JJ 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I know they can be dodgy, but for those who're interested.... England still 5th, despite losing over 100 points last month, Scotland up to 25th from 34th. Not bad at all. Interestingly, Northern Ireland are now ranked above the Republic of Ireland. Wales fucking about in 77th place. http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/ind...ct-2006,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 They have gained more credibilty with me now that they have show some sense in rating the USA at 29th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8948 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 They have gained more credibilty with me now that they have show some sense in rating the USA at 29th. Don't worry, the Sepp-Blatter-FIFA-Micky-Mouse-Cup in Tampa/Florida against the likes of Kiribati, Vanuatu and Fidji will come so that they can climb up the table... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 (edited) First reply. Obsessed tbh. Edited October 18, 2006 by Zathras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 First reply. Obsessed tbh. We got one !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 P.S. does anyone put any more stock into the ELO* rankings? *electric light orchestra joke has been made, thankyew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8948 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently What is better? The fact that they qualify. Are there teams from CONCAF that don't qualify who have more than 11 registered footballers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently What is better? The fact that they qualify. Are there teams from CONCAF that don't qualify who have more than 11 registered footballers. You would like to compare Honduras with Liberia? Or the Congo with Jamaica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Interestingly, Northern Ireland are now ranked above the Republic of Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8948 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently What is better? The fact that they qualify. Are there teams from CONCAF that don't qualify who have more than 11 registered footballers. You would like to compare Honduras with Liberia? Or the Congo with Jamaica? No, the USA with Greece etc. And I think there are quite few more African nations than Carribean islands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd say that CONCACAF don't deserve an automatic World Cup place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently What is better? The fact that they qualify. Are there teams from CONCAF that don't qualify who have more than 11 registered footballers. You would like to compare Honduras with Liberia? Or the Congo with Jamaica? No, the USA with Greece etc. And I think there are quite few more African nations than Carribean islands... 35 members of CONCACAF 50 members of CAF 45 members of AFC 12 members of OFC (Incl. Australia) 52 members of UEFA 10 members of CONMEBOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14143 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 (edited) USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently What is better? The fact that they qualify. Are there teams from CONCAF that don't qualify who have more than 11 registered footballers. You would like to compare Honduras with Liberia? Or the Congo with Jamaica? Two competent CONCACAF teams who've qualified for a World Cup with two competent African teams who haven't? Sure Edited October 18, 2006 by Meenzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd say that CONCACAF don't deserve an automatic World Cup place. I'd say scrap all the regional stuff, but it'd be too expensive for a lot of federations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd say that CONCACAF don't deserve an automatic World Cup place. agreed, same as Oceana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd also like to point out the difference of South and Central America and Africa versus Europe and Asia. European teams complain about playing in Turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd say that CONCACAF don't deserve an automatic World Cup place. agreed, same as Oceana. Lump them in with Asia. Fuck the costs. FIFA can cover it. Same with CONCACAF--lump them in with CONMEBOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I was one of those who thought the US might do something at the last World Cup, my objective opinion, they were absolute gash, one of the worst teams in the competition, and it'll be at least another decade before they're not. If it's any consolation, you might still be better than the current Ireland side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd say that CONCACAF don't deserve an automatic World Cup place. agreed, same as Oceana. I propose the winner of the CONCACAF plays the winner of the Oceanic region for the right to play the team who finishes 5th in South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I was one of those who thought the US might do something at the last World Cup, my objective opinion, they were absolute gash, one of the worst teams in the competition, and it'll be at least another decade before they're not. If it's any consolation, you might still be better than the current Ireland side. The side truly did underperform. Why Arena chose to go with a clearly unfit Beasely and to play a left winger at left back and a 4-5-1 with a striker whose primary virtue is making his partner look good I'll never know. It was a shambles to say the least. That being said, I don't think it was as bad as the results spoke to. The loss to the Czechs was fully deserved--we didn't even try to play after that first goal; heads just hit the chests. (I think the Czechs would have done much better in the tournament if Koller hadn't got injured) The Italy game was a better performance-- 1-1 with nine men-- but WHY when down to 9 men don't you use ALL THREE subs??? The Ghana game was a case of being raped by the referee. Twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'd say that CONCACAF don't deserve an automatic World Cup place. agreed, same as Oceana. I propose the winner of the CONCACAF plays the winner of the Oceanic region for the right to play the team who finishes 5th in South America. Can't leave out both Mexico and the US, sorry. Mexico is too good to leave out and they can't beat the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8948 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 USA have a canny record at World Cups tbf Better than Scotland. Or Greece or Egypt or Tunisia or Poland recently What is better? The fact that they qualify. Are there teams from CONCAF that don't qualify who have more than 11 registered footballers. You would like to compare Honduras with Liberia? Or the Congo with Jamaica? No, the USA with Greece etc. And I think there are quite few more African nations than Carribean islands... 35 members of CONCACAF 50 members of CAF 45 members of AFC 12 members of OFC (Incl. Australia) 52 members of UEFA 10 members of CONMEBOL Aren't it 55 of CAF? And most members of CONCACAF are as big as Jersey or the Isle of Man... But that's not the question anyway. The USA will qualify for the World Cup for the 100 years as they don't have any real competition apart from Mexico. So to compare their success with the success of Greece etc. recently is hilarious tbh. And Viana is not a holding midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 It wont be long before the USA do their usual trick with football, by creating a sporting world championship where they are the only representive country !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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