Hurlock 0 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Here's the latest rankings list: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7002383.stm 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 837 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 14th! Thats a new record for us - superb stuff despite the rankings not meaning a great deal! If we beat Ukraine we will be pushing for a top 10 place! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightball 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 NI down to 36th! Nigel Worthington MUST GO! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailio 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 If you take Brazil, Argentina and Mexico out of that list we're 11th in Europe!!! Unbelievable. How important are these rankings when deciding our seeding for the next WC qualifiers? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 837 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 These rankings clearly state a teams current form if anything else and its makes great for us especially when the name Berti Fookin Vogts comes to mind. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightball 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 How important are these rankings when deciding our seeding for the next WC qualifiers? They mean sweet FA to the seedings of the WC qualifiers. As far as I know it is the performance of the teams in the groups that decides it. The total number of points gained in the last two campaigns divided by the total number of games played gives each team a coefficient. The countries are ranked by this coefficient and put into the various pots. I found this info somewhere on the web recently but I can't find it now... Will try to have another look for it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 They mean sweet FA to the seedings of the WC qualifiers. As far as I know it is the performance of the teams in the groups that decides it. The total number of points gained in the last two campaigns divided by the total number of games played gives each team a coefficient. The countries are ranked by this coefficient and put into the various pots. I found this info somewhere on the web recently but I can't find it now... Will try to have another look for it. As far as I was aware it's a combination of the two. In any case, whilst not being perfect, if your form is good your ranking is good. Your form will largely be dictated by results in previous qualifiers and hence your ranking will be an indicator of your seeding. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightball 0 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Essentially yes, but don't forget that the rankings encompass results that stretch back further than the past two qualifying campaigns. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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