England down one place to No 12 in Fifa rankings

Would we care normally? No. But England's new position in Fifa's rankings means that they will not be among the top seeds for Sunday's 2010 World Cup qualifying draw. There will be nine European groups which means England will face one from Italy, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Portugal, Holland, Croatia or Greece.

Here are the rankings in full, especially for those of you who live on a island in the South Pacific. Just how hard is it for you to get to away games (please leave your comments below)?:

1  Argentina
2  Brazil
3  Italy
4  Spain
5  Germany
6  Czech Republic
7  France
8  Portugal
9  Netherlands
10  Croatia
11  Greece
12  England
13  Romania
14  Scotland
15  Mexico
16  Turkey
17  Colombia
18  Bulgaria
19  USA
20  Nigeria
21  Paraguay
22  Russia
23  Poland
24  Sweden
24  Cameroon
26  Israel
27  Uruguay
28  Norway
29  Ukraine
30  Serbia
31  Denmark
32  Northern Ireland
33  Japan
33  Guinea
35  Republic of Ireland
36  Finland
37  Ivory Coast
38  Senegal
39  Morocco
40  Iran
41  Egypt
42  Korea Republic
43  Ghana
44  Switzerland
45  Chile
46  Mali
47  Tunisia
48  Australia
49  Belgium
50  Slovakia
51  Bosnia-Herzegovina
52  Hungary
53  Moldova
54  Honduras
55  Canada
56  Ecuador
57  Saudi Arabia
58  Wales
59  FYR Macedonia
60  Belarus
61  Lithuania
62  Venezuela
63  Peru
64  Uzbekistan
65  Cyprus
66  Panama
66  Haiti
68  Zambia
69  Costa Rica
70  Iraq
70  Cuba
72  Togo
73  Angola
74  Equatorial Guinea
75  Mozambique
76  Oman
77  South Africa
77  Georgia
77  St. Vincent and the Grenadines
80  Congo DR
81  Algeria
82  Albania
83  Trinidad and Tobago
83  Slovenia
85  China
86  Qatar
87  Zimbabwe
88  Latvia
89  Iceland
90  Armenia
91  Austria
92  Congo
93  Guyana
94  Uganda
95  Libya
95  New Zealand
97  Benin
98  Jamaica
99  United Arab Emirates
100  Kenya
101  Bahrain
102  Botswana
103  Tanzania
104  Guatemala
105  Sudan
106  Bolivia
106  Gabon
108  Ethiopia
109  Syria
110  Kazakhstan
111  Gambia
112  Cape Verde Islands
113  Thailand
113  Burkina Faso
115  Namibia
116  Burundi
117  Korea DPR
118  Azerbaijan
119  New Caledonia
119  Rwanda
121  Kuwait
122  Jordan
123  Liechtenstein
124  Barbados
125  Solomon Islands
126  Eritrea
127  Turkmenistan
128  Estonia
129  Hong Kong
130  Singapore
130  Malawi
130  Mauritania
133  Fiji
134  Indonesia
135  Tajikistan
136  Kyrgyzstan
137  Lebanon
138  Bermuda
139  Malta
140  Vietnam
141  El Salvador
141  Vanuatu
143  Chad
144  Yemen
145  India
146  Liberia
147  Dominican Republic
148  Samoa
149  Maldives
150  Suriname
151  Swaziland
152  Luxembourg
152  Madagascar
154  Lesotho
155  Sierra Leone
156  Myanmar
156  Antigua and Barbuda
158  Niger
159  Malaysia
159  St. Kitts and Nevis
161  Mauritius
162  Nicaragua
163  Chinese Taipei
163  Tahiti
165  Seychelles
166  Pakistan
167  Palestine
167  Tonga
169  Sri Lanka
170  Grenada
171  Bahamas
172  Montenegro
173  Bangladesh
174  Andorra
175  Djibouti
175  Laos
177  St. Lucia
178  Mongolia
179  Philippines
180  British Virgin Islands
181  Guinea-Bissau
181  Turks and Caicos Islands
183  Cambodia
183  Papua New Guinea
183  Netherlands Antilles
186  Comoros
187  Nepal
187  Brunei Darussalam
189  Afghanistan
189  Dominica
191  Central African Republic
191  Cayman Islands
193  Macau
194  Somalia
195  Faroe Islands
196  Puerto Rico
197  San Marino
198  Bhutan
198  Anguilla
200  Cook Islands
201  American Samoa
201  Guam
201  Belize
201  East Timor
201  Aruba
201  US Virgin Islands
201  Montserrat
208  São Tomé e Príncipe

Comments

[Ambrose Boxwell]

If only England's pampered playboys had the heart and guts of their scottish counterparts. As an Englishman I have often felt scornful of the small minded ' anyone but England' mentality north of the border and It grieves me to fuel it. However it has to be said that the Scottish team went down fighting to the world champions. What a stark contrast to the pathetic surrender of our media obsessed , car collecting , WAG dominated collection of preening second-raters. The sight of Lampard inviting wembley's adulation for the simple act of converting a penalty (for a change) was almost laughable. The sooner he and his like retire to their mansions and yachts the better. Hope your lambo gets a flat tyre pal.