with 12 month ranking difference):

1. Argentina (+1 from 2)

2. France (+3 from 5)

3. Brazil (-2 from 1)

4. Portugal (+3 from 7)

5. Croatia (+10 from 15)

6. England (+6 from 12)

7. Spain (-4 from 3)

8. Belgium (-4 from 4)

9. Italy (+1 from 10)

10. Netherlands (-4 from 6)

11. Colombia (+2 from 13)

12. Uruguay (-1 from 11)

13. Germany (-5 from 8)

14. Switzerland (from 14)

15a. Serbia (+4 from 19)

15b. Japan (+16 from 31)

17. Ecuador (+1 from 18)

18. Denmark (-9 from 9)

19. Peru (-3 from 16)

20. Morocco (+15 from 35)

Callumcafc

England likely will jump up one place to third behind France and Argentina when the new FIFA rankings are released at the end of the month.

ForeverAddickted

Callumcafc said:

England likely will jump up one place to third behind France and Argentina when the new FIFA rankings are released at the end of the month.

Highest we've ever been if so, isn't it? 

Callumcafc

Yeah. Joint highest, having been there for brief periods in 2012 and 2021.

soapy_jones

Where's Scotland?

bobmunro

soapy_jones said:

Where's Scotland?

It's the red bit at the top.