In the world ranking Egypt is in the 17 place while great team like Germany in the 19 place , what does it indicates ???????????????
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3 things:\n1. Germany sucks\n2. Egypt have had a good run of form, winning African Nations.\n3. Rankings are often not a very good indicator last time I looked Mexico were top ten.
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Since Australia has pulled out from Oceania & join the Asian Football Confederation in January 2006, it appears that apart from NEW ZEALAND & maybe SOLOMON ISLANDS, all other nations are weak, most of the teams are lying probably the bottom 50 nations in the FIFA world rankings. \n\nAmerican Samoa, for example set the unwanted record losing 31-0 to Australia in their World Cup qualifying match back in 2001, they are now at the bottom of the FIFA world rankings (205). at the moment, the playoff match between either Asian & South American team could be the best solution.
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Well Germany have good chances of reaching the final (if they beat Argentina) but you may notice that there in the final we may have brazil which is the toughest team in the world now, we have to remember the final match of the previous worldcup also where brazil beat germany. well germany have 80% chances to reach the final IF and only IF they go through the match with Argentina which is another tough team. Overall i would like to say brazil is at the top and germany and argentina are at number two. Germany may reach the final but in the final it may see problems with Brazil or Argentina. Brazil if favourite to win the worldcup along with Argentina. But we cant forget Italy which is another good team......so overall you can't say anything so early because all world's best 16 teams are in the ground at the moment...........please atleast wait till the Semi-Finals....
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If they win they they would have won the new one 3 times (94, 02 + 06) so following the previous FIFA precendent then you would think so.\n\nHowever, if that is true then Germany can also keep it having won it in 74, 90  (albeit as West Germany), and 06.\n\nI haven't read anything official from FIFA though, so I suspect its just speculation...
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ok here is the deal. Don't get me wrong i love team usa and happy we are ranked 4th. but we are only there cause we are still playing our starters every game, teams like germeny(in the cup cause hosting) italy(first team to qualify) haven't been playing their main guys cause they don't need to, and those guys play for a living for club teams right now. never take that ranking serious rightbefore the cup, i would give the us ranking of 12 in reality, and i know u all are going to be mad at me for it. but we are not a #4 team yet, we lost what 3-0 or something to the german backups,  and germeny is like 10 or somehting
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My answer has already been given, so I'll just repeat it here, now in capitals:\nONLY PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL PAY ANY ATTENTION TO FIFA RANKING\n\nBrazil has been number 1 forever. Ask any Brazilian if they give a damn. The answer is no! The reason is: they know the game.
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From UEFA's Official Statement:\n\n#4.05. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:\n\na) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question\nb) superior goal difference obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question\nc) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question\nd) superior goal difference from all group matches played\ne) higher number of goals scored\nf) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.\n\n\nCeltic currently is above ManUtd in 1st place because of (c) above; meaning, they scored more goals away from home (at Old Trafford)  compared to Man Utd (Utd failed to score away from hom at Celtic)\n\nAnd Yes, Celtic has qualified already, as there is no way they can be in third place , due to the facts already given above.\n\nHope it help in anyway..
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I have no idea if that is true or not cause I have not heard it.  But that is a pretty foolish bet if it is true.  In my opinion the US is head and shoulders above Venezuela in terms of teams.  One we have a higher world ranking, and while that really doesn't matter, we are also in the World Cup.  Try and name 5 Venezuelians playing in a league in Europe, hell try and name 1, I can't.  Also the US played a poor game against Morroco, with such players as Landon Donovan and DeMarcus Beasley just not on top of their games.  They will look to this upcoming friendly as a way to gain momentum for the World Cup, and also factor in this is a home game and I feel the USA will come out hard and get a 2-0 win.
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The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as\nfollows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\n\n(heres where your question comes into play)\n\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,\ntheir rankings will be determined as follows:\n\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between\nthe teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the\nteams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the\nteams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World\nCup™.\n6. The two teams coming fi rst and second in each group qualify for the\nsecond round.
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there are two further criteria to decide which teams advance in such a situation:\nthe first one is "fair play rate", which is a score which takes into consideration the number of yellow and red cards.\nthe better ranked team advance.\nin case this ranking is tied too, then it is considerd the fifa world cup ranking: the better team advance.\nin the last case a drawn is made
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Germany\nFIFA Ranking: 16\n\n\nCosta Rica\nFIFA Ranking: 21\n\n\nPoland\nFIFA Ranking: 23\n\n\nEcuador\nFIFA Ranking: 37
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Hey! u forget that! Iran in fifa ranking is in the 22th place while Angola is in the 58th! also Iran has the best players in Bondesliga, such as;\nAli Karimi >>> FC BaYern MunchenEV ( he is the best player of the year 2004!)\nMehdi Mahdavikia >>> Hamburg\nRahman Rezai >>> Messina Italy\nVahid Hashemian >>> Hanover\nFereYdun Zandi >>> Kaiserslaturn and More...\n\nAlso it has Ali Daie! \n It is very difficult for Mexico and Portugal to go over the group!
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Saudi Arabia is placed in Group H alongside Spain, Ukraine and Tunisia. Apparently, their chances are very slim to go through to the second round.\n\none thing is for sure. their coach will be fired right after the world cup (it can happen even after a couple of matches).
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No doubt brazil will be the hottest favourtie but don't forget about germany the host! They're strong once in the finals. Remember last world cup? They're mediocre in the qualifying rounds but fought to the final but lost 2-0 to brazil. Italy ain't bad also and watch out for argentina with lionel messi as their new engineer. These are the 4 potential winners, i believe.
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Here is the official deciding rule for the World Cup 2006. It seems like the situation you describe falls within these rules:\n\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as\nfollows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the\nteams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™.
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Germany has a weak division. I can see Klose being the leading scorer of the tournament. They already put up four in their first match. They will go far in the cup, and I foresee a lot of goals in their future.
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RANK    CLUB               PTS   LAST \n1  FC Barcelona (ESP)     249 1= \n2= Chelsea FC (ENG)       228 3 \n2= Juventus (ITA)         228 1= \n4  Olympique Lyon(FRA     210 5 \n5  AC Milan (ITA)         198 4 \n6  Bayern Munich (GER)    194 7 \n7  Manchester United (ENG)  186 8 \n8  Internazionale (ITA)   163 6 \n9  PSV Eindhoven (HOL)    161 9 \n10 Arsenal FC (ENG)       150 13 \n11 Real Madrid (ESP)      138 16 \n12 Liverpool FC (ENG)     130 18 \n13 Boca Juniors (ARG)     108 11 \n14 Hamburger SV (GER)     106 12 \n15 Girondins Bordeaux(FRA)104 17 \n16 CF Valencia (ESP)      88 10 \n17 Osasuna (ESP)          85 20 \n18 Tottenham Hotspur(ENG) 68 19 \n19 Werder Bremen (GER)    65 14 \n20 CF Villarreal (ESP)    64 24= \n21 AZ Alkmaar (HOL)       59 21= \n22 Celtic Glasgow (SCO)   44 21= \n23 Benfica Lisbon (POR)   36 NR \n24 River Plate (ARG)      35 NR \n25 Fiorentina (ITA)       31 21= \nThe next ten clubs were: \nFC Porto (POR)\nFeyenoord Rotterdam (HOL)\nNewell's Old Boys (ARG)\nAS Roma (ITA)\nSantos (BRA)\nCD Toluca (MEX)\nSporting Lisbon (POR)\nBlackburn Rovers (ENG)\nOSC Lille (FRA)\nVelez Sarsfield (ARG)\n \nhere is the ranking U asked for,I hope I informed U well.\nGOOD LUCK