CINXE.COM
FIFA.com
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html lang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.fifa.com:80/worldfootball/index.html","20071011001240","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1192061560"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <title>FIFA.com</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/><meta name="description" content="FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association"/><meta name="keywords" content="FIFA, FIFA.com, FIFA.com homepage, Football, Soccer, World Soccer, World Football, FIFA World Cup, World Cup, League tables, fixtures, results, matches, FIFA on the Internet, FIFA Internet"/><meta name="author" content="FIFA.com"/><link href="/web/20071011001240cs_/http://www.fifa.com/style/basic.css" rel="stylesheet" title="standard" type="text/css"></link><link href="/web/20071011001240cs_/http://www.fifa.com/style/accessible.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" title="accessible" type="text/css"></link><link href="/web/20071011001240cs_/http://www.fifa.com/style/print.css" rel="stylesheet" title="standard" media="print" type="text/css"></link><link href="/web/20071011001240cs_/http://www.fifa.com/style/worldFootball.css" rel="stylesheet" title="standard" type="text/css"></link><script src="/web/20071011001240js_/http://www.fifa.com/script/all.js" type="text/javascript"></script><link href="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/favicon/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon"/></head><body><script type="text/javascript"> var _hbEC=0,_hbE=new Array;function _hbEvent(a,b){b=_hbE[_hbEC++]=new Object();b._N=a;b._C=0;return b;}var hbx=_hbEvent('pv');hbx.vpc='HBX0100u';hbx.gn='ehg-fifa.hitbox.com';hbx.acct='DM5412177GAE';hbx.pn='home';hbx.mlc='/en/worldfootball';hbx.pndef='title';hbx.ctdef='full';hbx.fv='n';hbx.lt='auto';hbx.dlf='n';hbx.dft='n';hbx.elf='n';hbx.dcmpn='cid';hbx.hqsp='att';hbx.cp='null';hbx.media='dsrmotion';</script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071011001240js_/http://www.fifa.com/js/Hitbox/hbx.js"></script><noscript><p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://ehg-fifa.hitbox.com/HG?hc=we89&cd=1&hv=6&ce=u&hb=DM5412177GAE&n=home&vcon=/en/worldfootball" alt="HBX" width="0" height="0"/></p></noscript><div id="headerBG"><div id="l"> </div><div id="r"> </div><h1>FIFA.com</h1><!--googleoff: all--><a href="#mainContent">SkipNavigation</a><!--googleon: all--></div><div id="global"><div id="header"><a id="fifaComHome" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/index.html" accesskey="0"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://img.fifa.com/imgml/head/fifa.com.gif" width="139" height="28" alt="FIFA.com" longdesc="FIFA.com"/></a><div id="navigation"><ul id="navBarTop"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html" accesskey="1" class="first">FIFA World Cup™</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/index.html" accesskey="2">Tournaments</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/index.html" accesskey="3">World Football</a></li></ul><ul id="navBarBottom"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/index.html" accesskey="4" class="first">News Centre</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/index.html" accesskey="5">Classic Football</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/fanfest/index.html" accesskey="6">Fan Fest</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/index.html" accesskey="7">About FIFA</a></li></ul></div><div id="toolbar"><ul id="versions"><li class="first"><a href="#" onclick="wlo();return false;">Language</a></li><li id="accessibleVersion" style="display:none"><a href="javascript:switchCSS()">Accessibility</a></li><li id="standardVersion" style="display:none"><a href="javascript:switchCSS()">Graphic Site</a></li></ul><div id="authorization"><div id="aut_notSI" style="display:none;"><ul><li class="first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/users/login.html">Login</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/users/registration/index.html">Register</a></li></ul></div><div id="aut_SI" style="display:none;"><div class="l"> </div><div id="aut_SIContent"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/users/services/index.htmx"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://img.fifa.com/imgml/user/s.gif" height="12" width="17" alt=""/> <span id="currUser"> </span></a><a href="javascript:logout();" id="userLogout"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://img.fifa.com/imgml/user/l.gif" height="12" width="12" alt=""/> Log-out</a></div><div class="r"> </div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">toggleAccessibilityButtons();login();</script><div id="memberAssociations" onclick="wmao();return false;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/associations.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://img.fifa.com/imgml/head/world.gif" width="35" height="19" alt=""/><span>Countries<img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://img.fifa.com/imgml/head/ama.gif" width="7" height="4" alt=""/></span></a></div><div id="quickSearch"><form id="quickSearchForm" method="get" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/search/index.htmx" onsubmit="if(this.q.value.match(/^Search$/i))return false;"><div><label for="qsQuery">Search</label><input id="qsQuery" name="q" type="text" value="Search" onfocus="fnClearInput(this,'Search');"/><input id="qsSubmit" class="qsSubmit" type="button" value=">>" onclick="if(!this.form.q.value.match(/^Search$/i))this.form.submit();"/></div></form></div></div></div> <div id="mmCentre"> </div><div id="mmSpacer"> </div><div id="workspace"><div id="conterHeader"> </div><div id="level1" class="worldFootballHeader" onclick="document.location.href='/worldfootball/index.html'"> </div><div><ul id="lev1Menu"><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/results/male.html" class="first" id="wfResFix">Fixtures and Results</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/nationalteams/index.html" class="" id="wfNatTeams">National Teams</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/index.html" class="" id="wfClub">Club Football</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/index.html" class="" id="wfRank">FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/index.html" class="" id="wfStat">Statistics</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/lawsofthegame.html" class="last" id="laws">Laws of the Game</a></li><li class="current"> </li></ul> </div> <div id="mainContent"><div class="content"> <div class="contentRow"><div class="floatBox"><div class=" box50 newsl newsl2v"><h2>Latest News </h2><div class="iC"><div style=""><ul class="newslTop"><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=613380.html#richards+seal+city+future"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/trpar1516914%5f20816%5fsq%5fsmall.jpg" height="150" width="150" alt="Richards to seal City future" longdesc="Richards to seal City future"/></a><p><a class="roofline" title="England" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/index.html">England</a></p><h3><a title="Richards to seal City future" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=613380.html#richards+seal+city+future">Richards to seal City future</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div><div class="newsTeaser"><p>Manchester City fans were given a boost on Wednesday when young Micah Richards revealed he was on the verge of signing a new deal.</p></div></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=613377.html#ten+cate+join+chelsea+next+hours"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/2007-10-04t174633z%5f01%5fmkn001%5frtridsp%5f3%5fsoccer-uefa%5f22704%5fsq%5fsmall.jpg" height="150" width="150" alt="Ten Cate to join Chelsea in next 24 hours" longdesc="Ten Cate to join Chelsea in next 24 hours"/></a><p><a class="roofline" title="England" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/index.html">England</a></p><h3><a title="Ten Cate to join Chelsea in next 24 hours" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=613377.html#ten+cate+join+chelsea+next+hours">Ten Cate to join Chelsea in next 24 hours</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div><div class="newsTeaser"><p>Former Ajax coach Henk ten Cate will be named to Chelsea's coaching staff in the next 24 hours, the Premiership club's website said on Wednesday.</p></div></li></ul><ul class="newshl"><li class=" hl "><p><a class="roofline" title="Spain" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/index.html">Spain</a></p><h3><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=613347.html#de+biasi+takes+over+levante" title="De Biasi takes over at Levante">De Biasi takes over at Levante</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div></li><li class=" hl "><p><a class="roofline" title="Russia" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/continentalzones/confederations/con">Russia</a></p><h3><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=613344.html#hiddink+remain+until+2010" title="Hiddink to remain until 2010">Hiddink to remain until 2010</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div></li><li class=" hl "><p><a class="roofline" title="England" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/continentalzones/confederations/con">England</a></p><h3><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=613214.html#barry+sweating+england+place" title="Barry sweating on England place">Barry sweating on England place</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div></li><li class=" hl "><p><a class="roofline" title="Romania" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/continentalzones/confederations/con">Romania</a></p><h3><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=613190.html#ogararu+returns+romania+squad" title="Ogararu returns to Romania squad">Ogararu returns to Romania squad</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div></li><li class=" hl "><p><a class="roofline" title="Wales" href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/continentalzones/confederations/con">Wales</a></p><h3><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=613173.html#bellamy+boost+wales" title="Bellamy boost for Wales">Bellamy boost for Wales</a></h3><div class="newsCredits">Wednesday 10 October 2007</div></li></ul></div><div class="stopFloat"> </div><div class="moreLinkCenter"><ul class="moreLink"><li class="first"><a href="photo/photolist.html">Photos</a></li><li><a href="news/index.html">News</a></li><li class="rssLnk last"><a href="news/rss.xml">RSS</a></li></ul></div> </div><div class="f"> </div></div> <div id="wfNatLeaguePromo"><div class="iC"><select onchange="if(this.selectedIndex>0)document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value"><option>[Select a league]</option><option value="/associations/association=alb/nationalleague/standings.html">Albania</option><option value="/associations/association=alg/nationalleague/standings.html">Algeria</option><option value="/associations/association=and/nationalleague/standings.html">Andorra</option><option value="/associations/association=ang/nationalleague/standings.html">Angola</option><option value="/associations/association=atg/nationalleague/standings.html">Antigua and Barbuda</option><option value="/associations/association=arg/nationalleague/standings.html">Argentina</option><option value="/associations/association=arm/nationalleague/standings.html">Armenia</option><option value="/associations/association=aru/nationalleague/standings.html">Aruba</option><option value="/associations/association=aus/nationalleague/standings.html">Australia</option><option value="/associations/association=aut/nationalleague/standings.html">Austria</option><option value="/associations/association=aze/nationalleague/standings.html">Azerbaijan</option><option value="/associations/association=bah/nationalleague/standings.html">Bahamas</option><option value="/associations/association=bhr/nationalleague/standings.html">Bahrain</option><option value="/associations/association=ban/nationalleague/standings.html">Bangladesh</option><option value="/associations/association=brb/nationalleague/standings.html">Barbados</option><option value="/associations/association=blr/nationalleague/standings.html">Belarus</option><option value="/associations/association=bel/nationalleague/standings.html">Belgium</option><option value="/associations/association=blz/nationalleague/standings.html">Belize</option><option value="/associations/association=ben/nationalleague/standings.html">Benin</option><option value="/associations/association=ber/nationalleague/standings.html">Bermuda</option><option value="/associations/association=bol/nationalleague/standings.html">Bolivia</option><option value="/associations/association=bih/nationalleague/standings.html">Bosnia-Herzegovina</option><option value="/associations/association=bot/nationalleague/standings.html">Botswana</option><option value="/associations/association=bra/nationalleague/standings.html">Brazil</option><option value="/associations/association=bru/nationalleague/standings.html">Brunei Darussalam</option><option value="/associations/association=bul/nationalleague/standings.html">Bulgaria</option><option value="/associations/association=bfa/nationalleague/standings.html">Burkina Faso</option><option value="/associations/association=cmr/nationalleague/standings.html">Cameroon</option><option value="/associations/association=can/nationalleague/standings.html">Canada</option><option value="/associations/association=cpv/nationalleague/standings.html">Cape Verde Islands</option><option value="/associations/association=cay/nationalleague/standings.html">Cayman Islands</option><option value="/associations/association=chi/nationalleague/standings.html">Chile</option><option value="/associations/association=chn/nationalleague/standings.html">China PR</option><option value="/associations/association=tpe/nationalleague/standings.html">Chinese Taipei</option><option value="/associations/association=col/nationalleague/standings.html">Colombia</option><option value="/associations/association=cod/nationalleague/standings.html">Congo DR</option><option value="/associations/association=crc/nationalleague/standings.html">Costa Rica</option><option value="/associations/association=civ/nationalleague/standings.html">Côte d'Ivoire</option><option value="/associations/association=cro/nationalleague/standings.html">Croatia</option><option value="/associations/association=cub/nationalleague/standings.html">Cuba</option><option value="/associations/association=cyp/nationalleague/standings.html">Cyprus</option><option value="/associations/association=cze/nationalleague/standings.html">Czech Republic</option><option value="/associations/association=den/nationalleague/standings.html">Denmark</option><option value="/associations/association=dom/nationalleague/standings.html">Dominican Republic</option><option value="/associations/association=ecu/nationalleague/standings.html">Ecuador</option><option value="/associations/association=egy/nationalleague/standings.html">Egypt</option><option value="/associations/association=slv/nationalleague/standings.html">El Salvador</option><option value="/associations/association=eng/nationalleague/standings.html">England</option><option value="/associations/association=est/nationalleague/standings.html">Estonia</option><option value="/associations/association=eth/nationalleague/standings.html">Ethiopia</option><option value="/associations/association=fro/nationalleague/standings.html">Faroe Islands</option><option value="/associations/association=fij/nationalleague/standings.html">Fiji</option><option value="/associations/association=fin/nationalleague/standings.html">Finland</option><option value="/associations/association=fra/nationalleague/standings.html">France</option><option value="/associations/association=mkd/nationalleague/standings.html">FYR Macedonia</option><option value="/associations/association=gab/nationalleague/standings.html">Gabon</option><option value="/associations/association=gam/nationalleague/standings.html">Gambia</option><option value="/associations/association=geo/nationalleague/standings.html">Georgia</option><option value="/associations/association=ger/nationalleague/standings.html">Germany</option><option value="/associations/association=gha/nationalleague/standings.html">Ghana</option><option value="/associations/association=gre/nationalleague/standings.html">Greece</option><option value="/associations/association=grn/nationalleague/standings.html">Grenada</option><option value="/associations/association=gua/nationalleague/standings.html">Guatemala</option><option value="/associations/association=hai/nationalleague/standings.html">Haiti</option><option value="/associations/association=hon/nationalleague/standings.html">Honduras</option><option value="/associations/association=hkg/nationalleague/standings.html">Hong Kong</option><option value="/associations/association=hun/nationalleague/standings.html">Hungary</option><option value="/associations/association=isl/nationalleague/standings.html">Iceland</option><option value="/associations/association=ind/nationalleague/standings.html">India</option><option value="/associations/association=idn/nationalleague/standings.html">Indonesia</option><option value="/associations/association=irn/nationalleague/standings.html">Iran</option><option value="/associations/association=irl/nationalleague/standings.html">Ireland Republic</option><option value="/associations/association=isr/nationalleague/standings.html">Israel</option><option value="/associations/association=ita/nationalleague/standings.html">Italy</option><option value="/associations/association=jam/nationalleague/standings.html">Jamaica</option><option value="/associations/association=jpn/nationalleague/standings.html">Japan</option><option value="/associations/association=jor/nationalleague/standings.html">Jordan</option><option value="/associations/association=kaz/nationalleague/standings.html">Kazakhstan</option><option value="/associations/association=ken/nationalleague/standings.html">Kenya</option><option value="/associations/association=kor/nationalleague/standings.html">Korea Republic</option><option value="/associations/association=kuw/nationalleague/standings.html">Kuwait</option><option value="/associations/association=kgz/nationalleague/standings.html">Kyrgyzstan</option><option value="/associations/association=lva/nationalleague/standings.html">Latvia</option><option value="/associations/association=lib/nationalleague/standings.html">Lebanon</option><option value="/associations/association=les/nationalleague/standings.html">Lesotho</option><option value="/associations/association=lby/nationalleague/standings.html">Libya</option><option value="/associations/association=ltu/nationalleague/standings.html">Lithuania</option><option value="/associations/association=lux/nationalleague/standings.html">Luxembourg</option><option value="/associations/association=mac/nationalleague/standings.html">Macau</option><option value="/associations/association=mad/nationalleague/standings.html">Madagascar</option><option value="/associations/association=mwi/nationalleague/standings.html">Malawi</option><option value="/associations/association=mas/nationalleague/standings.html">Malaysia</option><option value="/associations/association=mdv/nationalleague/standings.html">Maldives</option><option value="/associations/association=mli/nationalleague/standings.html">Mali</option><option value="/associations/association=mlt/nationalleague/standings.html">Malta</option><option value="/associations/association=mtn/nationalleague/standings.html">Mauritania</option><option value="/associations/association=mri/nationalleague/standings.html">Mauritius</option><option value="/associations/association=mda/nationalleague/standings.html">Moldova</option><option value="/associations/association=mgl/nationalleague/standings.html">Mongolia</option><option value="/associations/association=mne/nationalleague/standings.html">Montenegro</option><option value="/associations/association=mar/nationalleague/standings.html">Morocco</option><option value="/associations/association=moz/nationalleague/standings.html">Mozambique</option><option value="/associations/association=nam/nationalleague/standings.html">Namibia</option><option value="/associations/association=nep/nationalleague/standings.html">Nepal</option><option value="/associations/association=ned/nationalleague/standings.html">Netherlands</option><option value="/associations/association=ant/nationalleague/standings.html">Netherlands Antilles</option><option value="/associations/association=ncl/nationalleague/standings.html">New Caledonia</option><option value="/associations/association=nzl/nationalleague/standings.html">New Zealand</option><option value="/associations/association=nca/nationalleague/standings.html">Nicaragua</option><option value="/associations/association=nga/nationalleague/standings.html">Nigeria</option><option value="/associations/association=nir/nationalleague/standings.html">Northern Ireland</option><option value="/associations/association=nor/nationalleague/standings.html">Norway</option><option value="/associations/association=oma/nationalleague/standings.html">Oman</option><option value="/associations/association=pak/nationalleague/standings.html">Pakistan</option><option value="/associations/association=pan/nationalleague/standings.html">Panama</option><option value="/associations/association=png/nationalleague/standings.html">Papua New Guinea</option><option value="/associations/association=par/nationalleague/standings.html">Paraguay</option><option value="/associations/association=per/nationalleague/standings.html">Peru</option><option value="/associations/association=phi/nationalleague/standings.html">Philippines</option><option value="/associations/association=pol/nationalleague/standings.html">Poland</option><option value="/associations/association=por/nationalleague/standings.html">Portugal</option><option value="/associations/association=pur/nationalleague/standings.html">Puerto Rico</option><option value="/associations/association=qat/nationalleague/standings.html">Qatar</option><option value="/associations/association=rou/nationalleague/standings.html">Romania</option><option value="/associations/association=rus/nationalleague/standings.html">Russia</option><option value="/associations/association=rwa/nationalleague/standings.html">Rwanda</option><option value="/associations/association=smr/nationalleague/standings.html">San Marino</option><option value="/associations/association=ksa/nationalleague/standings.html">Saudi Arabia</option><option value="/associations/association=sco/nationalleague/standings.html">Scotland</option><option value="/associations/association=sen/nationalleague/standings.html">Senegal</option><option value="/associations/association=srb/nationalleague/standings.html">Serbia</option><option value="/associations/association=sey/nationalleague/standings.html">Seychelles</option><option value="/associations/association=sin/nationalleague/standings.html">Singapore</option><option value="/associations/association=svk/nationalleague/standings.html">Slovakia</option><option value="/associations/association=svn/nationalleague/standings.html">Slovenia</option><option value="/associations/association=rsa/nationalleague/standings.html">South Africa</option><option value="/associations/association=esp/nationalleague/standings.html">Spain</option><option value="/associations/association=sri/nationalleague/standings.html">Sri Lanka</option><option value="/associations/association=skn/nationalleague/standings.html">St. Kitts and Nevis</option><option value="/associations/association=sud/nationalleague/standings.html">Sudan</option><option value="/associations/association=sur/nationalleague/standings.html">Suriname</option><option value="/associations/association=swz/nationalleague/standings.html">Swaziland</option><option value="/associations/association=swe/nationalleague/standings.html">Sweden</option><option value="/associations/association=sui/nationalleague/standings.html">Switzerland</option><option value="/associations/association=syr/nationalleague/standings.html">Syria</option><option value="/associations/association=tjk/nationalleague/standings.html">Tajikistan</option><option value="/associations/association=tan/nationalleague/standings.html">Tanzania</option><option value="/associations/association=tha/nationalleague/standings.html">Thailand</option><option value="/associations/association=tog/nationalleague/standings.html">Togo</option><option value="/associations/association=tri/nationalleague/standings.html">Trinidad and Tobago</option><option value="/associations/association=tun/nationalleague/standings.html">Tunisia</option><option value="/associations/association=tur/nationalleague/standings.html">Turkey</option><option value="/associations/association=tkm/nationalleague/standings.html">Turkmenistan</option><option value="/associations/association=tca/nationalleague/standings.html">Turks and Caicos Islands</option><option value="/associations/association=uga/nationalleague/standings.html">Uganda</option><option value="/associations/association=ukr/nationalleague/standings.html">Ukraine</option><option value="/associations/association=uae/nationalleague/standings.html">United Arab Emirates</option><option value="/associations/association=uru/nationalleague/standings.html">Uruguay</option><option value="/associations/association=usa/nationalleague/standings.html">USA</option><option value="/associations/association=uzb/nationalleague/standings.html">Uzbekistan</option><option value="/associations/association=ven/nationalleague/standings.html">Venezuela</option><option value="/associations/association=vie/nationalleague/standings.html">Vietnam</option><option value="/associations/association=wal/nationalleague/standings.html">Wales</option><option value="/associations/association=yem/nationalleague/standings.html">Yemen</option><option value="/associations/association=zam/nationalleague/standings.html">Zambia</option><option value="/associations/association=zim/nationalleague/standings.html">Zimbabwe</option></select></div></div><div class=" box50 photolist photolistThumbs "><h2>Photos </h2><div class="iC"><div style=""><ul style="margin-left:8px"><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613329"><img alt="Germany's National football team players Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger take part in a training session" longdesc="Germany's National football team players Lukas Podolski (R) and Bastian Schweinsteiger take part in a training session in Berlin 10 October 2007. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Torsten Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245373%5f22796%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613273"><img alt="Germany's National football team goalkeeper Jens Lehmann does some stretching" longdesc="Germany's National football team goalkeeper Jens Lehmann does some stretching during a training session in Berlin 10 October 2007. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Torsten Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245362%5f22786%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613267"><img alt="Germany's National football team player Lukas Podolski gets ready to take part in a training session" longdesc="Germany's National football team player Lukas Podolski gets ready to take part in a training session in Berlin 10 October 2007. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Torsten Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245374%5f22785%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613240"><img alt="Russia's Vladimir Bystrov challenges England's Gareth Barry" longdesc="Russia's Vladimir Bystrov challenges England's Gareth Barry during a UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier at Wembley on 12 September 2007." src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv231021%5f22779%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613225"><img alt="Germany's National football team player Torsten Frings addresses a press conference" longdesc="Germany's National football team player Torsten Frings addresses a press conference 10 October 2007 before a training session in Berlin. Germany is set to face the Republic of Ireland side 13 October 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Dublin. Frings will lead the team as captain for the match. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARCUS BRANDT" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245347%5f22777%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613209"><img alt="Al-Arabi's player Sayed Ali al-Bashir vies with Al-Wakra players " longdesc="Al-Arabi's player Sayed Ali al-Bashir (L) vies with Al-Wakra players during their Qatari championship football match in Doha, 09 October 2007. Al-Arabi won the match 1-0. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/trnic200832%5f22774%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613143"><img alt="Schalke 04's Fabian Ernst passes the ball during his Champions League group B football match 03 Octo" longdesc="Schalke 04's Fabian Ernst passes the ball during his Champions League group B football match 03 October 2007 at Lerkendal Stadium in Trondheim, Central Norway. AFP PHOTO/GORM KALLESTAD" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/trpar1547444%5f22763%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613131"><img alt="Serbia's Mladen Krstajic challenges Belgium's Kevin Mirallas (R) during their Euro 2008 Group A qual" longdesc="Serbia's Mladen Krstajic challenges Belgium's Kevin Mirallas (R) during their Euro 2008 Group A qualifying soccer match at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, August 22, 2007. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/2007-08-22t200657z%5f01%5fflr08%5frtridsp%5f3%5fsoccer-euro%5f22761%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613122"><img alt="Uruguay's footballer Luis Suarez controls the ball during a training session 09 October, 2007 in Mon" longdesc="Uruguay's footballer Luis Suarez controls the ball during a training session 09 October, 2007 in Montevideo. Uruguay will face Bolivia next October 13th for the South American qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010. AFP PHOTO/Miguel ROJO" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trmvd448059%5f22760%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613083"><img alt="Benin's Sports Minister Ganiou Soglo speaks after a gala match" longdesc="Benin's Sports Minister Ganiou Soglo speaks after a gala football match between a government side and the Benin national team in Cotonou on 9 October 2007. The match was organized to raise money for the Benin team, which is due to play Sierra Leone on 12 October in Freetown in a CAF Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008 qualifier." src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trpar1558051%5f22751%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613028"><img alt="French forward Nicolas Anelka runs during a training session" longdesc="French forward Nicolas Anelka runs during a training session, 09 October 2007 in Clairefontaine, four days before the Euro 2008 qualifying match France vs. Faroe Islands in Torshvan . AFP PHOTO FRANCK FIFE" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trpar1557594%5f22738%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/photo/photolist.html#613023"><img alt="England footballer John Terry attends a team training session" longdesc="England footballer John Terry attends a team training session at Arsenal's training complex at London Colney, 09 October 2007. England play against Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match at Wembley on Saturday 13 October. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/contlcomp/trdv245163%5f22737%5fsq%5fmthumb.jpg" height="50" width="50"/></a></li></ul> </div></div><div class="f"> </div></div> </div><div class="floatBox"><div class=" box50"><h2>Latest Fixtures and Results<ul class="boxHeaderTab" id="WF_FR_tab"><li id="tab_WF_FR_gender=m" class="current"><a href="#WF_FR_gender=m">Men's</a></li><li id="tab_WF_FR_gender=f"><a href="#WF_FR_gender=f">Women's</a></li></ul></h2><div class="iC"><div id="WF_FR_cntnt" class="rankings tsr"><table style="width:370px;" summary="Fixtures and Results" class="mafixture ma"><colgroup><col width="60"/><col width="20"/><col width="40"/><col width="100"/><col width="70"/><col width="100"/><col width="40"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="odd"><td class="c">11.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cam/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/cam.gif" alt="cambodia"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cam/index.html">Cambodia</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tkm/index.html">Turkmenistan</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tkm/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/tkm.gif" alt="Turkmenistan"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">12.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sle/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sle.gif" alt="sierra leone"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sle/index.html">Sierra Leone</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ben/index.html">Benin</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ben/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ben.gif" alt="Benin"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">12.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tog/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/tog.gif" alt="togo"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=tog/index.html">Togo</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mli/index.html">Mali</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mli/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/mli.gif" alt="Mali"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">13.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arm/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/arm.gif" alt="armenia"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arm/index.html">Armenia</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=srb/index.html">Serbia</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=srb/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/srb.gif" alt="Serbia"/></a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">13.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aze/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/aze.gif" alt="azerbaijan"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aze/index.html">Azerbaijan</a></td><td class="c res"> </td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=por/index.html">Portugal</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=por/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/por.gif" alt="Portugal"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=oma/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/oma.gif" alt="oman"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=oma/index.html">Oman</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>2:0 (2:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/index.html">Nepal</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nep/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/nep.gif" alt="Nepal"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=yem/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/yem.gif" alt="yemen"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=yem/index.html">Yemen</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>3:0 (1:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mdv/index.html">Maldives</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=mdv/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/mdv.gif" alt="Maldives"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=vie/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/vie.gif" alt="vietnam"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=vie/index.html">Vietnam</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>0:1 (0:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uae/index.html">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uae/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/uae.gif" alt="United Arab Emirates"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ple/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ple.gif" alt="palestine"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ple/index.html">Palestine</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>0:4 (0:1)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sin/index.html">Singapore</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sin/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sin.gif" alt="Singapore"/></a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">08.10.07</td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=syr/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/syr.gif" alt="syria"/></a></td><td><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=syr/index.html">Syria</a></td><td class="c res"><strong>3:0 (0:0)</strong></td><td class="r"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=afg/index.html">Afghanistan</a></td><td class="c img"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=afg/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/afg.gif" alt="Afghanistan"/></a></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div><div class="links"><ul class="qLInline"><li class="last"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/results/male.html">All Fixtures and Results</a></li></ul></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> function WF_FR_beforeChange() { ObjectBrowsers.stopAll(); } function WF_FR_afterChange(u) { var ul = $(u.opt.tab); for(i=0;i<ul.descendants().length;i++){ try{ $(ul.descendants()[i].id).removeClassName('current'); if(ul.descendants()[i].id=="tab_"+u.h)$(ul.descendants()[i].id).addClassName('current'); } catch(e) {} } } function WR_FR_bPath(h,u) { if(!u.checkHash(h)) return null; var hR = h.replace("WF_FR_",""); return u.opt.bl+hR+u.opt.p; } var WF_FR_hU = new HashUpdater('WF_FR_cntnt',WR_FR_bPath,WF_FR_beforeChange,{bl:'/worldfootball/results/',p:'/_teaser.html',tab:'WF_FR_tab'},WF_FR_afterChange); WF_FR_hU.addHash('WF_FR_gender=m'); WF_FR_hU.addHash('WF_FR_gender=f'); WF_FR_hU.start('a') </script> <script type="text/javascript"> function WR_beforeChange() { ObjectBrowsers.stopAll(); } function WR_afterChange(u) { var ul=$(u.opt.tab); for (i=0;i<ul.descendants().length;i++) { try{$(ul.descendants()[i].id).removeClassName('current'); if (ul.descendants()[i].id == "tab_" + u.h) $(ul.descendants()[i].id).addClassName('current');} catch(e) {} } } function WR_bPath(h,u) { if(!u.checkHash(h)) return null; var hR = h.replace("WR_",""); return u.opt.bl+hR+u.opt.p; } var WR_hU = new HashUpdater('WR_cntnt',WR_bPath,WR_beforeChange,{bl:'/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/',p:'/_smallTeaser.html',tab:'WR_tab'},WR_afterChange); WR_hU.addHash('WR_gender=m'); WR_hU.addHash('WR_gender=f'); WR_hU.start('WR_gender=m')</script><div class="box50"><h2>FIFA World Ranking<ul class="boxHeaderTab" id="WR_tab"><li id="tab_WR_gender=m" class="current"><a href="#WR_gender=m">Men's</a></li><li id="tab_WR_gender=f"><a href="#WR_gender=f">Women's</a></li></ul></h2><div class="iC"><div id="WR_cntnt" class="rankings tsr"><div class="hd"><div class="lb">Last Updated 19 Sep 2007</div><div class="rb">Next Release 24 Oct 2007</div></div><div class="ctnt"><table summary="rankings"><thead><tr><td class="l wRnk">Ranking</td><td class="l">Team</td><td colspan="2" class="r">+/- Pts Sep 2007</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="odd"><td class="c">1</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ita/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ita.gif" alt="Italy"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ita/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Italy</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">58</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Up"/></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">2</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arg/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/arg.gif" alt="Argentina"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arg/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Argentina</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">-40</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/standings.gif" alt="Equal"/></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">3</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bra/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/bra.gif" alt="Brazil"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bra/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Brazil</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">-64</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Down_Red.gif" alt="Down"/></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="c">4</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ger.gif" alt="Germany"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Germany</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">-7</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Up"/></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="c">5</td><td class="l"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ned/ranking/gender=m/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ned.gif" alt="Netherlands"/></a> <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ned/ranking/gender=m/index.html">Netherlands</a></td><td class="rnkPrev r">35</td><td class="posImg c"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Up"/></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="links"><ul class="qLInline"><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23913&rank=161">CAF</a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=161">CONCACAF</a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23915&rank=161">CONMEBOL</a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23916&rank=161">OFC</a></li><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=25998&rank=161">AFC</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=27275&rank=161">UEFA</a></li></ul></div><div class="links"><ul class="qLInline"><li><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html">Ranking Table</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/compare/compareteams.html">Compare Teams</a></li></ul></div> </div></div></div> <div class="box50"><h2>Movers </h2><div class="iC"><div class="rankings bwMovTsr"><div class="type first"><table><thead><tr><td><div class="desc">Best movers</div><div class="descImg"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Up_Green.gif" alt="Best" desc="Best"/></div></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="odd"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">1 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=fij/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Fiji" desc="Fiji" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/fij.gif"/> FIJ</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 170 to 119</div><div class="fromToDetail">( +51 pos, +212 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">2 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ncl/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="New Caledonia" desc="New Caledonia" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/ncl.gif"/> NCL</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 168 to 124</div><div class="fromToDetail">( +44 pos, +190 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">3 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sam/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Samoa" desc="Samoa" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sam.gif"/> SAM</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 191 to 147</div><div class="fromToDetail">( +44 pos, +128 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="type"><table><thead><tr><td><div class="desc">Worst movers</div><div class="descImg"><img src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/icons/events/arrow_Down_Red.gif" alt="Worst" desc="Worst"/></div></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="odd"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">1 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bfa/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Burkina Faso" desc="Burkina Faso" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/bfa.gif"/> BFA</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 77 to 106</div><div class="fromToDetail">( -29 pos, -84 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="even"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">2 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bol/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Bolivia" desc="Bolivia" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/bol.gif"/> BOL</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 68 to 90</div><div class="fromToDetail">( -22 pos, -72 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><div class="mass"><div class="img">3 <a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=eth/index.html"><img class="flagSmall" alt="Ethiopia" desc="Ethiopia" width="19" height="13" src="/web/20071011001240im_/http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/eth.gif"/> ETH</a></div><div><div class="fromTo">from 92 to 113</div><div class="fromToDetail">( -21 pos, -58 pts )</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="f"> </div></div> <div class=" teaser box50 teaserLeftPic" id="hpStatsTeaser"><h2>Statistics </h2><div class="iC"><div>If you're hungry for statistics, <strong>FIFA.com</strong> has plenty to keep your mind occupied. Find out a wealth of information on your favourite players, clubs, leagues and tournaments. You can even compare the head-to-head records of teams in this section, which is continually updated. <br/> </div><div class="stopFloat"> </div><div class="qLBullet"><div class="iC"><div class="qL "><ul id="wfhpStatistics"><li class="first "><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/index.html"><wbr>Players</wbr></a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/tournaments/worldcup/organisation/index.html"><wbr>Tournaments</wbr></a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/associations/index.html"><wbr>Countries</wbr></a></li><li class="last "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://dynamic.en.fifacom.deltatre.it/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/index.html"><wbr>Match database</wbr></a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="moreLinkRight"><ul class="moreLink"><li class="first"><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/index.html">More »</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="f"> </div></div> </div></div></div></div><div id="extendedContent"><div class="h exH"> </div><div class="content"> <div class="boxFW box"><h2>Poll </h2><div class="iC"><div id="dynamic_137"> </div><script type="text/javascript">poll.Load(137);</script></div><div class="f"> </div></div><div class="advert advert box boxFW"><h2>Advertisement</h2><div class="iC"><script type="text/javascript"> DBClickTile = DBClickTile + 1; document.write('<iframe id="17d03767-dc97-4582-80d5-4364d48beeab" ' + ' src="" width="180" height="150" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" bordercolor="#000000">'); if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Gecko")==-1){ document.write('<script language="javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/4597.fifa.com/worldfootball;site=www;tile=' + DBClickTile + ';sz=180x150;ord=' + DBClickOrd + '?" type="text/javascript"></scr' + 'ipt>'); } document.write('</iframe>'); if(document.getElementById('17d03767-dc97-4582-80d5-4364d48beeab')){ document.getElementById('17d03767-dc97-4582-80d5-4364d48beeab').src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/4597.fifa.com/worldfootball;site=www;tile=' + DBClickTile + ';sz=180x150;ord=' + DBClickOrd + '?'; } </script><noscript><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/4597.fifa.com/worldfootball;site=www;sz=180x150;ord=123456789" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/4597.fifa.com/worldfootball;site=www;sz=180x150;ord=123456789" width="180" height="150" border="0" alt=""/></a></noscript></div><div class="f"> </div></div><div class="box boxFW " id="exHaveYourSay"><h2>Have your say </h2><div class="iC"><ul><li><strong><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=612439.html#kaka+ronaldinho+you+decide">Kaka or Ronaldinho? You decide...</a></strong><br/>Kakà is better because he is more team-man and create always the difference in the match......and he's so young!<div class="postAuthor">Posted by <strong>gianka369, Italy</strong></div><hr> </hr></li><li><strong><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=612369.html#kaka+running+honour">Kaka in running for honour</a></strong><br/>Kakà shows all the world to be the best...and he's so young!<div class="postAuthor">Posted by <strong>gianka369, Italy</strong></div><hr> </hr></li><li><strong><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/menolympic/news/newsid=589071.html#islanders+start+beijing+highway">Islanders start on Beijing highway</a></strong><br/>i think haiti will advance.<div class="postAuthor">Posted by <strong>elmanuel03, USA</strong></div><hr> </hr></li><li><strong><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=608103.html#grant+defends+chelsea+flops">Grant defends Chelsea flops</a></strong><br/>I think its too early to write Chelsea off this season's Premiership title, ...& by the way, Seems like the critics are ...<div class="postAuthor">Posted by <strong>Yiinka, Nigeria</strong></div><hr> </hr></li></ul><div class=""><div class="qL qLInline"><ul><li class="first last "><a href="/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/fanfest/comments/index.html"><wbr>More Comments</wbr></a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="f"> </div></div> </div><div class="f exF"> </div></div><div id="preContentFooter"> </div><div id="contentFooter"> </div></div><div id="footer"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240im_/http://img.fifa.com/imgml/foot/fifaLogo.gif" height="45" width="51" alt="FIFA [logo]"/><div><ul><li class="first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html">FIFA World Cup™</a></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/index.html">Tournaments</a></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/index.html">World Football</a></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/index.html">News Centre</a></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/index.html">Classic Football</a></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/fanfest/index.html">Fan Fest</a></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/index.html">About FIFA</a></li></ul><ul><li class="first">Copyright ©1994 - 2007 FIFA. All rights reserved</li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/legal/tos.html">Terms of Service</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/legal/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/legal/downloads.html">Downloads</a></li><li><a href="javascript:switchCSS();">Accessibility</a></li></ul><ul><li class="first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011001240/http://www.fifa.com/contact/index.html">Contact FIFA</a></li></ul></div></div> <div id="wLang" style="display:none;" onclick="wlc()"> </div><div id="wMA" style="display:none;"> </div></div></body></html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 00:12:40 Oct 11, 2007 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 00:23:45 Nov 29, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). --> <!-- playback timings (ms): captures_list: 1.287 exclusion.robots: 0.087 exclusion.robots.policy: 0.066 esindex: 0.018 cdx.remote: 5.109 LoadShardBlock: 169.754 (3) PetaboxLoader3.resolve: 170.391 (4) PetaboxLoader3.datanode: 83.26 (4) load_resource: 102.583 -->