FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
Ecuador, Haiti climb to highest-ever slots
(FIFA.com) Thursday 17 January 2013
As expected, there are very few changes to
2013’s first edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola
World Ranking, with football having come to a
halt in many places over the New Year period.
Only 46 matches have been included in the
Ranking since December’s instalment, 18 of
which took place in 2012, with the remaining
28 being played in the first half of January
2013.
There is no movement whatsoever in the top
ten, with Spain still holding a comfortable lead
over Germany and Argentina.
Further down, two teams are now in their
highest-ever position, namely Ecuador, who
have reaped the rewards of some outstanding
performances in 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™
qualifying to move up to 12th, and Haiti, who
are 38th on the back of their successful
qualification for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013.
Only two teams – Uzbekistan (56th, up 11)
and Cuba (88th, up 12) – have climbed more
than ten places since December.
With Libya (47th, up 7) and Panama (46th, up
5) having replaced Tunisia (53rd, down and
Egypt (54th, down 13) in the top 50, the
regional composition has changed slightly
compared to last month, as CONCACAF now
has one more team in the top 50 (4 teams)
and CAF one less (7 teams). The number of
teams from the other confederations remains
unchanged (UEFA: 27, CONMEBOL: 9, AFC 3,
OFC: 0).
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be
published on 14 February 2013.
Summary
Leader Spain (unchanged)
Moves into top ten none
Moves out of top ten none
Matches played in
total 46
Most matches played Oman (7 matches)
Biggest move by
points Syria (up 51 points)
Biggest move by
ranks Cuba (up 12 ranks)
Biggest drop by
points Benin (down 73 points)
Biggest drop by
ranks Benin (down 18 ranks).

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