ian1964 10,626 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 The latest world rankings have seen Craig Levein's side move up two places to 49th. Scotland have moved back into the world's top 50 football nations in the latest release of FIFA's rankings. Craig Levein's side have risen two places to 49th, having played their final fixture of 2011 against Cyprus earlier in November. Victory in Larnaca gained 240 points for Scotland towards their overall ranking, which levelled out at an average of 361.10 over the last 12 months. Scotland played a total of 10 games in 2011, winning six, drawing one and losing three. World Cup 2014 qualifying opponents Wales have dropped in the rankings, despite their win over Norway, and sit one spot behind Scotland in 50th. Fellow opponents Croatia have moved up four spots to eighth, leapfrogging Italy and Argentina. Other group rivals Serbia are down four to 27th, Belgium are 41st and Macedonia are in 103rd. Spain remain as the world's top nation, despite defeat to England and a draw with Costa Rica in their November fixtures. Holland are second, Germany third, Uruguay fourth and England fifth, ahead of Brazil. Lebanon enjoyed the biggest rise in the rankings for November, jumping 35 places to 111th in the world. Dominica saw the sharpest fall, dropping 21 spots to 173rd. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/dundee-united/281665-scotland-back-in-fifa-top-50/ Explained: FIFA Rankings http://sport.stv.tv/blog/271229-explained-how-the-fifa-world-rankings-are-calculated/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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