The April edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
has brought movement to the top ten. Although the leading trio of
Spain, Germany and Argentina remain unchanged, they are now being
pursued by Croatia, who have climbed five places to fourth thanks to FIFA World Cup™ qualifying wins against Serbia and Wales, equalling the position achieved when they finished third at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Meanwhile England (7th, down 3), Italy (8th, down 3) and the Netherlands (9th, down 1) have all lost ground on the leaders. Meanwhile, Ecuador (10th, up 1) have overtaken Russia (11th, down 1) and entered the top ten for the first time thanks to wins against El Salvador and Paraguay.
In the top 50, Peru (32nd, up 9), Ukraine (37th, up 11), Albania (48th, up 16) and Wales (49th, up 22) have all made excellent progress, while outside the top 50, Equatorial Guinea (59th, up 45), Congo (77th, up 24), Tajikistan (112th, up 40) and Kyrgyzstan (142nd, up 59) have each climbed more than 20 places. In addition to Ecuador, Venezuela (36th, up 7), Panama (38th, up 3), Albania, Equatorial Guinea, Tajikistan and Afghanistan (139th, up 2) have all achieved their highest-ever ranking.
A total of 120 “A” international matches have been taken into account for the April edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking,
the majority of them qualification matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil™ (83 matches) and for the AFC Challenge Cup (20 matches), the
remaining 17 matches being friendlies. The total number of matches taken
into account so far this year is 275.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 9 May 2013.
Summary
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Leader
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Spain (unchanged)
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Moves into top ten
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Ecuador (10th, up 1)
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Moves out of top ten
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Russia (11th, down 1)
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Matches played in total
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120
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Most matches played
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Brazil, Bolivia, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Macau, Pakistan, Tajikistan (3 matches each)
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Biggest move by points
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Equatorial Guinea (up 200 points)
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Biggest move by ranks
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Kyrgyzstan (up 59 ranks)
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Biggest drop by points
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Bolivia (down 104 points)
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Biggest drop by ranks
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Northern Ireland, Georgia (down 22 ranks each)
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Newly ranked teams
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none
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Teams that are no longer ranked
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none
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Inactive teams (not ranked)
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none
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