South Sudan enter FIFA rankings
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South Sudan have entered the FIFA world rankings for the first time after playing their inaugural full international last month.
A 2-2 draw at home to Uganda in a friendly played in Juba on July 10 has put South Sudan 199th in the 209-team table. South Sudan, which became fully independent last year, joined FIFA in May after being voted in at the annual Congress.
The team, made up nearly entirely of home-based players, is coached by widely-travelled Serb Zoran Djordjevic, who has also taken charge of Yemen, Sudan and Bangladesh in a career which has taken him around Africa and Asia.
England reached their highest-ever ranking of third place without even playing a game. They leap-frogged Uruguay because the points which the South American side earned in winning the Copa America one year ago lost some of their value under the complicated system of co-efficients used to determine the rankings.
There were few other changes with only 12 full internationals played in the last month.
Spain are top while five-times world champions Brazil remained outside the top 10.
TOP 10:
1. (1) Spain
2. (2) Germany
3. (4) England
4. (3) Uruguay
5. (5) Portugal
6. (6) Italy
7. (7) Argentina
8. (8) Netherlands
9. (9) Croatia
10. (10) Denmark
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BRA-MAFUTHA
When will BB break into the top 10 bearer?Report Abuse
BRA-MAFUTHA
TOP 10:1. (1) Spain
2. (2) Germany
3. (4) England
4. (3) Uruguay
5. (5) Portugal
6. (6) Italy
7. (7) Argentina
8. (8) Netherlands
9. (9) Croatia
10. (10) Denmark
Wait a minute WHERE IS BRAZIL??????
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