The Bases of FIFA Rankings

The FIFA rankings are controversial and have been the subject of sharp criticism since they began in 1992. Recently, Wales rose to ninth place, surpassing Italy, Spain, and France. But are these rankings accurate? Is there any way to improve them? Read on to find out. And stay tuned for future updates! Here are the bases for FIFA rankings:

The formula used to calculate FIFA rankings is scientific and based on a number of factors. The first is the amount of points earned in a single match and the importance of the match. Friendly matches earn one point while games against Association youth teams earn two points. Matches between teams in the same confederation earn four points. However, matches between teams in different countries are not included in this formula. The formula FIFA uses for calculating team rankings uses match points, which are awarded based on their performance.

The new system has helped avoid many of the mistakes that were made in the previous system. For example, the new system means that FIFA does not have to use the same exact date to calculate the latest rankings. This means that, for example, Tunisia wasn't placed in Pot One because of its performance on the date when the ranking was calculated, whereas Egypt would have been. These are examples of mistakes and shortcomings in the FIFA ranking system.

The strength of a team's confederation is also taken into account. In this system, teams from the same confederation play against each other, so a weaker team is considered as equal to the stronger team in the confederation. This method, however, does not work as well as it could in other ways. In addition to this, the points awarded to a team are calculated by the strength of that confederation over the last three World Cups.

When the FIFA ranking system was first introduced, Germany ranked top. It had reached three previous finals and won one. Then, Brazil took the lead in the run-up to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, winning eight of its nine qualifying matches and scoring twenty goals while conceding only four. After Italy's qualification to the World Cup, Germany briefly took the top spot, but it was soon replaced by Brazil. A few months later, Italy climbed to the top spot.

The nations that are ranked eight through fifteen in the FIFA world rankings will go into Pot two, followed by those in Pot three. The countries in positions sixteen to twenty-three will go into Pot four, which will contain placeholders for the intercontinental play-offs. The final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place between 13 and 14 June 2022 in Qatar, where the winner will play the representative of the AFC or CONMEBOL/OCAF.