Women's World Football Ranking     
2006

Current Rankings


Pos.
Country
 Total Points
2006
Points gained
2006
Move
2006
1    Germany 30.21 -0.18 0
2    USA 29.38 0.15 0
3    North Korea 28.11 0.21 0
4    China 27.73 1.05 8
5    Japan 27.72 0.59 2
6    Canada 27.68 0.86 4
7    Norway 27.67 -0.17 -3
8    Sweden 27.63 0.39 -2
9    Australia 27.05 0.31 2
10    France 27.04 0.08 -2
11    Denmark 26.98 0.05 -2
12    Brazil 26.78 -0.5 -7
13    England 26.75 0.42 0
14    Italy 26.35 0.11 0
15    Finland 26.18 0.24 0
16    Russia 26.16 0.26 0
17    Mexico 25.84 0.41 1
18    Nigeria 25.58 -0.16 -1
19    Netherlands 25.53 0.77 2
20    South Korea 25.33 0.14 -1
21    Czech Rep 25.06 0.72 1
22    Iceland 24.96 -0.16 -2
23    Ukraine 24.78 0.63 0
24    Spain 24.5 0.41 0
25    Scotland 23.98 0.34 0
26    Rep Ireland 23.57 0.22 0
27    Switzerland 23.25 0.08 0
28    Argentina 23.14 0.8 7
29    Ghana 23.01 0.06 1
30    Poland 22.91 -0.11 -2
31    Belarus 22.9 -0.09 -2
32    Serbia & Montenegro 22.62 0.12 1
33    Taiwan 22.6 0.34 4
34    Slovakia 22.58 0.7 9
35    Austria 22.56 0.06 -3
36    Vietnam 22.47 0.18 0
37    Romania 22.45 0.09 -3
38    Jamaica 22.35 1.6 23
39    New Zealand 22.34 0.1 -1
40    Wales 22.23 0.85 10
41    Belgium 22.21 0.03 -2
42    Hungary 21.95 0.17 3
43    Bulgaria 21.93 0.73 8
44    Myanmar 21.91 -0.08 -3
45    Costa Rica 21.87 -0.94 -14
46    Greece 21.86 -0.07 -4
47    Trinidad & Tobago 21.73 0.14 0
48    Cameroon 21.68 -0.06 -2
49    Israel 21.67 -0.36 -9
50    Panama 21.49 0.61 9
51    South Africa 21.42 0.02 -2
52    Thailand 21.41 0.36 1
53    Peru 21.34 -0.49 -9
54    Slovenia 21.27 0.53 8
55    Portugal 21.24 -0.3 -7
56    Guatemala 21.17 0.25 1
57    Haiti 21.17 0.13 -1
58    N.Ireland 21.03 -0.01 -3
59    Paraguay 21.01 0.84 14
60    Uruguay 20.96 0.78 12
61    Faroe Islands 20.89 -0.16 -7
62    Ecuador 20.87 0.22 3
63    Zimbabwe 20.83 -0.04 -3
64    Colombia 20.71 -0.45 -12
65    Ethiopia 20.64 0 1
66    Sierra Leone 20.63 0 1
67    Kazakhstan 20.52 0.33 4
68    India 20.35 0 1
69    St Lucia 20.33 -0.37 -5
70    Croatia 20.33 -0.4 -7
71    Chile 20.24 0.13 3
72    Angola 20.18 -0.74 -14
73    Uzbekistan 20.05 0 2
74    DR Congo 20.02 -0.02 2
75    Bolivia 20.02 -0.4 -7
76    Honduras 19.99 0 2
77    Turkey 19.92 0.17 3
78    Mali 19.88 0.94 11
79    Uganda 19.71 0 3
80    Lithuania 19.6 -0.4 -3
81    Moldova 19.39 -0.35 0
82    Venezuela 19.36 0.75 10
83    Zambia 19.33 -0.61 -4
84    Papua New Guinea 19.16 0 1
85    Estonia 19.14 0.2 5
86    Martinique 19.01 0 2
87    Congo 19 0.54 6
88    El Salvador 18.97 -0.36 -4
89    Latvia 18.97 -1.3 -19
90    Morocco 18.96 -0.7 -7
91    Bosnia & Herzegovina 18.67 -0.47 -5
92    Suriname 18.63 -0.39 -5
93    Algeria 18.53 0.67 8
94    St Vincent & Grenadines 18.47 0.08 2
95    Reunion Island 18.44 -0.01 -1
96    Philippines 18.4 0 -1
97    Hong Kong 18.28 0 -1
98    Nicaraguay 18.03 0.15 2
99    Indonesia 17.99 0 -1
100    Egypt 17.96 -0.7 -9
101    Gabon 17.94 0 -2
102    Senegal 17.84 1.02 3
103    Bermuda 17.79 -0.4 -6
104    Antigua & Barbuda 17.62 0.12 -1
105    Equatorial Guinea 17.42 1.32 4
106    Guam 17 0 -4
107    Tahiti 16.98 0 -4
108    Singapore 16.87 0 -4
109    Cayman Islands 16.6 0.09 -3
110    US Virgin Islands 16.54 -0.68 -7
111    Tonga 16.33 0 -4
112    Jordan 16.18 0.07 -4
113    Vanuatu 15.97 0 -3
114    Malta 15.86 0.74 -1
115    Malaysia 15.61 -0.1 -4
116    Dominican Rep 15.58 2.45 4
117    Togo 15.53 0 -5
118    Benin 15.47 0.29 -2
119    Nepal 15.43 0 -7
120    Kenya 15.43 -0.04 -3
121    Tunisia 15.41 0.22 -3
122    Georgia 15.33 -0.09 -2
123    Ivory Coast 15.27 0.03 -8
124    Iran 14.49 0 -10
125    Bahamas 14.15 0 -10
126    Fiji 13.99 0 -10
127    Macedonia 13.82 0.03 0
128    Tanzania 13.69 0.17 -11
129    Mozambique 13.62 0.21 -11
130    Puerto Rico 13.32 0.05 -11
131    Swaziland 12.63 -0.26 -10
132    Virgin Islands 12.48 0 -5
133    Dominica 12.3 0.07 -11
134    Malawi 11.84 0.15 -11
135    Armenia 11.23 1.73 -9
136    Turks & Caicos Islands 11.14 0 -4
137    Eritrea 10.2 0 -13
138    Kiribati 9.84 0 -13
139    Lesotho 9.49 0.01 -12
140    Cook Islands 9.38 0 -12
141    Namibia 7.88 0.86 -10
142    Guinea 7.87 0.31 -13
143    Syria 7.38 -0.02 -13
144    Maldives 6.29 0 -12
145    Samoa 4.76 0 -12
146    Belize 4.29 0 -12
147    Bahrain 3.68 0 -12
148    Palestine 2.76 0.22 -12

Big Movers of 2006

China ended the year in 4th place having come from 2 goals down to defeat hosts Australia on penalties to win the Asian Cup, but Germany and the USA continue to lead the way.

Jamaica rose the most after easing past St Lucia 5-0, smashing Antigua & Barbuda 10-0 and slaughtering St Kitts & Nevis 11-0 in Caribbean Cup/World Cup qualifiers at home before putting 3 past Haiti without reply in the next round played in Trinidad & Tobago.

Paraguay defeated Bolivia 5-1 and Peru 2-1 in the Copa America where they finished 4th after earning a goalless draw with hosts Argentina.

Uruguay overcame Chile 2-1 and Ecuador 1-0 before claiming 3rd spot in the Copa America with a 3-2 victory over Paraguay in the final group stage.

Mali brushed Morocco aside 2-0 away and 4-1 at home in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and enjoyed a 3-2 win against DR Congo in the final tournament.

Wales were 3-0 winners in Moldova and defeated Israel 3-1 in the Netherlands before hammering their Estonian hosts 7-0 in World Cup qualifiers.

Venezuela drew 1-1 with Bolivia and enjoyed a 2-0 win over Peru in the Copa America played in Argentina.

Slovakia had a long winning streak that included a 3-2 victory away to Romania in a World Cup qualifier.

Panama had 2-0 and 3-0 wins at home to Costa Rica and Guatemala respectively in World Cup qualifiers.

Latvia lost all their friendly and competitive matches including 4-1 to European qualifier hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1-0 to Armenia on the same ground to finish bottom of the group.

Angola failed to go beyond the first round of the African qualifiers after a narrow 3-2 home win was overturned 3-1 in Equatorial Guinea.

Costa Rica returned from Panama having lost both their World Cup qualifiers, 2-1 to Guatemala and 2-0 to their hosts.

Syria, Guinea, Kiribati and Eritrea moved down the rankings due to new teams entering the rankings above them.

The most surprising result was Armenia's 1-0 win over Latvia in Bosnia and Herzegovina while Brazil's 2-0 defeat to hosts Argentina in the Copa America final was also worth mentioning.

The highest score was Japan's 13-0 demolition of Jordan in the Qatar Asian Games.

The 12 new teams moving into the rankings from position 96 to 132 were St Vincent & Grenadines, Antigua & Barbuda, US Virgin Islands, Togo, Benin, Kenya, Tunisia, Georgia, Ivory Coast, Macedonia, British Virgin Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands.

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