FIFA Releases New World Ranking
Category: Sports News
Football governing body, FIFA, has released its latest monthly ranking.
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| Iran national team players |
According to the latest ranking posted on FIFA
website early this morning, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ranked 44th in
the world and 6th in Africa.
This means the coach Stephen Keshi led Eagles
will head into the 2014 World Cup tournament starting on 12 June as the
lowest ranked team in Group F as all Nigeria’s opponents are ranked
above.
South American power house, Argentina are
ranked 5th, Bosnia and Herzegovina are in the 21st position while Asian
representatives, Iran are ranked 43rd in the world.
The Super Eagles got to 44th in the world and sixth in Africa in the last edition of the ranking.
Nigeria polled a total of 640 points and will be looking at gathering more points to rise up on the log.
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| Super Eagles’ players in Philadelphia, USA |
FIFA statement informed that results of international friendly games
up to May 30 were put into consideration for the ranking, which cuts
across 67 friendly matches plus continental qualifiers in CAF (26
matches), the AFC (16) and CONCACAF (3).
It could be recalled that the Super Eagles played 2-2 and 0-0 draws
in their last two friendly matches
againstScotland and Greece respectively.
Meanwhile, Algeria is now the highest ranked African team, moving up three places to now place 22nd in the world.
Côte d’Ivoire slumped down to two places to 23rd and 2nd in Africa,
while Egypt, who will not be at the World Cup went down twelve places to
36th in the world.
In the overall ranking, Brazil steadily found its way to third
position with Spain and Germany unchallenged in the first and second
positions respectively.
Argentina and Switzerland moved two places up to fifth and sixth positions respectively on the log.
The next ranking would be made after the World Cup tournament in Brazil,which ends 13 July.
Source: FIFA
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