England's FIFA World Rankings 1999 |
Date |
27 Jan |
24 Feb |
24 Mar |
21 Apr |
19 May |
16 Jun |
21 Jul |
18 Aug |
15 Sep |
13 Oct |
17 Nov |
22 Dec |
Rank |
11 |
11 |
11 |
►10 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
Points |
697 |
695 |
693 |
700 |
695 |
684 |
672 |
665 |
683 |
688 |
703 |
695 |
Change/Last |
▼2 |
► |
► |
▲1 |
▼1 |
▼2 |
▼1 |
► |
▲2 |
► |
▲1 |
▼1 |
Change/Year |
|
▼6 |
▼6 |
▼5 |
▼6 |
|
▼4 |
▼4 |
▼1 |
▼2 |
► |
▼3 |
Five and a half years after the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking was introduced, the experience gained in this time and the in-depth study of the issue have prompted FIFA to slightly modify and more finely tune the tried and tested method of calculation. The seven best matches of the last eight years are now taken into account annually and there are new evaluation factors for confederations and competitions.
This change has caused teams which climbed onto the upper rungs of the Ranking ladder only in recent years (e.g. Yugoslavia and Iran) to lose considerable ground against teams which have had a more consistent
performance over a longer period or have suffered serious set-backs only recently (e.g. Portugal, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland). Furthermore, the new method of evaluating the confederations is reflected in the fact
that many teams from AFC and CONCACAF have taken a tumble, although CAF has been less affected, with the amount of shifts up and down staying more or less constant.
FIFA
World Rankings 1999 - Top 30 Countries |
Date
Rank |
27 Jan |
24 Feb |
24 Mar |
21 Apr |
19 May |
16 Jun |
21 Jul |
18 Aug |
15 Sep |
13 Oct |
17 Nov |
22 Dec |
1 |
Brazil 829 |
Brazil 827 |
Brazil 824 |
Brazil 817 |
Brazil 817 |
Brazil 808 |
Brazil 835 |
Brazil 842 |
Brazil 838 |
Brazil 839 |
Brazil 838 |
Brazil 839 |
2 |
Fra 787 |
Fra 786 |
Fra 786 |
Fra 786 |
Fra 785 |
Fra 781 |
Fra 762 |
Fra 755 |
Cze 772 |
Cze 771 |
Fra 770 |
Cze 774 |
3 |
Cro & Ita 745 |
Cro & Ita 742 |
Cro 738 |
Ger 746 |
Ger 742 |
Cze 753 |
Cze 753 |
Cze 753 |
Fra 766 |
Fra 768 |
Cze 768 |
Fra 765 |
4 |
Ita 737 |
Ita 743 |
Ita 740 |
Ita 750 |
Ita
726 |
Ita 720 |
Esp 757 |
Esp 767 |
Esp 758 |
Esp 753 |
5 |
Ger 742 |
Ger 738 |
Ger 734 |
Cze 741 |
Cze 736 |
Ger 733 |
Ger 720 |
Ger 718 |
Ger 735 |
Ger 734 |
Ger 739 |
Ger 739 |
6 |
Arg 733 |
Arg 732 |
Arg 731 |
Cro 734 |
Cro 730 |
Esp 732 |
Arg & Cro 719 |
Arg 715 |
Cro 727 |
Cro 726 |
Cro 719 |
Arg 721 |
7 |
Cze
726 |
Cze 727 |
Cze 726 |
Arg 732 |
Arg
729 |
Cro
723 |
Esp 713 |
Arg 717 |
Nor
716 |
Arg & Nor 715 |
Nor 718 |
8 |
Ned
720 |
Ned
716 |
Ned
712 |
Esp 720 |
Esp 724 |
Arg 716 |
Esp 714 |
Cro 712 |
Ita 714 |
Arg & Rom 713 |
Rom
715 |
9 |
Esp 703 |
Esp 706 |
Esp 704 |
Ned
709 |
Ned
703 |
Rom 704 |
Rom 694 |
Mex 709 |
Nor
712 |
Rom 714 |
Cro
713 |
10 |
Rom 698 |
Rom 698 |
Rom 697 |
England & Rom
700 |
Rom 701 |
Ned
700 |
Nor
690 |
Rom 694 |
Mex & Rom 709 |
Ita
& Mex 709 |
Mex 704 |
Mex 706 |
11 |
England 697 |
England 695 |
England 693 |
England 695 |
Nor
699 |
Mex 688 |
Nor
689 |
England 703 |
Den
696 |
12 |
Mex
690 |
Mex 688 |
Mex 687 |
Nor
685 |
Nor
690 |
Por 685 |
Por 682 |
Por 679 |
England 683 |
England 688 |
Ita 697 |
England 695 |
13 |
Nor
678 |
Nor
676 |
Nor
674 |
Mex 684 |
Mex 679 |
England 684 |
Ned
680 |
Ned
669 |
Por 671 |
Por 686 |
Yug 691 |
Yug 694 |
14 |
Swe 652 |
Swe 659 |
Swe 656 |
Swe 677 |
Swe 673 |
Mex 672 |
England 672 |
England 665 |
Ned
668 |
Swe
677 |
Den 682 |
Ita 685 |
15 |
Den 648 |
Den 653 |
Den & Yug 650 |
Por 667 |
Por 670 |
Swe 668 |
Swe 666 |
Swe 664 |
Swe 667 |
Yug 669 |
Por 674 |
Por
672 |
16 |
Yug 643 |
Yug 649 |
Yug 650 |
Yug 647 |
Yug 645 |
Par 647 |
Par 647 |
Den 661 |
Ned
664 |
Swe 670 |
Swe
663 |
17 |
Por 636 |
Por 641 |
Por 637 |
Den 636 |
Aut 642 |
Den 642 |
Den 632 |
Den & Col 627 |
Yug 656 |
Den 660 |
Ned
656 |
Par 648 |
18 |
Aut
633 |
Aut
631 |
Aut 635 |
Aut 633 |
Den 634 |
Mar 637 |
Col 629 |
Par 647 |
Par 647 |
Par 644 |
Rus 643 |
19 |
Mar 632 |
Mar 629 |
Mar 627 |
Mar 624 |
Mar 631 |
Aut 632 |
Mar 626 |
Mar 625 |
Rus 642 |
Rus 639 |
Rus 641 |
Ned 641 |
20 |
Chi 616 |
Chi 614 |
Par 612 |
Par 609 |
Par 614 |
Svk 614 |
Aut 625 |
Aut & Usa 623 |
Usa 621 |
Sco 630 |
Svk 634 |
Sco
639 |
21 |
Bel
610 |
Bel 607 |
Chi 610 |
Chi 605 |
Sco & Ukr 603 |
Par 613 |
Yug 624 |
Mar & Svk 620 |
Svk 625 |
Usa 623 |
Svk 626 |
22 |
Par 608 |
Par 606 |
Bel
604 |
Ukr 604 |
Isr 610 |
Chi 618 |
Yug
620 |
Usa
621 |
Chi 618 |
Usa
620 |
23 |
Usa 605 |
Usa 603 |
Usa 603 |
Bul 601 |
Chi 600 |
Pol & Rus 607 |
Svk 613 |
Chi 618 |
Col 619 |
Chi
& Ukr 618 |
Sco 617 |
Chi 618 |
24 |
Svk & Rsa 603 |
Svk 601 |
Rsa
599 |
Usa 600 |
Usa, Svk & Rsa 596 |
Ukr 611 |
Svk 612 |
Chi & Isr 618 |
Mar & Col 611 |
Mar 615 |
25 |
Rsa 600 |
Svk 597 |
Bel 599 |
Ukr 606 |
Isr 610 |
Ukr 610 |
Aut & Col 616 |
Col 614 |
26 |
Sco 602 |
Sco 599 |
Sco 595 |
Svk 598 |
Tun 605 |
Pol 607 |
Isr 609 |
Aut & Ukr 615 |
Isr
& Aut 609 |
Isr & Ukr 609 |
27 |
Col 593 |
Col 593 |
Pol 590 |
Rsa 596 |
Bel 593 |
Sco 601 |
Rus 602 |
Pol 606 |
Isr 614 |
28 |
Tun 592 |
Pol & Tun 586 |
Col 588 |
Sco 592 |
Tun 591 |
Rsa 598 |
Tun
596 |
Rus
598 |
Sco
606 |
Mar 613 |
Ukr
608 |
Aut
603 |
29 |
Pol 584 |
Tun 585 |
Tun 591 |
Pol 590 |
Chi 597 |
Rsa
595 |
Tun
594 |
Pol
595 |
Rsa
594 |
Tun 597 |
Tur
598 |
30 |
Bul & Rus 580 |
Bul & Rus 577 |
Bul 579 |
Col, Isr & Pol 583 |
Bul 589 |
Bel 594 |
Usa
594 |
Rsa
593 |
Tun
593 |
Gre & Pol 591 |
Bel 593 |
Rsa
597 |
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total countries |
198 countries |
198 countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
202
countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
202 countries |
Notes
Brazil were FIFA's "Top Team of
the Year" for the sixth year running. Slovenia, climbing to 40th place from
88th, were named
"Best Mover of the Year."
Further Information
The
FIFA
website contains the complete world rankings from their inception
and a description of the method by which the rankings are calculated.
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