• reddit_is_meh@alien.topB
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      10 months ago

      I don’t think the ranking system measures only current form, it’s probably tracking past history while slowly dropping the importance the farther back you go

      I think if they somehow keep doing bad in the qualifiers next year, then you’ll really see their ranking drop off faster

      • IcsGrec@alien.topB
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        10 months ago

        It tracks the past 12 months I think, with a weird formula awarding points. It was never a relevant ranking

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    10 months ago

    Croatia 10th. Wales 29th. And Turkey 37th??

    Turkey should be on the top 30.

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    10 months ago

    San Marino still getting minus points even though they’re doing amazing for a team their calibre now……

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    10 months ago

    I know FIFA rankings don’t mean much, or at least people shouldn’t think too much of them. But they’re fun to look at for some reason

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      10 months ago

      Everyone thinks the rankings are claiming to be a current super accurate representation of all teams. It’s not. When you use them as a relative gauge and think in terms if +/- 5 spots accuracy, they are much better. Is Croatia actually, exactly #10 in the world? Probably not. But are they between 5 and 15? Absolutely. They are better if you think in terms of a range.

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    10 months ago

    Portugal: won all games from EU qualifiers, 2goals conceded, CR7 2nd best scorer

    FIFA: nah take -1 place

    lmao

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      10 months ago

      The DFB is symbolic of many things that go wrong in Germany, for example in politics. Corrupt, incompetent and detached from the rest of society.

      “Die Mannschaft” tells you everything you need to know.

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      10 months ago

      for me its Belgium… the team have no business to be top10 . let alone top4…