AQB International Ratings (25 November 2009)
Myk Cameron
World Cup qualifying is over, and there was no change in the top 10 of the
latest ratings, where Spain remain on top with Brazil second and Netherlands
third. Portugal moved up 3 places to 11th, but the biggest gains over the
last week were made by Greece (up 12 places to 22nd), Peru (up 12 to 62nd),
and Slovenia (up 10 to 52nd). The biggest falls were made by Thailand (down
13 places to 92nd), Czech Republic (down 10 to 41st), Canada (down 10 to
69th), and Belarus (down 10 to 75th).
The main ratings list at 25 November 2009 is below. Rankings changes shown
are year-to-date.
1 Spain 1431.91
2 Brazil 1397.22
3 (+1) Netherlands 1322.24
4 (+10) Chile 1306.45
5 (-2) England 1305.32
6 (+2) Croatia 1293.89
7 (-2) Argentina 1292.72
8 (-2) Italy 1286.96
9 (-2) Germany 1267.45
10 (-1) France 1247.80
11 (+24) Portugal 1241.24
12 (+32) Serbia 1227.62
13 (+7) Australia 1224.27
14 (-3) Uruguay 1223.45
15 (+6) Mexico 1220.05
16 (+20) Cote d'Ivoire 1215.71
17 (+5) Japan 1209.02
18 (-1) Ukraine 1204.02
19 (+6) Nigeria 1203.49
20 (-8) Russia 1197.82
21 (+11) Cameroon 1193.21
22 (+8) Greece 1189.32
23 (-13) Paraguay 1189.14
24 (+5) Colombia 1189.03
25 (-9) Turkey 1187.90
26 (-8) USA 1186.71
27 (-12) Romania 1186.43
28 (+9) South Korea 1184.63
29 (-10) Bulgaria 1182.08
30 (+22) Norway 1179.45
31 (-5) Denmark 1172.59
32 (-4) Ireland 1168.06
33 (+13) Venezuela 1167.49
34 (-3) Egypt 1156.79
35 (-2) Honduras 1153.09
36 (+2) Switzerland 1151.81
37 (-13) Israel 1151.38
38 (+4) Sweden 1150.56
39 (+4) Costa Rica 1144.55
40 (+5) Saudi Arabia 1143.82
41 (-28) Czech Republic 1140.60
42 (-2) Ecuador 1136.07
43 (+40) Algeria 1129.29
44 (+24) Bahrain 1112.19
45 (+3) Ghana 1110.04
46 (+17) Slovakia 1105.20
47 (+12) Montenegro 1100.32
48 (+2) Tunisia 1096.59
49 (-26) Iran 1096.35
50 (+4) Finland 1096.31
51 (-12) Scotland 1096.28
52 (+23) Slovenia 1095.31
53 (+11) Bosnia-Herzegovina 1093.11
54 (-1) Jamaica 1089.87
55 (+14) Mali 1085.51
56 (-15) Wales 1082.88
57 (+9) Macedonia 1080.59
58 (-24) Morocco 1078.58
59 (-32) Poland 1078.05
60 (-3) Senegal 1077.80
61 (+11) Syria 1077.75
62 (-7) Peru 1074.99
63 (-5) Belgium 1071.86
64 (+14) Latvia 1069.12
65 (-5) New Zealand 1064.65
66 (-17) Hungary 1063.74
67 (-5) Oman 1061.63
68 (+16) Qatar 1060.57
69 (+12) Canada 1060.41
70 (+6) Iraq 1060.374
71 (-15) Bolivia 1060.371
72 (+7) Northern Ireland 1057.70
73 (-6) Gabon 1055.42
74 (-23) Lithuania 1052.23
75 (-10) Belarus 1050.36
76 (+9) China 1045.02
77 (+32) Uganda 1035.32
78 (+9) Austria 1034.89
79 (-8) Trinidad & Tobago 1032.40
80 (-19) South Africa 1031.86
81 (+20) Burkina Faso 1031.73
82 (-8) Panama 1031.34
83 (-13) Cyprus 1028.98
84 (-11) Angola 1021.87
85 (+1) Uzbekistan 1021.75
86 (+6) El Salvador 1013.00
87 (+6) Congo 1009.85
88 (+10) Togo 1009.74
89 (-42) Guinea 1009.44
90 (-8) Libya 1007.84
91 (+24) Benin 1006.90
92 (+5) Thailand 1004.13
93 (+20) Mozambique 1002.81
94 (-6) North Korea 1001.62
95 (-18) Zambia 1001.21
96 (+23) Kuwait 998.91
97 (+5) Guadeloupe 994.24
98 (-4) New Caledonia 991.26
99 (+11) Moldova 989.96
100 (-11) Albania 989.19
101 (-5) Reunion 988.21
102 (-12) Iceland 986.07
103 (-3) Solomon Islands 984.98
104 (+19) Cape Verde Is. 983.68
105 (-2) Fiji 981.47
106 (+1) Estonia 980.96
107 (-8) Dem. Rep. Congo 980.23
108 (+18) Singapore 979.02
109 (-4) Cuba 978.86
110 (+6) Azerbaijan 974.79
111 (+1) Gambia 969.22
112 (+10) Vietnam 960.24
113 (-22) Guatemala 953.99
114 (+4) Haiti 951.64
115 (+2) Zimbabwe 950.42
116 (-8) Tanzania 949.98
117 (-11) Armenia 944.83
118 (+6) Martinique 933.06
119 (-39) Georgia 932.58
120 (-9) Kenya 930.54
For more information on the ratings system, or to view my other
sports ratings, visit my website http://www.image.co.nz/aqb/
Best regards,
Myk Cameron
AQB Sports Ratings