Spain La Liga Unique Internationals (August 2011)

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in La Liga in Spain.


Belarus - Aleksandr Hleb (Barcelona)

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Emir Spahić (Sevilla)

Cameroon - Carlos Kameni (Espanyol)

Costa Rica - Keylor Navas (Levante)

Denmark - Kris Stadsgaard (Malaga)

Ecuador - Jefferson Montero (Real Betis)

Finland - Jukka Raitala (Osasuna)

Ghana - Wakaso Mubarak (Villarreal)

Guinea - Lassane Bangoura (Rayo Vallecano)

Japan - Akihiro Ienaga (Mallorca)

Kenya - McDonald Mariga (Real Sociedad)

Montenegro - Andrija Delibašić (Rayo Vallecano)

Morocco - Nabil El Zhar (Levante)

Norway - Vadim Demidov (Real Sociedad)

Slovakia - Vladimír Weiss (Espanyol)

South Africa - Tsepo Masilela (Getafe)

Sweden - Kennedy Bakırcıoğlu (Racing Santander)

Asian Players on UEFA Champions League Teams

Players from Asian Football Confederation nations currently playing for 2011/2012 UEFA Champions League teams.


Arsenal
Ryo Miyaichi - Japan

FC Basel
Park Joo-Ho - South Korea
Pak Kwang-Ryong - North Korea
Scott Chipperfield - Australia

Bayern Munich
Takashi Usami - Japan

Borussia Dortmund
Shinji Kagawa - Japan
Mitchell Langerak - Australia

CSKA Moscow
Keisuke Honda - Japan

Inter Milan
Yuto Nagatomo - Japan

Manchester United
Park Ji-Sung - South Korea

11/12 Europa League Group Stage - UEFA Coefficient Rankings

A look at the 2011/2012 Europa League groups with the current UEFA Club Coefficient Rankings.


Group A
28 - Tottenham Hotspur
56 - Rubin Kazan
92 - PAOK
328 - Shamrock Rovers

Group B
40 - FC København
54 - Standard Liège
112 - Hannover 96
143 - Vorskla Poltava

Group C
27 - PSV
62 - Hapoel Tel Aviv
179 - Rapid Bucureşti
232 - Legia Warszawa

Group D
25 - Sporting CP
78 - Lazio
86 - FC Zürich
160 - FC Vaslui

Group E
30 - Dynamo Kyiv
55 - Beşiktaş
104 - Stoke City
197 - Maccabi Tel Aviv

Group F
49 - PSG
74 - Red Bull Salzburg
76 - Athletic Bilbao
187 - Slovan Bratislava

Group G
52 - Metalist Kharkiv
61 - AZ Alkmaar
106 - Austria Wien
289 - Malmö FF

Group H
32 - SC Braga
60 - Club Brugge
104 - Birmingham City
227 - NK Maribor

Group I
19 - Atlético Madrid
66 - Udinese
98 - Rennes
161 - FC Sion

Group J
26 - Schalke 04
82 - Steaua Bucureşti
155 - Maccabi Haifa
237 - AEK Larnaca

Group K
44 - FC Twente
48 - Fulham
117 - Odense BK
182 - Wisła Kraków

Group L
51 - RSC Anderlecht
75 - AEK Athens
97 - Lokomotiv Moskva
151 - Sturm Graz


Top 10 Highest Ranked Teams
19 - Atlético Madrid
25 - Sporting CP
26 - Schalke 04
27 - PSV
28 - Tottenham Hotspur
30 - Dynamo Kyiv
32 - SC Braga
40 - FC København
44 - FC Twente
48 - Fulham

Top 10 Lowest Ranked Teams
328 - Shamrock Rovers
289 - Malmö FF
237 - AEK Larnaca
232 - Legia Warszawa
227 - NK Maribor
197 - Maccabi Tel Aviv
187 - Slovan Bratislava
182 - Wisla Kraków
179 - Rapid Bucureşti
161 - FC Sion

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - August 2011

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- July)

3.4 - Europe (+0.4)
1 - Netherlands
2 - Spain
3 - Germany
4 - England
7 - Italy

11.2 - South America (-0.2)
5 - Uruguay
6 - Brazil
9 - Argentina
11 - Chile
25 - Paraguay

32.6 - Africa (+0.6)
15 - Cote d'Ivoire
34 - Egypt
36 - Ghana
38 - Nigeria
40 - Burkina Faso

38.4 - Asia (+0.4)
15 - Japan
22 - Australia
33 - South Korea
53 - Iran
69 - China

40.2 - CONCACAF (+/- 0.0)
20 - Mexico
28 - USA
43 - Jamaica
50 - Honduras
60 - Costa Rica

147.8 - Oceania (+5.0)
94 - New Zealand
141 - Fiji
162 - Vanuatu
165 - New Caledonia
177 - Solomon Islands

Video: Scorpion Kick Goals

Serhiy Popov


Zico


Luis Ángel Landín


Víctor Aristizábal


Cleiton Xavier


Rafael van der Vaart


Matuzalém


Francesco Ruopolo


Daniele Paponi

MLS Unique Internationals (August 2011)

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in Major League Soccer.


Belgium - Mikael Yourassowsky (Toronto FC)

Chile - Sebastián Miranda (Columbus Crew)

China - Long Tan (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Cote d'Ivoire - Levi Houapeu (Philadelphia Union)

Curaçao - Javier Martina (Toronto FC)

Estonia - Joel Lindpere (New York Red Bulls)

Finland - Teemu Tainio (New York Red Bulls)

Greece - Pari Pantazopoulos (Chicago Fire)

Grenada - Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)

Guatemala - Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire)

Israel - Orr Barouch (Chicago Fire)

Japan - Kosuke Kimura (Colorado Rapids)

Macedonia - Veljko Paunovic (Philadelphia Union)

Norway - Jan Gunnar Solli (New York Red Bulls)

Peru - Andrés Mendoza (Columbus Crew)

Poland - Konrad Warzycha (Sporting Kansas City)

South Africa - Danleigh Borman (Toronto FC)

St. Kitts & Nevis - Atiba Harris (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Sweden - Erik Friberg (Seattle Sounders)

Tanzania - Nizar Khalfan (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Uganda - Brian Umony (Portland Timbers)

Wales - Carl Robinson (New York Red Bulls)

EPL Unique Internationals (August 2011)

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in the English Premier League.

Barbados - Emmerson Boyce (Wigan Athletic)

Benin - Stéphane Sessègnon (Sunderland)

Chile - Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion)

Colombia - Hugo Rodallega (Wigan Athletic)

Congo - Christopher Samba (Blackburn Rovers)

Congo DR - Youssouf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)

Costa Rica - Joel Campbell (Arsenal)

Ecuador - Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)

Egypt - Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland)

Germany - Robert Huth (Stoke City)

Grenada - Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers)

Guadeloupe - Ronald Zubar (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Israel - Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea)

Japan - Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal)

Latvia - Kaspars Gorkšs (QPR)

Mali - Mamady Sidibé (Stoke City)

Montenegro - Stefan Savić (Manchester City)

New Zealand - Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers)

Oman - Ali Al-Habsi (Wigan)

Philippines - Neil Etheridge (Fulham)

Slovenia - Haris Vučkić (Newcastle United)

South Africa - Steven Pienaar (Tottenham Hotspur)

Togo - Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City)

Trinidad and Tobago - Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City)

Turkey - Tuncay Şanlı (Bolton Wanderers)

MLS Eastern Conference Players on Twitter

Chicago Fire
@NigerianFuture - Jalil Anibaba
@mikeylike - Mike Banner
@CorbenBone - Corben Bone
@Ba99io - Baggio Husidic
@SJohn25 - Sean Johnson
@StevenHKinney - Steven Kinney
@PattyBerron - Patrick Nyarko
@PaladiniXI - Daniel Paladini
@davis_paul - Davis Paul
@Kwamekazi - Kwame Watson-Siriboe

Columbus Crew
@RichBalchan - Rich Balchan
@KevinBurns15 - Kevin Burns
@JustinMeram - Justin Meram
@robbierogers - Robbie Rogers
@Tony_Tchani - Tony Tchani

DC United
@Blakebrett11 - Blake Brettschneider
@junior_carreiro - Junior Carreiro
@Cronin_Keeper - Steve Cronin
@austindaluz - Austin da Luz
@CharlieDavies9 - Charlie Davies
@dwaynederosario - Dwayne De Rosario
@FreddaSilva_7 - Fred
@BillHamid28 - Bill Hamid
@Andy_Najar - Andy Najar
@jngwenya - Joseph Ngwenya
@ChrisPontius13 - Chris Pontius
@ConorShanosky17 - Conor Shanosky
@EthanWhite15 - Ethan White
@jedzayner - Jed Zayner

Houston Dynamo
@CoreyAshe - Corey Ashe
@bobbyboswell - Bobby Boswell
@wbruin - Will Bruin
@GeoffCameron - Geoff Cameron
@calencarr3 - Calen Carr
@brianching - Brian Ching
@cOlincLarksEven - Colin Clark
@Dannycruz5 - Danny Cruz
@huntfree - Hunter Freeman
@KofiSarkodie8 - Kofi Sarkodie

New England Revolution
@KAlston30 - Kevin Alston
@D_Barnes25 - Darrius Barnes
@zakboggs - Zak Boggs
@RyanTCochrane - Ryan Cochrane
@ShalrieJoseph21 - Shalrie Joseph
@RyanVKinne - Ryan Kinne
@AlanKoger12 - Alan Koger
@AjSoares - AJ Soares
@AndrewSousa10 - Andrew Sousa
@ChrisTierney8 - Chris Tierney

New York Red Bulls
@juanagudelo17 - Juan Agudelo
@HertzogRBNY06 - Corey Hertzog
@Alexhorwath - Alex Horwath
@MattKassel - Matt Kassel
@TTLass - Tyler Lassiter
@DaxMcCarty10 - Dax McCarty
@TimReam05 - Tim Ream
@CarlRobinson33 - Carl Robinson
@johnroo1663 - John Rooney
@JanGunnarSolli - Jan Gunnar Solli

Philadelphia Union
@FreddyAdu11 - Freddy Adu
@Gfarfan88 - Gabriel Farfan
@FarydMondragon - Faryd Mondragon
@kylenakazawa - Kyle Nakazawa
@amobisays - Amobi Okugo
@SHAQALDINHO - Ryan Richter
@Rogertorres_20 - Roger Torres
@carlosvaldes5 - Carlos Valdes
@sheanonwilliams - Sheanon Williams

Sporting Kansas City
@d_arnaud22 - Davy Arnaud
@mbesler - Matt Besler
@TealBunB - Teal Bunbury
@ampC2 - Aurelien Collin
@Kev_Ellis14 - Kevin Ellis
@mikeymomoney2 - Michael Harrington
@keikamara - Kei Kamara
@JonKempin21 - Jon Kempin
@Ekronberg - Eric Kronberg
@ScottyLo24 - Scott Lorenz
@CR_Myers - Chance Myers
@SoonySaad - Soony Saad
@BigAfrika88 - CJ Sapong
@LukeSassano - Luke Sassano

Toronto FC
@EricAvila12 - Eric Avila
@OscarCordon16 - Oscar Cordon
@mattgoald - Matt Gold
@andyiro4 - Andy Iro
@perimaros17 - Peri Marosevic
@MeatyTwit - Demitrius Omphroy
@JoaoPlata10 - Joao Plata
@Dae32 - Dasan Robinson
@NathanSturgis - Nathan Sturgis



@TheBestEleven - The Best Eleven

Videos: Vintage Goals

A few vintage goals from the 1970's and early 80's.

Justin Fashanu - Norwich City v Liverpool 1980








In this clip, George Best somehow manages to take the corner and also be on the end of the cross...

Europe: Million Dollar Minnows

Players from the 10 lowest ranked UEFA nations (July) with a current market value of $1,000,000 (£610,000+) or more at Transfermarkt.co.uk.

San Marino
None

Andorra
None

Malta
$1.2m - André Schembri (Olympiacos FC, Greece)

Luxembourg
None

Kazakhstan
$1.3m - Heinrich Schmidtgal (SpVgg Greuther Furth, 2.Germany)

Iceland
$10.8m - Gylfi Sigurðsson (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany)
$5.1m - Grétar Steinsson (Bolton Wanderers, England)
$5.1m - Kolbeinn Sigthórsson (Ajax, Netherlands)
$2.5m - Rúrik Gíslason (Odense Boldklub, Denmark)
$2.1m - Eiður Guðjohnsen (AEK Athens, Greece)
$2.1m - Ragnar Sigurðsson (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)
$2.1m - Sölvi Ottesen (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)
$2.1m - Eggert Gunnthor Jónsson (Hearts, Scotland)
$1.8m - Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City, 2.England)
$1.6m - Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (Valerenga IF, Norway)
$1.4m - Brynjar Gunnarsson (Reading FC, 2.England)
$1.4m - Ivar Ingimarsson (Ipswich Town, 2.England)
$1.4m - Joey Guðjónsson (Huddersfield Town, 3.England)
$1.3m - Indriði Sigurðsson (Viking FK Stavanger, Norway)
$1.3m - Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (SV Zulte-Waregem, Belgium)
$1.2m - Eyjólfur Hédinsson (SönderjyskE, Denmark)
$1.2m - Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson (Lillestrøm SK, Norway)
$1.2m - Helgi Daníelsson (AIK Stockholm, Sweden)
$1.1m - Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (AZ, Netherlands)
$1.1m - Birkir Bjarnason (Viking FK Stavanger, Norway)
$1.1m - Heiðar Helguson (QPR, England)

Faroe Islands
$1.4m - Christian Holst (Silkeborg IF, Denmark)

Liechtenstein
$1.0m - Martin Stocklasa (FC St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Wales
$36.1m - Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
$10.1m - Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal FC, England)
$10.1m - James Collins (Aston Villa, England)
$5.7m - Craig Bellamy (Manchester City, England)
$5.7m - Jack Collison (West Ham United, 2.England)
$5.1m - Danny Collins (Stoke City, England)
$5.1m - Simon Davies (Fulham FC, England)
$5.1m - David Vaughan (Sunderland, England)
$5.1m - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, England)
$4.3m - Joe Ledley (Celtic FC, Scotland)
$4.3m - Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, 2.England)
$3.6m - Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)
$3.6m - Sam Ricketts (Bolton Wanderers, England)
$3.6m - David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)
$3.0m - Boaz Myhill (Birmingham City, 2.England)
$2.1m - Neal Eardley (Blackpool, 2.England)
$1.8m - Freddy Eastwood (Coventry City, 2.England)
$1.8m - Andy King (Leicester City, 2.England)
$1.8m - Ched Evans (Sheffield United, 3.England)
$1.4m - Danny Gabbidon (QPR, England)
$1.4m - Andy Dorman (Crystal Palace, 2.England)
$1.4m - Rob Edwards (Barnsley FC, 2.England)
$1.4m - Paul Parry (Preston North End, 3.England)
$1.4m - Brian Stock (Doncaster Rovers, 2.England)
$1.4m - John Oster (Doncaster Rovers, 2.England)
$1.2m - Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City, 2.England)
$1.1m - Steve Morison (Norwich City, England)
$1.1m - Simon Church (Reading FC, 2.England)
$1.1m - Carl Fletcher (Plymouth Argyle, 4.England)
$1.1m - Sam Vokes (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)

Azerbaijan
None


Numbers are approximate conversions from GBP (£) to USD ($).

MLS: Low-Paid Goal and Assist Leaders - 2011

MLS players with a guaranteed salary of $45,000 or less who have 3+ goals or assists so far in the 2011 season (as of 08/14/2011).

Goals
4 - Dievo Chaves (CHI)
4 - Sanna Nyassi (COL)
3 - Marcos Mondaini (CHV)
3 - CJ Sapong (SKC)
3 - Graham Zusi (SKC)
3 - Mauro Rosales (SEA)
3 - Roger Levesque (SEA)
3 - Joao Plata (TOR)


Assists
7 - Mauro Rosales (SEA)
4 - CJ Sapong (KC)
4 - Graham Zusi (KC)
4 - Steven Beitashour (SJ)
4 - Joao Plata (TOR)
3 - Fabian Castillo (DAL)
3 - Miguel Lopez (LA)
3 - Danleigh Borman (TOR)
3 - Kyle Nakazawa (PHI)
3 - Shea Salinas (VAN)

Logos: ASEAN Football Federation

Logos of the Member Associations in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Football Federation.

 Brunei

 Cambodia

 Indonesia

 Laos 

 Malaysia

 Myanmar

 Philippines

 Singapore

 Thailand

 Timor-Leste

 Vietnam

U20 World Cup Top Scorers: Where are they now?

Current clubs of the U20 World Cup's top goalscorers since 1999. (minimum 4 goals)

2009 Egypt
8 - Dominic Adiyiah (Ghana) - AC Milan (loan to Karşıyaka)
5 - Vladimir Koman (Hungary) - Sampdoria
4 - Alan Kardec (Brazil) - Benfica (loan to Santos)
4 - Ransford Osei (Ghana) - Maccabi Haifa (loan to Granada)
4 - Aarón (Spain) - Almería
4 - Yonathan del Valle (Venezuela) - Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela)
4 - José Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) - Málaga

2007 Canada
6 - Sergio Agüero (Argentina) - Manchester City
5 - Adrián López (Spain) - Atlético Madrid
4 - Maximilliano Moralez (Argentina) - Atalanta (Italy)
4 - Jozy Altidore (USA) - AZ (Netherlands)

2005 Netherlands
6 - Lionel Messi (Argentina) - FC Barcelona
5 - Fernando Llorente (Spain) - Athletic Bilbao
5 - Oleksandr Aliev (Ukraine) - Dynamo Kyiv
4 - Graziano Pellè (Italy) - Parma
4 - David Silva (Spain) - Manchester City

2003 UAE
4 - Fernando Cavenaghi (Argentina) - River Plate
4 - Dudu Cearense (Brazil) - Atlético Mineiro
4 - Daisuke Sakata (Japan) - FC Tokyo
4 - Eddie Johnson (USA) - Free (formerly Fulham)

2001 Argentina
11 - Javier Saviola (Argentina) - Benfica
6 - Adriano (Brazil) - Corinthians
6 - Djibril Cissé (France) - Lazio
5 - Robert (Brazil) - Monterrey (Loan to Puebla FC)
5 - Benjamin Auer (Germany) - Alemannia Aachen (2.Germany)
4 - Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina) - Liverpool
4 - Winston Parks (Costa Rica) - FK Baku (Azerbaijan)
4 - Mohamed El Yamani (Egypt) - Floriana FC (Malta)

1999 Nigeria
5 - Mahamadou Dissa (Mali) - KSV Roeselare (Belgium)
5 - Pablo Couñago (Spain) - Free (formerly Ipswich Town)
4 - Gaspard Komol (Cameroon) - Retired
4 - Peter Ofori-Quaye (Ghana) - Hearts of Oak (Ghana)
4 - Mamadou Bagayoko (Mali) - OGC Nice
4 - Taylor Twellman (USA) - Retired
4 - Javier Chevantón (Uruguay) - Colón (Argentina)

Supporter Videos: F.K Željezničar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Montreal Impact (Canada)

F.K Željezničar Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) "The Maniacs"




Montreal Impact

Europe: Top Goal Scoring Defenders 2010/2011

Defenders with 5 goals or more in the top 20 European leagues in 2010/2011.


England
6 - Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
6 - Robert Huth (Stoke City)
5 - Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

Germany
5 - Georg Niedermeier (VfB Stuttgart)
5 - Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)

Spain
None

France
5 - Damien Perquis (FC Sochaux)
5 - André Luiz (AS Nancy)

Italy
6 - Matías Silvestre (Catania)

Portugal
5 - Nicolás Otamendi (FC Porto)

Netherlands
11 - Andreas Granqvist (FC Groningen)
6 - Daan Bovenberg (Excelsior Rotterdam)
6 - Jan Vertonghen (Ajax)
5 - Jimmy Hempte (Roda JC)

Greece
8 - Neto (Aris Thessaloniki)

Turkey
8 - Diego Lugano (Fenerbahçe)
5 - André Santos (Fenerbahçe)

Belgium
None

Denmark
6 - Remco van der Schaaf (Bröndby IF)
6 - Daniel Wass (Bröndby IF)

Scotland
8 - Jamie Hamill (Kilmarnock FC)

Switzerland
5 - Ammar Jemal (BSC Young Boys)
5 - Tomislav Puljic (FC Luzern)
5 - David Abraham (FC Basel)
5 - Vilmos Vanczák (FC Sion)

Austria
6 - René Aufhauser (LASK Linz)

Cyprus
6 - Boban Grncarov (APOEL)
5 - Kevin Hofland (AEK Larnaca)

Israel
None

Croatia
None

Czech Republic
None

Ukraine
None

Russia (2010)
None


NOTE: A few of these players may have swapped between midfield and defence for a portion (or all) of last season. I've only included players in this list if their position is listed as "defence" at transfermarkt.co.uk.

Europe: Top Goal Scoring Midfielders 2010/2011

Midfielders with 10 goals or more in the top 20 European leagues in 2010/2011.

England
13 - Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
13 - Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
12 - Charlie Adam (Blackpool)
12 - Clint Dempsey (Fulham)
12 - Kevin Nolan (Newcastle United)
10 - Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
10 - Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool)
10 - Samir Nasri (Arsenal)

Germany
12 - Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
10 - Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
10 - Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen)

Spain
11 - Gabi (Real Zaragoza)

France
14 - Nenê (PSG)

Italy
11 - Javier Pastore (Palermo)
11 - Marek Hamšík (Napoli)
11 - Hernanes (Lazio)

Portugal
None

Netherlands
15 - Willie Overtoom (Heracles Almelo)
14 - Georginio Wijnaldum (Feyenoord)
13 - Theo Janssen (FC Twente)
12 - Siem de Jong (Ajax)

Greece
12 - David Fuster (Olympiakos)

Turkey
28 - Alex (Fenerbahçe)
19 - Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor)
12 - Olcan Adin (Gaziantepspor)
12 - Josh Simpson (Manisaspor)

Belgium
16 - Ivan Perišić (Brügge)
15 - Ronald Vargas (Brügge)
10 - Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez (Standard Lüttich)
10 - Julien Gorius (KV Mechelen)
10 - Mbark Boussoufa (RSC Anderlecht)

Denmark
12 - Michael Krohn-Dehli (Bröndby IF)
12 - Kim Aabech (Lyngby BK)
12 - Hans Henrik Andreasen (Odense Boldklub)

Scotland
13 - Rudolf Skácel (Hearts)
11 - Kris Commons (Celtic)

Switzerland
12 - Hakan Yakin (FC Luzern)
10 - Giovanni Sio (FC Sion)

Austria
None

Cyprus
None

Israel
15 - Pedro Joaquín Galván (Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv)
14 - Shlomi Moshe Ohayon (Ashdod MS)

Croatia
11 - Mehmed Alispahić (HNK Šibenik)
10 - Sammir (Dinamo Zagreb)

Czech Republic
13 - Daniel Kolář (Viktoria Plzeň)

Ukraine
12 - Denys Oliynyk (Metalist Kharkiv)
10 - Konstantyn Yaroshenko (Ilyichivets Mariupol)

Russia (2010)
14 - Oleksandr Aliev (Lokomotiv Moscow)
10 - Danny (Zenit St. Petersburg)



Note: A few of these players have filled in at striker or could be considered a second striker/winger/attacking midfielder. To avoid confusing myself I've only included players in this list if their position is listed as "midfielder" at transfermarkt.co.uk.

UEFA: 2014 WCQ Groups by FIFA Ranking

A look at Europe's 2014 World Cup Qualifying groups with July 2011 FIFA Rankings.

Group A 
9 - Croatia
27 - Serbia
37 - Belgium
61 - Scotland
96 - Macedonia
112 - Wales

Group B 
8 - Italy
21 - Denmark
38 - Czech Republic
48 - Bulgaria
70 - Armenia
173 - Malta

Group C
3 - Germany
19 - Sweden
33 - Republic of Ireland
66 - Austria
112 - Faroe Island
126 - Kazakhstan

Group D
2 - Netherlands
24 - Turkey
47 - Hungary
53 - Romania
79 - Estonia
203 - Andorra

Group E
12 - Norway
22 - Slovenia
30 - Switzerland
59 - Albania
80 - Cyprus
121 - Iceland

Group F
7 - Portugal
18 - Russia
32 - Israel
62 - Northern Ireland
111 - Azerbaijan
128 - Luxembourg

Group G
13 - Greece
29 - Slovakia
41 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
58 - Lithuania
83 - Latvia
118 - Liechtenstein

Group H
6 - England
17 - Montenegro
45 - Ukraine
69 - Poland
85 - Moldova
203 - San Marino

Group I
1 - Spain
15 - France
42 - Belarus
57 - Georgia
75 - Finland


Group Average Rank - All Teams Included
38.0 - I (Spain)
54.0 - E (Norway)
57.0 - G (Greece)
57.0 - A (Croatia)
59.7 - F (Portugal)
59.8 - B (Italy)
59.8 - C (Germany)
68.0 - D (Netherlands)
70.8 - H (England)

Group Average Rank - Excluding Bottom Team
28.8 - I (Spain)
37.0 - B (Italy)
40.6 - E (Norway)
41.0 - D (Netherlands)
44.4 - H (England)
44.8 - G (Greece)
46.0 - A (Croatia)
46.0 - F (Portugal)
46.6 - C (Germany)

Top 3 Average Rank
18.3 - C (Germany)
19.0 - F (Portugal)
19.3 - I (Spain)
21.3 - E (Norway)
22.3 - B (Italy)
22.7 - H (England)
24.3 - A (Croatia)
24.3 - D (Netherlands)
27.7 - G (Greece)

Rank Difference Between Nations 1-5 in Each Group (Excluding Bottom Team)
62 - B (Italy)
68 - E (Norway)
70 - G (Greece)
74 - I (Spain)
77 - D (Netherlands)
79 - H (England)
87 - A (Croatia)
104 - F (Portugal)
109 - C (Germany)