FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - April 2012

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

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

3.8 - Europe (+/- 0.0)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Netherlands
5 - Portugal
7 - England

11.0 - South America (+0.2)
3 - Uruguay
6 - Brazil
10 - Argentina
13 - Chile
23 - Colombia

30.8 - Africa (+0.4)
15 - Côte d'Ivoire
22 - Ghana
38 - Algeria
39 - Mali
40 - Zambia

39.8 - Asia (+0.4)
21 - Australia
30 - Japan
31 - South Korea
51 - Iran
66 - China PR

41.2 - CONCACAF (+1.0)
20 - Mexico
29 - USA
49 - El Salvador
52 - Panama
56 - Jamaica

154.2 - Oceania (-2.2)
130 - New Zealand
154 - New Caledonia
155 - Samoa
160 - Fiji
172 - Vanuatu

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - March 2012

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

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

3.8 - Europe (-0.2)
1 - Spain
2 - Netherlands
3 - Germany
6 - England
7 - Portugal

11.2 - South America (+0.6)
4 - Uruguay
5 - Brazil
8 - Argentina
14 - Chile
25 - Paraguay

31.2 - Africa (-0.2)
15 - Cote d'Ivoire
23 - Ghana
35 - Algeria
41 - Zambia
42 - Mali

40.2 - Asia (-4.0)
20 - Australia
30 - South Korea
33 - Japan
51 - Iran
67 - Uzbekistan

42.2 - CONCACAF (-1.4)
22 - Mexico
27 - USA
50 - Panama
54 - Jamaica
58 - El Salvador

152.0 - Oceania (+1.8)
119 - New Zealand
150 - Samoa
157 - Fiji
162 - New Caledonia
172 - Vanuatu

Oceania National Team Logos

American Samoa

Cook Islands

Fiji

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tahiti

Tonga

Vanuatu

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - July 2011

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

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

3.8 - Europe (-0.6)
1 - Spain
2 - Netherlands
3 - Germany
6 - England
7 - Portugal

11.0 - South America (+7.4)
4 - Brazil
5 - Uruguay
10 - Argentina
11 - Chile
25 - Peru

33.2 - Africa (-1.4)
14 - Côte d'Ivoire
34 - Egypt
36 - Ghana
39 - Burkina Faso
43 - Nigeria

38.8 - Asia (-1.6)

16 - Japan

23 - Australia

28 - South Korea

54 - Iran

73 - China

40.2 - CONCACAF (-6.8)
20 - Mexico
30 - USA
44 - Jamaica
51 - Honduras
56 - Costa Rica

152.8 - Oceania (-1.2)
94 - New Zealand
156 - Fiji
164 - New Caledonia
169 - Vanuatu
181 - Solomon Islands

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - April 2011

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average April 2011 ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

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

4.2 - Europe (-0.2)
1 - Spain
2 - Netherlands
4 - Germany
6 - England
8 - Portugal

10.4 - South America (+0.4)
3 - Brazil
5 - Argentina
7 - Uruguay
14 - Chile
23 - Paraguay

29.8 - Africa (+1.2)
15 - Ghana
21 - Cote d'Ivoire
36 - Egypt
38 - Nigeria
39 - South Africa

37.6 - Asia (-0.8)
13 - Japan
20 - Australia
31 - South Korea
47 - Iran
77 - China

42.0 - CONCACAF (-5.0)
22 - USA
26 - Mexico
43 - Honduras
55 - Costa Rica
64 - Jamaica

141.4 - Oceania (-1.0)
60 - New Zealand
151 - New Caledonia
156 - Fiji
165 - Vanuatu
175 - Tahiti

Map: Kiwis Abroad

Players from New Zealand currently at clubs outside of Asia and Oceania.


View Kiwi's Abroad in a larger map

ENGLAND
Ryan Nelsen - Blackburn Rovers
Winston Reid - West Ham United
Rory Fallon - Plymouth Argyle (3)
Tommy Smith - Colchester United (3) loan from Ipswich Town
Chris Wood - Brighton & Hove Albion (3) loan from West Bromwich Albion
Michael Built - Northampton Town (4)

USA/CANADA
Andrew Boyens - Chivas USA
Simon Elliott - Chivas USA
Michael Boxall - Vancouver Whitecaps
Jake Gleeson - Portland Timbers
Dan Keat - LA Galaxy
Jeremy Christie - FC Tampa Bay (2)

GERMANY

Stefan Marinovic - SV Wehen Wiesbaden II (3)

Dylan Windust - SC Waldgirmes (5)

SWEDEN
Craig Henderson - Mjällby AIF
Jarrod Smith - Ljungskile SK (2)

HUNGARY

Kris Bright - Budapest Honvéd FC

IRELAND

Darren Young - Athlone Town FC (2)

ITALY
Liam Graham - Vicenza Calcio (2)

SCOTLAND
Steven Old - Kilmarnock FC

Oceania National Soccer Stadiums

American Samoa - Memorial Stadium




Cook Islands - BCI Stadium




Fiji - TFL Stadium




New Caledonia - Stade Numa Daly





New Zealand - Westpac Stadium


New Zealand - North Harbour Stadium





Papua New Guinea - Hubert Murray Stadium




Samoa - Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Stadium





Solomon Islands - Lawson Tama Stadium





Tahiti - Stade Pater Te Hono Nui





Tonga - Teufaiva




Vanuatu - Korman Stadium



Pictures From:
Sporting Pulse - OleOle - Ville-Noumea - Picasaweb (John Nicholls) - Fussball Tempel - Zero Zero Football - Cafe Futbol - Football News - FIFA

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison (Nov 2009)

This is a rank list using the average FIFA rankings of the top 10 teams from each confederation. The best rank is the top team from each confederation and the worst rank is the 10th best team in each region.

	Avg. Rank	Best Rank	Worst Rank
November 2009
UEFA	7.0	1 (Spain)	13 (Russia)
CONMEBOL	32.8	2 (Brazil)	70 (Peru)
CAF	34.0	11 (Cameroon)	53 (Tunisia)
CONCACAF	55.9	14 (USA)	85 (Haiti)
AFC	63.5	21 (Australia)	87 (Qatar)
OFC	163.4	77 (New Zealand)	203 (American Samoa)

Confederations Cup Rosters: In-Depth Overview

FOREIGN BORN PLAYERS

NEW ZEALAND
Tim Brown - Ascot, England
Shane Smeltz - Göppingen, Germany
Dave Mulligan - Liverpool, England

SOUTH AFRICA
Bongani Khumalo - Manzini, Swaziland

ITALY
Mauro Camoranesi - Tandil, Argentina
Giuseppe Rossi - Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

USA
Freddy Adu - Tema, Ghana
Benny Feilhaber - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


20+ INTERNATIONAL GOALS
39 - Landon Donovan (USA)
28 - David Villa (Spain)
28 - Younis Mahmoud (Iraq)
26 - Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
24 - Kaka (Brazil)
23 - Emad Mohammed (Iraq)
20 - Mohamed Aboutrika

75+ INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES
153 - Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
124 - Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
110 - Landon Donovan (USA)
92 - Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
92 - Iker Casillas (Spain)
88 - Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)
87 - DaMarcus Beasley (USA)
85 - Aaron Mokoena (South Africa)
84 - Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy)
79 - Lucio (Brazil)

AVERAGE HEIGHT (cm):
184.65 - New Zealand
183.22 - Italy
182.22 - Brazil
182.00 - Spain
180.91 - USA
179.00 - Egypt
178.22 - South Africa
177.26 - Iraq

Tallest Player:
6ft6in - Matthew Booth (South Africa)
Shortest Player:
5ft5in - Basem Abbas (Iraq)

Full Height Breakdown (LINK)

AVERAGE AGE
28.04 - Italy
27.30 - Egypt
26.87 - Brazil
26.52 - New Zealand
26.00 - South Africa
25.52 - Spain
24.96 - USA
24.13 - Iraq

Oldest Player:
36 - Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)
Youngest Player:
17 - Chris Wood (New Zealand)

Full Age and Experience Breakdown (LINK)

CLUBS WITH AT LEAST 4 PLAYERS INVOLVED
7 - Wellington Phoenix (A-League, Australia/NZ)
6 - Juventus (Italy)
6 - Liverpool (England)
6 - Valencia (Spain)
5 - AC Milan (Italy)
5 - Al-Ahly (Egypt)
5 - FC Barcelona (Spain)
4 - Ismaily (Egypt)
4 - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
4 - Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
4 - Villarreal (Spain)

PLAYERS FROM LEAGUES IN....
25 - Italy
21 - England
20 - Spain
18 - Egypt
14 - South Africa
10 - A-League, Iraq, MLS
8 - Germany
6 - Brazil, Qatar
4 - New Zealand
3 - France, Greece, Portugal, Scotland
2 - Iran, Israel, Turkey, UAE
1 - Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland

MLS PLAYERS
Duncan Oughton (CLB, NZ)
Simon Elliott (SJ, NZ)
Andrew Boyens (NY, NZ)
Jarrod Smith (SEA, NZ)
Jonathan Bornstein (CHV, USA)
Conor Casey (COL, USA)
Landon Donovan (LA, USA)
Ricardo Clark (HOU, USA)
Sacha Kljestan (CHV, USA)

Full Club and League Breakdown (LINK)

Confederations Cup Rosters: Height Breakdown

172cm~5'8"
188cm~6'2"

South Africa
Tallest: 198cm - Matthew Booth (DF)
Shortest: 168cm - Eirio Van Heerden (MF)

172cm or shorter: 4 - (Davids, Tshabalala, Van Heerden, Modise)
188cm or taller: 1 - (Booth)

Average Team Height: 178.22cm

New Zealand
Tallest: 195cm - Mark Paston (GK) and James Bannatyne (GK)
Shortest: 173cm - Dave Mulligan (DF)

172cm or shorter: 0
188cm or taller: 9 - (Paston, Vicelich, Killen, Moss, Boyens, Old, Wood, Bright, Bannatyne)

Average Team Height: 184.65cm

Iraq
Tallest: 186cm - Oday Talib (GK)
Shortest: 165cm - Basem Abbas (DF)

172cm or shorter: 6 - (Ali Kareem, Abbas, Sadir, Mohammed, Saeed, Mulla Mohammed)
188cm or taller: 0

Average Team Height: 177.26cm

Spain
Tallest: 196cm - Diego Lopez (GK)
Shortest: 169cm - Santi Cazorla (MF)

172cm or shorter: 2 - (Xavi, Cazorla)
188cm or taller: 5 - (Pique, Busquets, Lopez, Llorente, Riera)

Average Team Height: 182.00cm

Italy
Tallest: 194cm - Luca Toni (FW)
Shortest: 174cm - Mauro Camoranesi (MF)

172cm or shorter: 0
188cm or taller: 6 - (Buffon, Grosso, Chiellini, Toni, De Sanctis, Amelia)

Average Team Height: 183.22cm

Egypt
Tallest: 188cm - Essam El Hadary (GK)
Shortest: 169cm - Sayed Moawad (MF)

172cm or shorter: 3 - (Abd Rabbou, Tawfik, Moawad)
188cm or taller: 1 - (El Hadary)

Average Team Height: 179.00cm

USA
Tallest: 193cm - Brad Guzan (GK)
Shortest: 168cm - Francisco Torres (MF)

172cm or shorter: 3 - (Beasley, Adu, Torres)
188cm or taller: 2 - (Guzan, Onyewu)

Average Team Height: 180.91cm

Brazil
Tallest: 194cm - Victor (GK)
Shortest: 169cm - Josue (MF)

172cm or shorter: 2 - (Alves, Josue)
188cm or taller: 5 - (Lucio, Silva, Victor, Luisao, Gomes)

Average Team Height: 182.22cm

Average Height:
184.65 - New Zealand
183.22 - Italy
182.22 - Brazil
182.00 - Spain
180.91 - USA
179.00 - Egypt
178.22 - South Africa
177.26 - Iraq

Tallest Player:
6ft6in - Matthew Booth (South Africa)
Shortest Player
5ft5in - Basem Abbas (Iraq)

Conversion Table

5 feet 6 inches	167.64
5 feet 7 inches	170.18
5 feet 8 inches	172.72
5 feet 9 inches	175.26
5 feet 10 inches	177.80
5 feet 11 inches	180.34
6 feet 0 inches	182.88
6 feet 1 inches	185.42
6 feet 2 inches	187.96
6 feet 3 inches	190.50
6 feet 4 inches	193.04
6 feet 5 inches	195.58
6 feet 6 inches	198.12

Confederations Cup Rosters: League and Club Breakdown

This is a breakdown of the nations where the upcoming Confederations Cup players play their club soccer. The numbers show how many players play in each nation's league. The percentage shows the number of players from that nation's domestic league.





GROUP A

IRAQ - (44%)
10 - Iraq
6 - Qatar
2 - Iran
1 - Cyprus
1 - Lebanon
1 - Libya
1 - Netherlands
1 - UAE

NEW ZEALAND - (17% or 61% with A-League)
10 - A-League
4 - New Zealand
4 - MLS
2 - Scotland
1 - England
1 - Finland
1 - Greece

SOUTH AFRICA - (61%)
14 - South Africa
3 - England
2 - Israel
1 - Germany
1 - Greece
1 - Russia
1 - Serbia

SPAIN - (70%)
16 - Spain
6 - England
1 - Turkey

GROUP B

BRAZIL - (26%)
7 - Italy
6 - Brazil
3 - England
2 - Germany
2 - Portugal
2 - Spain
1 - Greece

EGYPT - (78%)
18 - Egypt
2 - England
1 - Germany
1 - Switzerland
1 - UAE

ITALY - (78%)
18 - Italy
1 - England
1 - France
1 - Germany
1 - Spain
1 - Turkey

USA - (26%)
6 - MLS
5 - England
3 - Germany
2 - France
1 - Belgium
1 - Denmark
1 - Mexico
1 - Portugal
1 - Scotland
1 - Spain
1 - Sweden

Clubs with at least 4 Players Involved:
7 - Wellington Phoenix (A-League, Australia/NZ)
6 - Juventus (Italy)
6 - Liverpool (England)
6 - Valencia (Spain)
5 - AC Milan (Italy)
5 - Al-Ahly (Egypt)
5 - FC Barcelona (Spain)
4 - Ismaily (Egypt)
4 - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
4 - Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
4 - Villarreal (Spain)

Players from Leagues in....
25 - Italy
21 - England
20 - Spain
18 - Egypt
14 - South Africa
10 - A-League, Iraq, MLS
8 - Germany
6 - Brazil, Qatar
4 - New Zealand
3 - France, Greece, Portugal, Scotland
2 - Iran, Israel, Turkey, UAE
1 - Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland

MLS Players
Duncan Oughton (CLB, NZ)
Simon Elliott (SJ, NZ)
Andrew Boyens (NY, NZ)
Jarrod Smith (SEA, NZ)
Jonathan Bornstein (CHV, USA)
Conor Casey (COL, USA)
Landon Donovan (LA, USA)
Ricardo Clark (HOU, USA)
Sacha Kljestan (CHV, USA)

English Premier League Players
Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, SA)
Steven Pienaar (Everton, SA)
Elrio van Heerden (Blackburn Rovers, SA)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool, ESP)
Xabi Alonso (Liverpool, ESP)
Albert Riera (Liverpool, ESP)
Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool, ESP)
Pepe Reina (Liverpool, ESP)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal, ESP)
Elano (Manchester City, BRA)
Robinho (Manchester City, BRA)
Heurelho Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur, BRA)
Andrea Dossena (Liverpool, ITA)
Tim Howard (Everton, USA)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham, USA)
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, USA)
Jonathan Spector (West Ham United, USA)

Oceania All-Time Fifa Ranking Order

Here is the all-time ranking order of the Oceania region using the highest position ever achieved in the FIFA rankings by each nation.



31 - *Australia* (July 1997)
47 -New Zealand (August 2002)
94 - Fiji (July 1994)
95 - New Caledonia (September 2008)
111 - Tahiti (August 2002)
127 - Solomon Islands (October 2007, April-May 2008)
131 - Vanuatu (October 2007)
146 - Samoa (December 2007 - January 2008)
160 - Papua New Guinea (June 2004)
163 - Tonga (October 1998)
169 - Cook Islands (July 2000)
192 - American Samoa (October 1998)

*Australia is now part of the Asian Football Confederation