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
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.
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
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.
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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.
1. Argentina
2. France
3. Spain (up 5)
4. England (up 1)
5. Belgium (down 2)
6. Brazil (down 2)
7. Netherlands
8. Portugal (down 2)
9. Colombia (up 3)
10. Croatia (down 1)
11. Uruguay (up 3)
12. Italy (down 2)
13. Germany (up 3)
14. Morocco (down 2)
15. USA (down 4)
16. Switzerland (up 3)
17. Mexico (down 2)
18. Japan (down 1)
19. Senegal (down 1)
20. Denmark (up 1)
31. Wales (down 2)
44. Scotland (down 5)
58. Ireland (up 2)
74. Northern Ireland (down 1)