United States moves to fifth

AreliusIV · 03-15-2006, 09:43 AM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/soccer/wires/03/15/2080.ap.eu.spt.soc.fifa.rankings.1st.ld.writethru.0323/index.html

AreliusIV · 03-15-2006, 09:45 AM

Hmmm. Interesting. US is better than Spain? France? England? Italy?

All of these easy friendlies have been useful as far as this ranking is concerned.

StarsOnSunday · 03-15-2006, 09:49 AM

http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index/0,2548,All-Mar-2006,00.html
Movin' on up!
1. Brasil
2. Czech Republic
3. Netherlands
4. The Argentine Republic
5. United States of America
6. Spain
7. Mexico
8. France
9. England
10. Potugal
11. Turkey
12. Nigeria (tie)
12. Italy (tie)
14. Denmark
15. Camaroon
16. Sweden
17. Egypt
18. Japan
19. Iran (tie)
19. Croatia (tie)

beaveman · 03-15-2006, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by AreliusIV

Hmmm. Interesting. US is better than Spain? France? England? Italy?

And only 1 point behind Argentina for 4th.

El Chalan · 03-15-2006, 10:21 AM

As nice as a #5 ranking seems...I find it difficult to put any belief in those FIFA rankings. Don't get me wrong, I think the we can play with almost anyone now, but I think that a number 5 ranking is overblown. How much I don't know. It seems to me that we are still a second tier soccer nation...maybe we are top twenty or thirty but hard to believe we are top ten.

Deuce · 03-15-2006, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by El Chalan

As nice as a #5 ranking seems...I find it difficult to put any belief in those FIFA rankings. Don't get me wrong, I think the we can play with almost anyone now, but I think that a number 5 ranking is overblown. How much I don't know. It seems to me that we are still a second tier soccer nation...maybe we are top twenty or thirty but hard to believe we are top ten.

I agree that we are not a number 5 but I would be happy with a 32nd rank as long as we are ranked higher than Mexico.

El Chalan · 03-15-2006, 10:46 AM

Yes being higher than Mexico is nice and makes sense...unlike them being seeded at the world cup and us not.

Jose Luis Luviano · 03-15-2006, 11:05 AM

Mexico got seeded because they had a good Confederations Cup.

We'll slide back down the ratings next month after Germany beats us.

kc_13 · 03-15-2006, 12:35 PM

Burninator · 03-15-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jose Luis Luviano

We'll slide back down the ratings next month after Germany beats us.

BLASPHEMY! <SPUTTER> HOW CAN YOU? WHA? HUH? </SPUTTER> WHERE IS YOUR FAITH, MAN?! 😉

⚽ Geoff
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