The latest FIFA rankings are out and the results are a bit baffling for fans of the U.S. Men’s National Team.
The USMNT moved up a spot to 27th position after their 4-0 defeat of Panama and their subsequent, World Cup destroying 2-1 defeat at Trinidad and Tobago. That places them third overall in CONCACAF behind Mexico (16) and Costa Rica (22). Panama, who qualified for the World Cup for the first time, are ranked 49th and Honduras, who will play Australia for the right to join them there are 69th.
As for the rest of the world, Germany maintain the number one spot ahead of Brazil and Portugal. Peru climbs into the top ten for the first time ever ahead of their World Cup qualification playoff with 122nd ranked New Zealand. Ecuador, who missed out on the World Cup, along with Lithuania dropped 25 spots each, the most of any nation. Finally, Turkmenistan had the biggest jump, going up 22 spots to 114th.
This set of rankings also confirms the first pot for December’s World Cup draw. The eight seeded teams will be Russia as hosts, and Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France as the next seven top ranked teams.
Here is the full top ten:
1. Germany
2. Brazil
3. Portugal
4. Argentina
5. Belgium
6. Poland
7. France
8. Spain
9. Chile
10. Peru
6 European teams in the top pot. They need to fix this system of Europe being the game in town. Portugal always over ranked due to Europe overweighting. A Poland or Switzerland projected to go to the Final 8 or 4.
Poland is the new Switzerland
Man I bet Alfredo Morales who scored this past week, is kicking himself, he did not play for Peru. Man!
Mexico is out of the world soccer fall to u17iran mnt by 21,and Honduras will fall to Brasil
so USA is the only Concacaf flag,and favorite
As George Costanza would say, they’re stickin’ it to us!
But seriously, who gives a rip at this point. I’m just glad France will be in pot 1
How does this work? When your team loses, or in this case doesn’t qualify, you just pick another one? That’s pretty weak.
Prime example of the “everybody gets a trophy” generation. Parents too scared disappoint their children end up raising kids that can’t deal with setbacks.
What?