FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - December 2012

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

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

3.8 - Europe (-0.2)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Italy
6 - England
7 - Portugal

11.0 - South America (-0.6)
3 - Argentina
5 - Colombia
13 - Ecuador
16 - Uruguay
18 - Brazil

24.4 - Africa (+1.6)
14 - Côte d'Ivoire
19 - Algeria
25 - Mali
30 - Ghana
34 - Zambia

37.8 - CONCACAF (+0.8)
15 - Mexico
28 - USA
39 - Haiti
51 - Panama
56 - Jamaica

43.8 - Asia (-3.4)
22 - Japan
35 - South Korea
36 - Australia
59 - Iran
67 - Uzbekistan

130.6 - Oceania (-0.6)
91 - New Zealand
108 - New Caledonia
139 - Tahiti
150 - Solomon Islands
165 - Vanuatu

FIFA Best and Worst All-Time Rankings - Dec 2012

Nations currently at their best or worst all-time FIFA ranking position (since 1993).

Best Ranking
13 - Ecuador
25 - Mali
39 - Haiti
151 - Aruba
174 - Montserrat
182 - Timor-Leste

Worst Ranking
18 - Brazil
126 - Saudi Arabia
164 - Yemen
190 - Sri Lanka
196 - Eritrea

Leagues with 20+ Brazilian Players - 2012

Top Division leagues with 20 or more Brazilians.

128 - Portugal
45 - Italy
34 - Ukraine
33 - Japan
29 - Cyprus

27 - Romania
27 - South Korea
25 - Malta
24 - France
24 - Russia

22 - Hong Kong
22 - Turkey
22 - Spain

20 - Azerbaijan
20 - Bulgaria
20 - China
20 - Qatar
20 - USA

Top 30 UEFA Clubs outside the Top 5 UEFA Leagues

The top 30 European Clubs that are not in one of Europe's Top 5 Leagues (By Coefficient: Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France) according to the Euro Club Index. (Dec 04, 2012)

8 - FC Porto (Portugal)
9 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
12 - Benfica (Portugal)
16 - Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
24 - Ajax (Netherlands)

25 - Olympiacos (Greece)
26 - CSKA Moscow (Russia)
30 - Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
32 - Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia)
33 - Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

36 - PSV (Netherlands)
37 - Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
40 - Rubin Kazan (Russia)
43 - FC Basel (Switzerland)
44 - Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

46 - Anderlecht (Belgium)
47 - Sporting Braga (Portugal)
48 - FC Twente (Netherlands)
49 - Spartak Moscow (Russia)
54 - Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)

59 - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
60 - Celtic (Scotland)
64 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
65 - Galatasaray (Turkey)
67 - Dinamo Moscow (Russia)

68 - FC København (Denmark)
74 - Sporting CP (Portugal)
76 - APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus)
77 - Racing Genk (Belgium)
78 - Steaua Bucuresti (Romania)

2012 USMNT Results

Date	Opponent (FIFA Rank)	Result	USA FIFA Rank	Venue
Jan 21	Venezuela (41)	1-0 W	33	Glendale, Arizona
Jan 25	Panama (47)	1-0 W	33	Panama City, Panama
Feb 29	Italy (8)	1-0 W	31	Genoa, Italy
May 26	Scotland (48)	5-1 W	29	Jacksonville, Florida
May 30	Brazil (6)	4-1 L	29	Landover, Maryland
June 3	Canada (75)	0-0 D	29	Toronto, Canada
June 8	Antigua & Barbuda (105)	3-1 W	28	Tampa, Florida
June 12	Guatemala (85)	1-1 D	28	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aug 15	Mexico (18)	1-0 W	36	Mexico City, Mexico
Sep 7	Jamaica (60)	2-1 L	33	Kingston, Jamaica
Sep 11	Jamaica (60)	1-0 W	33	Columbus, Ohio
Oct 12	Antigua & Barbuda (106)	2-1 W	32	North Sound, Antigua
Oct 16	Guatemala (81)	3-1 W	32	Kansas City, Kansas
Nov 14	Russia (9)	2-2 D	27	Krasnodar, Russia

W-L-D

9-2-3 - 2012 International Record
4-1-3 - Away Record
5-1-0 - Home Record

53.5 - Average Opponent FIFA Rank
30.9 - Average USA FIFA Rank

49 - Players made a USMNT appearance in 2012

2-1-1 Record against Top 20 opponents

1.6 - Goals Scored per Game
1.0 - Goals Allowed per Game

43% - 6 of 14 games shutouts