The Beaver Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 FIFA Rankings: Canada remains at 84 Canadian Press 4/20/2005 ZURICH (CP) - The Czech Republic has replaced France in second place in FIFA's world soccer rankings, with Brazil holding on to first and Argentina staying in third. Canada remained No. 84, sandwiched between Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Frank Yallop's team stands ninth among countries in CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. In the monthly rankings released Wednesday, France dropped to fourth place with the Netherlands moving up two places to fifth. England also improved two spots, moving into sixth. Rounding out the top 10 were Spain, Mexico, and Portugal with the United States and Italy tied for 10th. Just outside the top 10, European champion Greece moved up two spots to 12th place. Other teams improving from last month included Croatia (No. 21, up three places), Egypt (No. 28, up three), South Africa (No. 37, up three), Belgium (No. 41, up 10), and Ukraine (No. 42, up four). Of the top 50 teams, 26 are from Europe. Africa has eight, Asia six, South America six, and CONCACAF four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Concacaf Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 84th overall, 9th in Concacaf, sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canso Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 There's a picture of Stalteri on the fifa.com homepage today. Kind of odd photo, looks like his head is about to burst! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted April 20, 2005 Author Share Posted April 20, 2005 quote:Originally posted by canso There's a picture of Stalteri on the fifa.com homepage today. Kind of odd photo, looks like his head is about to burst! Does he have a water-bottle in-hand? Or, is Jason Devos in the vicinity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canso Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 No but he's got a ball growing out of his ear which seems to be causing him great pain! Meanwhile his friend Asamoah is standing nearby and staring intently to see what will happen next. Bizarre! Probably not one for the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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