World Football Rankings 2006 - Ziaian Football World Rankings

Current Rankings

Pos. Country Total Points
2006 Points gained
2006 Move
2006

1    Brazil 30.53 0.14 0
2    Italy 30.51 1.63 9
3    France 29.95 0.94 6
4    Germany 29.79 0.93 8
5    Argentina 29.53 0.41 2
6    Croatia 29.46 0.69 9
7    Netherlands 29.33 -0.19 -4
8    England 29.21 0.12 0
9    Denmark 29.17 0.28 1
10    Czech Rep 29.16 -0.41 -8
11    Portugal 29.09 -0.13 -6
12    Sweden 28.95 -0.34 -8
13    Turkey 28.89 0.11 1
14    Greece 28.81 0.41 6
15    Romania 28.79 0.22 2
16    Mexico 28.79 0.1 0
17    Switzerland 28.76 0.47 7
18    Spain 28.73 -0.45 -12
19    Ukraine 28.67 0.43 7
20    Colombia 28.67 0.28 1
21    Poland 28.63 -0.17 -8
22    Ecuador 28.52 0.52 7
23    Uruguay 28.5 0.15 -1
24    Paraguay 28.4 0.1 -1
25    Ivory Coast 28.38 1.05 21
26    Russia 28.35 0.36 4
27    Norway 28.3 0.27 1
28    Chile 28.24 0.33 4
29    Serbia 28.2 -0.21 -11
30    Scotland 28.19 0.7 11
31    Bulgaria 28.16 0.3 2
32    USA 28.14 -0.15 -7
33    Ghana 28.05 1.68 37
34    Slovakia 28.05 0.35 2
35    Israel 27.98 0.14 -1
36    Iran 27.96 -0.02 -5
37    Japan 27.96 -0.44 -18
38    Rep Ireland 27.85 -0.29 -11
39    Australia 27.83 0.69 13
40    Honduras 27.83 0.25 -1
41    Finland 27.81 0.46 4
42    Venezuela 27.65 0.26 2
43    Cameroon 27.64 0.49 8
44    Costa Rica 27.59 -0.16 -9
45    Egypt 27.56 0.06 -5
46    Peru 27.56 -0.05 -8
47    Nigeria 27.46 0.02 -5
48    Austria 27.38 -0.04 -5
49    Belgium 27.34 0.07 0
50    Saudi Arabia 27.32 0.55 10
51    South Korea 27.3 -0.03 -4
52    Trinidad & Tobago 27.21 0.33 7
53    Macedonia 27.15 0.81 20
54    N.Ireland 27.15 0.6 11
55    Wales 27.15 0.1 -1
56    Hungary 27.06 -0.16 -6
57    Angola 27.05 0.77 20
58    Belarus 27.02 0.09 -1
59    Bolivia 27.02 0.03 -4
60    Tunisia 27.02 -0.66 -23
61    Morocco 27.01 0.31 3
62    Albania 26.97 0.2 -1
63    Georgia 26.9 0.56 11
64    Lithuania 26.9 0.47 4
65    Latvia 26.89 0.35 1
66    Bosnia-Herzegovina 26.88 -0.43 -18
67    Senegal 26.87 -0.07 -11
68    Slovenia 26.74 -0.19 -10
69    Canada 26.7 0.36 7
70    Cyprus 26.65 0.62 13
71    Guatemala 26.59 -0.14 -9
72    Iceland 26.54 0.2 3
73    Iraq 26.5 0.3 5
74    China 26.44 -0.66 -21
75    Jamaica 26.42 -0.29 -12
76    Jordan 26.34 0.67 13
77    Estonia 26.34 -0.15 -10
78    Panama 26.32 0.34 6
79    Oman 26.28 -0.11 -10
80    Moldova 26.11 -0.02 -1
81    Guinea 26.1 0.49 11
82    Bahrain 26.09 -0.25 -10
83    Kuwait 26.05 0.58 12
84    Qatar 26.05 -0.02 -2
85    Armenia 26.04 0.14 2
86    UAE 25.95 0.2 2
87    Syria 25.93 0.59 11
88    Uzbekistan 25.88 -0.07 -3
89    North Korea 25.86 -0.05 -3
90    Zambia 25.86 -0.23 -10
91    Zimbabwe 25.85 -0.22 -10
92    DR Congo 25.81 0.37 4
93    Azerbaijan 25.78 0.25 0
94    Mali 25.76 0.39 3
95    Togo 25.75 -0.59 -24
96    Libya 25.73 0.11 -5
97    South Africa 25.67 0.03 -7
98    Cuba 25.63 0.16 -4
99    Kazakhstan 25.39 0.52 4
100    Burkina Faso 25.34 0.28 1
101    Algeria 25.14 0.15 1
102    Malta 25.08 0.3 2
103    Gabon 24.99 -0.14 -3
104    El Salvador 24.87 0.11 2
105    Uganda 24.86 0.09 0
106    Malawi 24.78 0.34 10
107    Thailand 24.78 0.18 5
108    Liechtenstein 24.77 0.1 1
109    Haiti 24.77 -0.49 -10
110    Lebanon 24.74 0.1 0
111    Sudan 24.71 0.46 8
112    Ethiopia 24.68 -0.07 -5
113    Congo 24.67 0.14 1
114    Botswana 24.66 -0.08 -6
115    New Zealand 24.42 0.59 8
116    Benin 24.42 0.01 1
117    Singapore 24.41 0.45 4
118    Rwanda 24.35 -0.14 -3
119    Faroe Islands 24.33 -0.27 -6
120    Kenya 24.32 -0.32 -9
121    Tanzania 24.25 1.07 15
122    Palestine 24.23 0.75 10
123    Cape Verde Islands 24.23 0.21 -3
124    Andorra 24.22 -0.09 -6
125    Gambia 23.9 0.32 5
126    Burundi 23.8 0.41 7
127    Sierra Leone 23.8 0.04 -3
128    Yemen 23.79 0.14 -2
129    Mozambique 23.75 0.12 0
130    Indonesia 23.72 0.07 -3
131    Hong Kong 23.71 0.21 0
132    Martinique 23.63 -0.01 -4
133    Turkmenistan 23.6 -0.05 -8
134    Mauritius 23.57 -0.33 -12
135    St Vincent/Grenadines 23.53 0.23 -1
136    Luxembourg 23.49 0.69 11
137    Vietnam 23.45 0.36 1
138    Equatorial Guinea 23.36 0.64 11
139    Tajikistan 23.35 0.19 -2
140    Namibia 23.29 0.64 11
141    Malaysia 23.25 0.16 -2
142    Liberia 23.24 0.2 -2
143    Swaziland 23.23 0.38 2
144    Lesotho 23.16 0.27 -1
145    Madagascar 23.05 -0.15 -10
146    Zanzibar 23.04 0.1 -4
147    Eritrea 23.02 0.4 5
148    Mauritania 23.01 0.67 9
149    Myanmar 22.93 0.48 4
150    Reunion 22.92 0.04 -6
151    Central African Rep 22.9 0.11 -3
152    Guadeloupe 22.79 0.11 -2
153    Barbados 22.74 -0.09 -7
154    Niger 22.66 0.51 5
155    Chad 22.59 0.26 3
156    India 22.5 0.14 0
157    Kyrgyzstan 22.48 0.09 -3
158    Guyana 22.46 2.45 20
159    St Lucia 22.29 -0.72 -18
160    St Kitts & Nevis 22.15 -0.21 -5
161    Guinea Bissau 22.09 -0.05 -1
162    Suriname 22.06 0.47 1
163    San Marino 21.99 -0.09 -2
164    Bermuda 21.89 0.36 0
165    Grenada 21.69 -0.34 -3
166    Seychelles 21.35 0.95 7
167    French Guiana 21.32 -0.05 -2
168    Maldives Rep 21.29 -0.05 -2
169    Nicaragua 20.71 -0.05 -1
170    Solomon Islands 20.7 -0.05 0
171    Sri Lanka 20.66 -0.1 -2
172    Antigua & Barbuda 20.64 -0.56 -5
173    Bangladesh 20.59 0.28 1
174    Taiwan 20.44 0.21 1
175    Neth.Antilles 20.27 -0.42 -4
176    Dominican Rep 20.23 0.7 5
177    Fiji 20.11 -0.05 -1
178    Comoros 20.01 0.03 2
179    Pakistan 20 0.75 5
180    Sao Tome & Principe 19.99 -0.05 -3
181    Belize 19.87 -0.05 -2
182    Laos 19.83 0.03 -2
183    Somalia 19.45 0.13 0
184    Cayman Islands 19.45 -1.02 -12
185    Vanuatu 19.31 -0.05 -3
186    Tahiti 19 -0.05 -1
187    Nepal 18.87 0.04 -1
188    Dominica 18.82 0.21 0
189    Brit. Virgin Islands 18.71 -0.05 -2
190    Philippines 18.55 0.2 0
191    St Martin 18.49 0.52 1
192    New Caledonia 18.33 -0.05 -3
193    Cambodia 18.31 0.24 -2
194    Turks & Caicos 17.98 0.16 -1
195    Djibouti 17.88 0.23 -1
196    Brunei 17.61 0.12 -1
197    Macao 17.53 0.37 1
198    Aruba 17.36 -0.05 -2
199    Puerto Rico 17.29 -0.05 -2
200    Bahamas 17.07 1.6 3
201    Mongolia 17.05 -0.05 -2
202    Afghanistan 16.81 0.24 -1
203    Papua New Guinea 16.76 -0.05 -3
204    East Timor 16.3 0.02 -2
205    Montserrat 15.02 -0.05 -1
206    Guam 13.94 0.08 0
207    US Virgin Islands 13.79 -0.22 -2
208    Bhutan 12.66 0.35 -1
209    Samoa 11.25 -0.05 -1
210    Tonga 10.81 -0.05 -1
211    Anguilla 10.41 0.72 0
212    Cook Islands 9.98 -0.05 -2
213    American Samoa 0.36 -0.05 -1

Big Movers of 2006

World champions Italy finished the year 2nd in the rankings after losing a friendly 2-0 in Croatia, drawing a Euro qualifier 1-1 at home to Lithuania and losing another Euro qualifier 3-1 away to World Cup finalists France.
Ghana had a poor Africa Cup of Nations where their only win was by a single goal against Senegal, but they excelled in the World Cup beating the Czech Republic 2-0 and the Americans 2-1 to reach the next round.
Ivory Coast reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations having defeated Nigeria 1-0 in the semi final but lost out to hosts Egypt on penalties.
Macedonia held England to a goalless draw at Wembley and picked up 3 points with a goal in Estonia in European qualifiers. Angola played in the World Cup where they drew 0-0 with Mexico.
Guyana won their first round qualification group for the Caribbean Cup played in Netherlands Antilles with convincing 5-0 wins over their hosts and Suriname. They hosted and won their second-round group with 3 more wins including the 6-0 thrashing of Antigua and Barbuda.
Togo moved down the most after losing 2-0 to DR Congo and continuing with 2 more defeats to finish bottom of their Africa Cup of Nations group.
Tunisia were brushed aside 3-0 by Guinea in a group match at the Africa Cup of Nations and began their qualification campaign for the next tournament with a goalless draw in Mauritius.
China finished behind Iraq in the Asian Cup qualifiers after losing to them 2-1 in Iraq's adopted home the UAE.
St Lucia finished bottom of their first qualifying group played in Jamaica, suffering an 8-0 spanking by St Vincent and the Grenadines in the process.
Bosnia and Herzegovina were stumped 3-1 by Hungary and humiliated 4-0 by Greece in home qualifiers for the next Euros.
Japan got off to a disappointing start in the World Cup losing 3-1 to Australia and ended up bottom of their group. Despite winning their qualifying-round group they had a disappointing 1-0 loss in Saudi Arabia.
The biggest surprise of the year was Bahamas splendid 3-1 victory over the Cayman Islands in a Caribbean Cup qualifier played in Cuba. Another big result was Botswana's 4-0 humiliation in an African qualifier away to Mauritania.
The highest score of the year was Germany's 13-0 destruction of hosts San Marino in a Euro qualifier.
The only country to join the rankings was Comoros while Australia moved to the Asian Football Confederation and Serbia became an independent nation.

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World Football Ranking 2006

Big Movers of 2006

Copyright © 2006 by Mark. All rights reserved.

World Football Ranking
2006