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Is this a joke?http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18703497
So apparently we are now up to 4th in the World. Italy made the final, still below us. Portugal made the semis and have been there a couple of times in major international tournaments since 2004. I thought FIFA hated us. From their rankings it seems like they want to bum us. -
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Re: Is this a joke?That was a friendly though...(Original post by Cannotbelieveit)
Italy got hammered 4-0 by Spain; England beat Spain last November, but yet lost to Italy.
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Re: Is this a joke?The FIFA rankings are calculated over a long period of time. England qualified well for the 2010 world cup (winning group and only losing one game), got out of their group at that world cup and then qualified well for Euro 2012 and won their group and didn't lose a game in 90 mins. This is along with good results in friendlies makes England so high up.
The terrible world cup that Italy had in 2010 (beat off Slovakia, drew with Newzealand - a team with part-time players - and finished bottom of their group) will still be hurting their ranking, while Portugal only got one game further on than England.
It does seen silly to England fans who are less than impressed with their team but in the quantitative way these things are worked out it makes sense. -
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Re: Is this a joke?I can see how it's come about though. Portugal finished below Denmark in their qualifying group. And in 2010 Italy failed to get out of a group containing Slovakia, New Zealand and Paraguay.
And both of them finished only 2nd in their groups for the Euros. -
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Re: Is this a joke?Not a joke. Way it is calculated isn't the best, but the same way still applies for everyone (no doubt people try to act like England are the only ones) and we come out in that position because our results aren't actually that bad.
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Re: Is this a joke?Why do people only question the rankings when England do well in them?
Would you say Holland are better than us?
How did they get on at Euro 2012?
Would you say Belgium are a good team?
Where were they in Poland and Ukraine?
It's based on results not opinion.
Roy Hodgson is unbeaten as England manager.
We deserve our 4th place ranking.Last edited by TRS-T; 04-07-2012 at 13:37. -
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Re: Is this a joke?NZ were the only unbeaten team out of all that contested the last world cup.(Original post by bluenose14)
I can see how it's come about though. Portugal finished below Denmark in their qualifying group. And in 2010 Italy failed to get out of a group containing Slovakia, New Zealand and Paraguay.
And both of them finished only 2nd in their groups for the Euros. -
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Re: Is this a joke?We beat Spain.(Original post by FrescoDiMorte)
Meh... the rankings are stupid anyway kinda unfair that teams like england are even in the top 5 despite not being able to beat any team in the top 10 but you know what can you do ? -
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Re: Is this a joke?We beat Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 96.(Original post by CB91)
England haven't beaten a top nation in a knockout round of a tournament in over 40 years. They deserve to be nowhere near the Top 10. -
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Re: Is this a joke?In a friendly, portugal beat them in a friendly 4-0 AFTER the world cup but its a friendly so It doesnt mean SQUAT. Tell me another top 10 team you've beaten recently ???????? England have no right to be anywhere near the top 10.(Original post by TRS-T)
We beat Spain. -
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Re: Is this a joke?In 96 Spain were **** and not a top nation.(Original post by TRS-T)
We beat Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 96.
And even then it was only on penalties, you didn't beat them. -
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Re: Is this a joke?We have got better results than you.(Original post by FrescoDiMorte)
In a friendly, portugal beat them in a friendly 4-0 AFTER the world cup but its a friendly so It doesnt mean SQUAT. Tell me another top 10 team you've beaten recently ???????? England have no right to be anywhere near the top 10.
That's why we're above you.
That's why we "deserve" to be above you.
Simple.
