tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973221944786129741.post2139956935884714912..comments2024-03-11T17:32:18.654-04:00Comments on The Best Eleven: FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - July 2014Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218124553018359470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973221944786129741.post-64363461176570127392014-07-18T21:36:31.111-04:002014-07-18T21:36:31.111-04:00Australia dropped to 8th (76 overall) in Asia this...Australia dropped to 8th (76 overall) in Asia this month. <br /><br />The Socceroos gained 0 FIFA ranking points at the World Cup (3 losses) and as hosts and automatic qualifiers at the 2015 Asian Cup, they haven't played any confederation-level qualifier games (which are weighted 2.5x more). <br /><br />Other Asian teams that successfully qualified for that competition in the past year have gained more ranking points than Australia.<br /><br />It's common for an automatically qualified host of a Confederation-level tournament or World Cup to drop in the rankings because of the lack of weighted qualifier games.Steve_TheBestElevenhttp://www.thebesteleven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973221944786129741.post-12199991999145055922014-07-18T19:23:36.166-04:002014-07-18T19:23:36.166-04:00Where is Australia?Where is Australia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com