After Euro 2012- New FIFA World Rankings - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

lima20 · 2012-07-04, 04:10 PM

Way to go England

1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Uruguay 4. England 5. Portugal 6. Italy 7. Argentina 8. Netherlands 9. Croatia 10. Denmark 11. Brazil 12. Greece 13. Russia 14. France 15. Chile 16. Ivory Coast 17. Sweden 18. Czech Republic 19. Mexico 20. Japan

Biggles · 2012-07-05, 12:51 PM

I suprised England is rated so high.I wasn't impressed with them at the Euro's.
They need younger legs.Gerrard is past his prime. Terry played well though..

Bunkhouse · 2012-07-07, 07:18 PM

There's no way England should be 4th, i'd say 8th tops.

jeneral · 2012-07-07, 10:30 PM

England 4th ahead of Portugal and Italy is a joke. IMO 10th is about where they rank. Too much importance is placed on friendlies (which England seems to always win) vs. tournament results. IIRC England hasn't made it to a semi-final since 1996.

Pinza · 2012-07-08, 07:28 AM

But they did win the 1966 World Cup Final 4 -2 in Extra Time...........

Shaw Champ · 2012-07-12, 10:23 PM

The FIFA rankings are based on results only not performance.
On that basis England didn't lose a game in the groups and won the friendly matches before then as well. The points for the ranking are done on a system that looks at match result, match status, strength of the opposition and the strength for the region.

Points are given for the result based on if its a straight win, penalty shootout win, draw or a loss. A loss in a penalty shootout for the loser is pretty much the same as drawing where as for the winner they get an extra point with 2 points awarded instead of the usual 3 for a win.

As these were the Euros they are deemed important matches (x 3 on the multiplier) so England would obviously score points over the likes of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay who obviously couldnt take part.

The regional strength of UEFA is the highest, joint level with the South Americans so its easy to see why based on a point system alone England are quite high even though we played terrible. :/

Sad to see Brazil move out the top 10 but as hosts in 2014 of the WC I'm sure they will move up.

2012-07-04, 04:10 PM	#1
lima20 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 659	After Euro 2012- New FIFA World Rankings Way to go England 1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Uruguay 4. England 5. Portugal 6. Italy 7. Argentina 8. Netherlands 9. Croatia 10. Denmark 11. Brazil 12. Greece 13. Russia 14. France 15. Chile 16. Ivory Coast 17. Sweden 18. Czech Republic 19. Mexico 20. Japan

2012-07-05, 12:51 PM	#2
Biggles Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary,AB Posts: 577	I suprised England is rated so high.I wasn't impressed with them at the Euro's. They need younger legs.Gerrard is past his prime. Terry played well though.. __________________ KDLW4100,BDP-S550,Wii,PS3,Shaw DCT 3416 HDPVR with 1TB exHDD,ATV2,Mission M2V 5.1 ,Klipsch RW-10D sub,HTR4063)

2012-07-12, 10:23 PM	#6
Shaw Champ Join Date: May 2010 Location: AB. LG47"LE5500/Toshiba 32E200U /BDC6500/ Shaw Gateway Posts: 828	The FIFA rankings are based on results only not performance. On that basis England didn't lose a game in the groups and won the friendly matches before then as well. The points for the ranking are done on a system that looks at match result, match status, strength of the opposition and the strength for the region. Points are given for the result based on if its a straight win, penalty shootout win, draw or a loss. A loss in a penalty shootout for the loser is pretty much the same as drawing where as for the winner they get an extra point with 2 points awarded instead of the usual 3 for a win. As these were the Euros they are deemed important matches (x 3 on the multiplier) so England would obviously score points over the likes of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay who obviously couldnt take part. The regional strength of UEFA is the highest, joint level with the South Americans so its easy to see why based on a point system alone England are quite high even though we played terrible. :/ Sad to see Brazil move out the top 10 but as hosts in 2014 of the WC I'm sure they will move up. __________________ Shaw Employee, Opinions are my own unless otherwise stated.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

2012-07-07, 07:18 PM	#3
Bunkhouse Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 489	There's no way England should be 4th, i'd say 8th tops.

2012-07-07, 10:30 PM	#4
jeneral Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 323	England 4th ahead of Portugal and Italy is a joke. IMO 10th is about where they rank. Too much importance is placed on friendlies (which England seems to always win) vs. tournament results. IIRC England hasn't made it to a semi-final since 1996.

2012-07-08, 07:28 AM	#5
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,684	But they did win the 1966 World Cup Final 4 -2 in Extra Time...........