ian1964 10,761 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Scotland are now in the top 50 sides in the world after Fifa published their latest national team ranking. Craig Levein�s side have climbed three places in the table and now sit in joint 50th place alongside Colombia. The climb up the table comes from the defeat of Northern Ireland in the inaugural Carling Nations Cup last month. Goals from Kenny miller, James McArthur and Kris Commons sealed victory over Nigel Worthington�s side and had the added bonus of a rankings boost. Scotland have leapfrogged Costa Rica and Bosnia-Herzegovina to move into the top 50 and now sit ahead of Romania and just behind Jamaica and Ecuador. Craig Levein�s squad have no competitive internationals until September but face Brazil in a glamour friendly this month at Arsenal�s Emirates Stadium. They then face Wales and Republic of Ireland in a double-header to conclude the Nations Cup in May. Of the four countries competing in the tournament, Republic of Ireland remain the highest ranked in 34th place, with Northern Ireland in 40th. Wales, who lost 3-0 in Dublin in their Nations Cup opener have slipped to 116th in the table. Scotland�s Euro 2012 Group I rivals Spain remain at the top of the rankings, the world and European champions staying ahead of Netherlands and Germany, with Argentina and Brazil completing the top five. The other teams in Scotland�s qualification group also changed ranking. Czech Republic dropped a place to 31st, Lithuania moved up to 54th and Liechtenstein climbed to 143rd. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scotland/233905-scotland-move-into-top-50-in-fifa-rankings/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlika 0 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Scotland are now in the top 50 sides in the world after Fifa published their latest national team ranking. Craig Levein�s side have climbed three places in the table and now sit in joint 50th place alongside Colombia. The climb up the table comes from the defeat of Northern Ireland in the inaugural Carling Nations Cup last month. Goals from Kenny miller, James McArthur and Kris Commons sealed victory over Nigel Worthington�s side and had the added bonus of a rankings boost. Scotland have leapfrogged Costa Rica and Bosnia-Herzegovina to move into the top 50 and now sit ahead of Romania and just behind Jamaica and Ecuador. Craig Levein�s squad have no competitive internationals until September but face Brazil in a glamour friendly this month at Arsenal�s Emirates Stadium. They then face Wales and Republic of Ireland in a double-header to conclude the Nations Cup in May. Of the four countries competing in the tournament, Republic of Ireland remain the highest ranked in 34th place, with Northern Ireland in 40th. Wales, who lost 3-0 in Dublin in their Nations Cup opener have slipped to 116th in the table. Scotland�s Euro 2012 Group I rivals Spain remain at the top of the rankings, the world and European champions staying ahead of Netherlands and Germany, with Argentina and Brazil completing the top five. The other teams in Scotland�s qualification group also changed ranking. Czech Republic dropped a place to 31st, Lithuania moved up to 54th and Liechtenstein climbed to 143rd. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scotland/233905-scotland-move-into-top-50-in-fifa-rankings/ My word Jamaica ahead of us and Northern Ireland. Romania and Bosnia are probably better than us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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