England Football Online World Rankings 2002-14

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Summary 2002-14

The ranking for each year is as at 31 July.
A yellow background highlights the top team, green highlights those teams that are in a higher position than the previous year and red highlights those that are in a lower position than the previous year. A yellow number indicates the team's highest ever ranking at that time.

Country

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Argentina

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Croatia

Denmark

DPR Korea

England

France

Germany

Ghana

Hungary

Italy

Korea Republic

Mexico

Netherlands

Paraguay

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Senegal

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

Ukraine

United States

Uruguay

G3*

* Uruguay were top from October 2013 until the 2014 World Cup.

Games included in the statistics below are those where a country has challenged a team above them (Won or Failed)
and those where they have been challenged by a team below them (Lost or Held).

Performance Statistics 2002-04
	Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank
Country	2002	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2003	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2004
Argentina	G4	-	1	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Austria	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Belgium	G5	-	2	1	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Brazil	1	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	1	1
Bulgaria	G6	1	-	-	1	G5	-	2	-	-	G5
Cameroon	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	-	-	-	-	G5
Croatia	G5	1	-	-	1	G4	-	2	-	1	G4
Denmark	G3	-	-	-	-	G3	1	1	-	1	G2
DPR Korea	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
England	G2	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	1	G3
France	G3	1	-	-	-	G2	1	1	-	1	3
Germany	2	-	-	1	-	3	-	-	1	1	4
Hungary	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	1	-	-	G8
Italy	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	2	G4
Korea Republic	4	-	1	-	-	G2	1	-	1	-	G2
Mexico	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	1	-	-	G4
Netherlands	G3	-	-	-	1	G3	1	2	-	-	G2
Peru	G7	-	2	-	-	G7	1	-	-	-	G6
Poland	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	1	-	-	G8
Portugal	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	1	-	-	G6
Republic of Ireland	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	1	G7
Romania	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	1	G7
Senegal	G2	-	-	-	-	G2	-	-	-	-	G2
Spain	G2	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	2
Sweden	G4	-	-	1	-	G5	-	1	-	1	G5
Turkey	3	-	1	2	-	G3	1	1	1	1	G3
United States	G2	-	-	-	-	G2	-	-	1	1	G3
Uruguay	G6	-	-	-	2	G6	-	-	1	-	G7

Team of the Season 2002-03 - CROATIA
Emphatically held off Belgium's challenge with a four-goal victory and then beat Sweden in Stockholm to return to Group 4.

Team of the Season 2003-04 - FRANCE
A stunning 3-0 victory against Germany in Gelsenkirchen was the highlight of the season, taking them up to third place.
Although they failed to beat Brazil to claim the top spot, they resisted a further challenge from the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

England found themselves relegated on successive days. When France beat Germany, they dropped into Group 2 and, on the
very next day, they lost at home to Denmark to concede that status, too.

Performance Statistics 2004-06

	Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank
Country	2004	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2005	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2006
Argentina	G4	-	1	-	-	G4	-	1	-	-	G2
Austria	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G7
Belgium	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G7
Brazil	1	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	G2
Bulgaria	G5	-	2	-	-	G5	1	-	-	-	G5
Cameroon	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	-	-	-	-	G6
Croatia	G4	-	-	-	3	G4	-	-	-	1	G5
Denmark	G2	-	-	-	1	G2	-	-	-	2	G4
DPR Korea	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
England	G3	-	1	-	1	G3	-	1	-	1	G2
France	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	2
Germany	4	-	2	1	1	G2	-	1	1	-	3
Hungary	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
Italy	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	1	-	-	1
Korea Republic	G2	1	-	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	G3
Mexico	G4	1	1	-	2	G3	-	-	2	-	G6
Netherlands	G2	-	-	-	1	G2	-	-	-	-	G4
Peru	G6	-	-	-	1	G6	-	-	-	-	G7
Poland	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
Portugal	G6	-	-	1	-	G7	-	-	-	-	4
Republic of Ireland	G7	1	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G7
Romania	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G8
Senegal	G2	-	-	-	-	G2	-	-	-	-	G4
Spain	2	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	G3
Sweden	G5	-	2	-	-	G4	-	1	-	-	G6
Turkey	G3	-	1	-	-	G3	1	1	-	-	G4
United States	G3	-	1	1	-	G4	1	-	-	1	G5
Uruguay	G7	-	1	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G8

Team of the Season 2004-05 - MEXICO
After holding off Sweden's challenge, they climbed into Group 3, at the expense of the United States in a World Cup qualifier, before a
terrific run to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. Argentina beat them on penalties, but it was not enough to dislodge them
in the rankings. A final challenge saw them take on the hosts, Germany in the third place play-off, but they lost by the odd goal in
seven after extra time.

Team of the Season 2005-06 - UNITED STATES
Beat Mexico to reverse the previous season's defeat and then held off the challenge of Italy, who went on to win the World Cup.

Performance Statistics 2006-08
	Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank
Country	2006	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2007	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2008
Argentina	G2	1	-	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	2
Austria	G7	-	-	1	-	G8	-	1	-	-	G8
Belgium	G7	-	-	1	-	G8	-	1	-	-	G8
Brazil	G2	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
Bulgaria	G5	-	1	-	-	G5	-	1	-	-	G5
Cameroon	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Croatia	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	-	2	-	-	G5
Denmark	G4	-	-	1	-	G5	-	1	-	-	G5
DPR Korea	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
England	G2	-	-	-	-	G2	-	1	-	-	G2
France	2	1	-	1	1	3	-	-	2	3	G2
Germany	3	-	-	-	-	G2	-	-	1	-	G3
Hungary	G8	1	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G7
Italy	1	-	-	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	4
Korea Republic	G3	-	-	1	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Mexico	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	1	G6
Netherlands	G4	1	-	-	1	G3	3	-	-	2	3
Peru	G7	-	-	-	1	G7	-	1	1	-	G8
Poland	G8	1	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	2	G7
Portugal	4	-	-	-	1	G2	-	1	-	-	G2
Republic of Ireland	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G7
Romania	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
Senegal	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Spain	G3	-	-	-	-	G3	1	-	-	-	G2
Sweden	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	1	-	-	G6
Turkey	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	1	G4
Ukraine	G2	-	2	-	-	G2	-	2	1	-	G3
United States	G5	1	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Uruguay	G8	-	1	-	-	G8	1	-	-	-	G7

Team of the Season 2006-07 - FRANCE
Although they ended the season a place lower than when they had started the season, France spent five months at the very top,
thanks to a satisfying 3-1 victory against Italy in the European Championship, just two months after losing the World Cup Final on
penalties to them. Argentina then came to Paris and took the top spot. France resisted the challenge of Ukraine, but Brazil's
subsequent takeover from Argentina at the top meant that France dropped down a further place to third.

Team of the Season 2007-08 - NETHERLANDS
After brushing aside the challenges of Bulgaria and Croatia (3-0 away), the Dutch hit top form in time for the European Championship
finals. Ukraine relinquished their Group 2 status with a 3-0 defeat, before the Netherlands stunned both World Cup finalists from 2006
with emphatic victories, 3-0 against World Champions, Italy and 4-1 against France, taking them up to third. In the five rankings
matches during the season, the Netherlands scored 15 goals, with just one conceded.

Performance Statistics 2008-10
	Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank
Country	2008	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2009	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2010
Argentina	2	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	1	-	G2
Austria	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	1	-	-	G8
Belgium	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
Brazil	1	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	3	G2
Bulgaria	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	-	-	-	-	G5
Cameroon	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Croatia	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	-	-	-	-	G5
Denmark	G5	-	-	-	1	G5	1	1	-	1	G4
DPR Korea	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
England	G2	-	-	-	2	G2	-	2	-	-	G3
France	G2	-	1	-	-	G2	-	1	-	-	G3
Germany	G3	-	1	-	-	G3	-	-	-	-	3
Hungary	G7	-	1	-	-	G7	-	-	1	-	G8
Italy	4	-	2	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	G3
Korea Republic	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	1	G4
Mexico	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Netherlands	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	2	2
Peru	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	1	-	-	-	G7
Poland	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G7
Portugal	G2	-	1	-	-	G2	-	1	-	-	G3
Republic of Ireland	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G7
Romania	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	1	-	-	1	G7
Senegal	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Spain	G2	-	-	-	-	G2	1	-	-	1	1
Sweden	G6	-	1	-	1	G6	-	1	-	-	G6
Turkey	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	1	-	-	-	G4
Ukraine	G3	-	1	-	-	G3	-	-	1	-	G4
United States	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	1	-	G5
Uruguay	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	1	-	4

Team of the Season 2008-09 - BRAZIL
A static season with only eight challenges, none of which were successful. Brazil resisted three attempts to dislodge them from the
top spot, but brushed each of them aside emphatically, thrashing Portugal 6-2 and Italy twice (2-0 and 3-0) before ending the season
by retaining the Confederations Cup and installing themselves as favourites for the following year's World Cup.

Team of the Season 2009-10 - SPAIN
The European Champions served notice of their future intent by leaping into second place with victory against Argentina. They then
went to Paris and beat off the French challenge with a 2-0 win, before heading to South Africa to claim the biggest prize of all; the
World Cup, and with it, the number one spot in the rankings.

Brazil again resisted three challenges (from Argentina, England and Portugal), but again they were unable to convert their top
ranking into the ultimate prize. For the second successive World Cup, they fell at the quarter-final stage.

Performance Statistics 2010-12
	Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank
Country	2010	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2011	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2012
Argentina	G2	1	-	-	3	1	1	-	1	1	1
Austria	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
Belgium	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	1	-	-	-	G7
Brazil	G2	-	3	1	-	G3	2	1	1	-	2
Bulgaria	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	-	1	-	-	G5
Cameroon	G6	-	-	-	1	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Croatia	G5	-	-	-	-	G5	1	1	-	1	G4
Denmark	G4	-	2	-	-	G4	2	-	-	-	G2
DPR Korea	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G8
England	G3	-	1	-	1	G3	-	1	-	1	G3
France	G3	1	-	-	-	G2	1	1	-	-	4
Germany	3	-	-	-	1	4	1	-	2	1	G3
Ghana	G2	-	-	-	1	G2	-	-	1	-	G3
Hungary	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	2	-	-	G8
Italy	G3	-	-	-	1	G3	1	2	-	1	G2
Korea Republic	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Mexico	G6	1	-	-	-	G5	-	-	-	1	G5
Netherlands	2	-	-	-	1	3	-	1	2	1	G3
Paraguay	G2	-	1	-	2	G2	-	-	-	-	G2
Peru	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G7
Poland	G7	-	1	-	-	G7	-	-	-	1	G7
Portugal	G3	-	-	-	1	G3	-	-	2	-	G5
Republic of Ireland	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	1	G7
Romania	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	1	-	G8
Senegal	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G4
Spain	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	2	3
Sweden	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	-	-	-	G6
Turkey	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	1	1	1	-	G4
Ukraine	G4	-	1	-	-	G4	-	1	-	1	G4
United States	G5	-	-	1	-	G6	-	1	-	-	G6
Uruguay	4	-	3	-	-	G2	-	-	-	1	G2

Team of the Season 2010-11 - ARGENTINA
Revitalised after a disappointing World Cup, they ruthlessly took Spain's top spot from them in a 4-1 victory, and then defeated
both Brazil and Paraguay. Uruguay were also resisted, but managed to end Argentina's Copa América challenge by beating them
on penalties.

Team of the Season 2011-12 - BRAZIL
Stormed back into contention after a miserable 2010-11, when they found themselves in Group 3. Beating Ghana took them back
up to Group 2 and the first Supercl´sico de las Américas gave them the opportunity to leap straight back to the top, when they
defeated Argentina on aggregate. Argentina regained the top spot, however, in a seven-goal thriller in East Rutherford at the end
of the season.

Denmark also rose two groups over the course of the season, when two European Championship victories took them from Group 4
to Group 2. A qualifier against Portugal and then a shock victory against the Netherlands in their opening match of the tournament
enabled their progression, though it was not enough to take them into the quarter-finals.

Performance Statistics 2012-14
	Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank	Challenges		Challenged		Rank
Country	2012	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2013	Won	Failed	Lost	Held	2014
Argentina	1	1	-	1	2	1	-	-	1	2	2
Austria	G8	-	1	-	-	G8	1	1	-	-	G8
Belgium	G7	-	-	1	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G2
Brazil	2	1	1	2	5	3	-	-	-	-	4
Bulgaria	G5	-	1	-	-	G5	-	-	-	-	G6
Cameroon	G6	-	-	-	-	G6	-	1	-	-	G7
Croatia	G4	-	-	1	-	G5	1	-	1	-	G6
Denmark	G2	-	-	1	1	G3	-	1	-	-	G4
DPR Korea	G8	-	-	-	-	G8	-	-	-	-	G9
England	G3	2	-	-	1	2	-	1	1	-	G3
France	4	-	3	-	2	G2	-	-	-	1	G2
Germany	G3	-	-	-	-	G3	-	2	-	2	1
Ghana	G3	-	-	-	-	G3	-	-	1	1	G5
Hungary	G8	-	1	-	-	G8	-	1	-	-	G9
Italy	G2	1	4	1	1	G2	1	2	-	2	G3
Korea Republic	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	1	2	-	G7
Mexico	G5	-	1	1	-	G6	2	2	-	1	G5
Netherlands	G3	-	1	-	1	G3	1	1	-	2	3
Paraguay	G2	-	1	-	-	G2	-	1	-	1	G3
Peru	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	-	G8
Poland	G7	-	-	-	-	G7	-	-	-	1	G8
Portugal	G5	1	-	-	-	G4	1	2	-	1	G4
Republic of Ireland	G7	-	1	-	1	G7	-	2	1	-	G9
Romania	G8	1	-	-	1	G7	-	-	-	1	G8
Senegal	G4	-	-	-	-	G4	-	-	-	-	G5
Spain	3	-	1	-	5	4	-	-	1	-	G4
Sweden	G6	-	-	-	1	G6	-	-	-	2	G7
Turkey	G4	-	2	-	-	G4	-	2	1	-	G6
Ukraine	G4	-	-	-	1	G4	-	-	-	1	G5
United States	G6	1	-	-	1	G5	1	2	-	2	G5
Uruguay	G2	-	5	-	-	G2	1	-	-	2	G3

Team of the Season 2012-13 - ENGLAND
In a hectic season of 31 challenges, England celebrated the FA's 150th anniversary by storming into second place, for the first time
since 1969. They beat Italy, first of all, after losing to them on penalties in the European Championship. This took them from Group
3 to Group 2, from where they then took second spot from Brazil, before resisting a subsequent challenge in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil were involved in nine challenges, in total, five of which were successful defences of their position. Spain also resisted five
challenges, whilst Uruguay made five challenges and all were unsuccessful.

Team of the Season 2013-14 - MEXICO
Once again there were 31 challenges. Mexico were one of the few teams to better their position over the season, beating Korea
Republic and Croatia to rise up by two groups. They also held off Cameroon's challenge, though they were unable to dislodge the United States and Portugal. In the World Cup, they narrowly failed to reach the quarter-finals, with the Netherlands snatching victory against them.

DPR Korea did not play any teams above them in the rankings after the 1966 World Cup. Consequently, they remained in the lowest group.

Senegal did not take part in any challenges with teams above or below them in the rankings after reaching the 2002 World Cup
quarter-finals.