World Ranking

The slide continues. After playing and losing to 5 of the top 11 teams in the world (Greece 11th......) in a calendar year, it looks like we'll finish the year in 44th. Deservedly.
http://www.football-rankings.info/20...able_4403.html


The only way is up right?

1	Spain	1606	0	42
2	Germany	1437	0	16
3	Argentina	1256	0	-93
4	Italy	1165	1	-4
5	Colombia	1164	3	54
6	England	1151	0	-16
7	Portugal	1144	-3	-34
8	Netherlands	1124	-1	-4
9	Russia	1070	0	-14
10	Croatia	1064	0	-14
11	Greece	1033	1	29
44	Bolivia	609	7	24
44	Gabon	609	8	28
44	Republic of Ireland	609	-8	-73
72	Scotland	490	-2	2
83	Wales	435	-17	-62
95	Northern Ireland	367	5	11

The 'thumbs down' icon in the thread title looked a bit out of place there for a while but its aptness has returned with a vengeance!

Utter ****e; a 'pants down' icon might be more apt!

Now now, Gabon are an up and coming side. No shame in that.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Now now, Gabon are an up and coming side. No shame in that.

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And Bowelivia?

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

And Bowelivia?

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didn't they beat Brazil recently?

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Utter ****e; a 'pants down' icon might be more apt!

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Any chance of a 'knickers down' one?

Haiti are now better than Ireland..Sweet jesus:mad:

Not as bad as first feared; we end the year ranked 42nd... :rolleyes:

http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/...n-fifa-ranking

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Ireland have fallen to 42nd position in the December Fifa ranking, their lowest position since 2006.

The Boys in Green suffered defeat in the recent friendly against Greece at the Aviva Stadium and the subsequent ranking release has confirmed the six-position drop from November's 36th place.

Giovanni Trapatoni's side have fallen a massive 19 places since January and now find themselves behind Egypt and Haiti, alongside Bolivia and Gabon on 609 ranking points.

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How long until Trap arrives to tell us that rankings are irrelevant?

Honestly, how could we be behind Haiti? They dont even have....an eco system anymore. They cut all the trees down to sell the lumber and all the animals died. Im serious.

They also draw players from the League of Ireland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Millien

Being fair to us and Haiti, they haven't played Spain, Italy & Germany in 2012...

They have played the US, however, a soccer roster with great hustle and a number of MVPs.

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Originally Posted by charlie darwin

they have played the us, however, a soccer roster with great hustle and a number of mvps.

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gaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

They have played the US, however, a soccer roster with great hustle and a number of MVPs.

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Not to mention its awesome 11-4-3 compilation stretching back to 10/08, 2011.

Didn't the US lose to someone 'crap' recently though?
And I think, considerably worse than Haiti...

In reverse chronological order, they've lost to Jamaica, Brazil, France, Ecuador, Belgium and Costa Rica since the beginning of September, 2011.

Brazil are 18th! Surely they've never been as low that before?

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Originally Posted by The Fly

Brazil are 18th! Surely they've never been as low that before?

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And this in spite of their exhibition victory over the all-star US roster.