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Message 1 - posted by 606 Sport Hosts
(U3702819)
, Sep 13, 2006
The latest FIFA World Rankings show that England are now the 4th best team in the world, ahead of World Champions Italy.
Another notable change is that Northern Ireland are now ranked higher than Wales.
Scotland are up into the World's top 40.
Any thoughts/opinions?
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Message 2 - posted by Tristan Seume
(U3942577)
, Sep 13, 2006
Thoughts? Yeah - it's obviously total b*ll*cks. Surely we all knew that already?
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Message 3 - posted by Berts Lumbago
(U1745121)
, Sep 13, 2006
4th best team in the World and can't keep possession for more than 2 or 3 passes? Do these people actually watch football?
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Message 4 - posted by murraysconscience
(U4397765)
, Sep 13, 2006
Agreed, I used to take an interest in these rankings....when I was 12...
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Message 5 - posted by Sintons fan club
(U991477)
, Sep 13, 2006
it was rubbish when it used to ranks USA and Mexico in the top 5 and its still rubbish now its ranking us in the top 5
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Message 6 - posted by conchoona
(U1789457)
, Sep 13, 2006
Ahh comedy.
It must be based on how many "World Class Players" the Red Tops in each country say the team have...
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Message 7 - posted by bitemev1
(U1948379)
, Sep 13, 2006
how is it rubbish? by FIFA standards we are unbeaten in over a year, whereas england have performed and won every game since the world cup italy have been embarrassed by a 2nd rate team (croatia) and a 3rd class team (Lithuania) and havent won a game in the same period. it makes perfect sense for us to have moved above them, esp as weve lost 1 competative game in about 6 years (vs N. I.)
(before the retards get started for ranking purposes the world cup & euro champs games vs Portugal are draws)
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Message 8 - posted by murraysconscience
(U4397765)
, Sep 13, 2006
They should rank nations after tournaments and that's it...so Italy should be no.1, france 2 etc. then update it after Euro 08 etc. and so on. These, what seem like daily, updates are so pointless it makes the UK Top 40 Single Chart look credible.
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Message 9 - posted by conchoona
(U1789457)
, Sep 13, 2006
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Message 10 - posted by coolanglocanadian
(U4921237)
, Sep 13, 2006
Mexico should be ranked higher than England. The number four ranking is a big farce, never mind joke. How does a WC quarterfinalist get a four ranking, ahead of the WC winners Italy.
Brazil
Italy
Germany
France
Argentina
Mexico
Portugal
England
Holland
USA
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Message 11 - posted by kasbah
(U3254321)
, Sep 13, 2006
How exactly can we move above the world champs (who draw with lithuania and lose to france) just cos we beat andorra and macedonia (only just). FIFA rankings are always a bit of a joke....is it actually possible to catch brazil at the top?
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Message 12 - posted by welsh_oranje_fan
(U2608051)
, Sep 13, 2006
fifa rankings mean nothing, before the world cup they had the czechs 2nd in the rankings and they went out in the 1st round.
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Message 13 - posted by Saddler
(U4378872)
, Sep 13, 2006
Honestly, you keep spanking Andorra mate, it's what makes you "World Class" _________________________________________________ nobody said that, your just inventing things in your head  This is a reply to this message
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Message 14 - posted by Rover-the-Top
(U1751589)
, Sep 13, 2006
>They should rank nations after tournaments and that's it...so Italy should be no.1, france 2 etc. then update it after Euro 08 etc. and so on. These, what seem like daily, updates are so pointless it makes the UK Top 40 Single Chart look credible.Quoted from
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You don't need a rankings table to tell you who won the last international tournament (how were you planning to rate the Brazilian's performance after Euro08, btw?). Whether you agree with the method of calculation or not, the point of the rankings is to give some indication of how teams have performed over a few years, not just in a few games over a summer.
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Message 15 - posted by conchoona
(U1789457)
, Sep 13, 2006
LOL - plenty of people said it  Golden Generation - more like Golden Arches judging by Frankie Boy, one of your "World Class" players This is a reply to this message
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Message 16 - posted by Saddler
(U4378872)
, Sep 13, 2006
LOL - plenty of people said it
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where?, show me
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Golden Generation - more like Golden Arches judging by Frankie Boy, one of your "World Class" players
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no everbody(except chelsea fans) say lampard is useless and all he does is score deflections
and stop laughing at yourself, thats for other people to do.
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Message 17 - posted by GazMedina
(U972799)
, Sep 13, 2006
If you do pslit the rankings up by confederation it usually is a good indication of how those teams have performed in relation to each other over recent years.
It can't be helped that there isn't more competition accross continents.
You can't just arbitrarily choose who should be ranked where a points system has to exist.
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Message 18 - posted by murraysconscience
(U4397765)
, Sep 13, 2006
I said Euro 08 etc...that means etcetera
meaning the Copa America etc...see I did it again.
A few games over the summer? It's the World Cup ffs....I'd rather nations were rated in the biggest tournament on earth than some pointless friendly against Greece etc. and there it is again.
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Message 19 - posted by Sintons fan club
(U991477)
, Sep 13, 2006
Mexico should be ranked higher than England. The number four ranking is a big farce, never mind joke. How does a WC quarterfinalist get a four ranking, ahead of the WC winners Italy.Quoted from
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So how does mexico belong above us? They went out the round before us
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Message 20 - posted by englishman_in_mexico
(U2373455)
, Sep 13, 2006
coolanglo. why should mexico be ranked higher then england. they have NEVER been passed the second round outside of their country.And they have lost more WC games than any other country (22). england therefore has only lost one game in the last 2 WCs.
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