Eventually Macedonia got back in the 100 on the newest FIFA world ranking list where the Lynx sit 85th.
The 1:1 draw against Italy away and the 4:0 win over Liechtenstein in Strumica allowed Macedonia to gain 82 points more than the September rankings which resulted in climbing 18 places and eventually re-entering the top 100 after three years.
Next month Macedonia should play two friendly games which will be a chance for climbing even more if positive results are achieved. So far rumors say that Norway and Haiti are possible opponents.
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80. Iraq 429
80. Estonia 429
82. Israel 420
83. Trinidad and Tobago 419
84. Palestine 418
85. Macedonia 410
86. Cyprus 409
87. Libya 407
88. Guinea-Bissau 403
89. Curaçao 402
90. Armenia 392
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for October 2017:
1. Germany 1631
2. Brazil 1619
3. Portugal 1446
4. Argentina 1445
5. Belgium 1333
6. Poland 1323
7. France 1226
8. Spain 1218
9. Chile 1173
10. Peru 1160
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (18.) Croatia 1013
2. (33.) Turkey 807
6. (36.) Bulgaria 750
3. (38.) Serbia 748
4. (40.) Bosnia and Herzegovina 744
7. (45.) Romania 705
8. (47.) Greece 682
5. (54.) Montenegro 640
9. (68.) Slovenia 524
10. (71.) Albania 498
11. (85.) Macedonia 410
12. (183.) Kosovo 67
FIFA Rankings for UEFA members (actual ranking in brackets, showing only the bottom 20):
36. (80.) Estonia 429
37. (82.) Israel 420
38. (85.) Macedonia 410
39. (86.) Cyprus 409
40. (90.) Armenia 392
41. (91.) Belarus 391
42. (93.) Luxembourg 368
43. (95.) Faroe Islands 363
44. (107.) Georgia 306
45. (115.) Azerbaijan 273
46. (129.) Latvia 233
47. (133.) Kazakhstan 231
48. (144.) Andorra 191
49. (145.) Lithuania 190
50. (167.) Moldova 112
51. (182.) Malta 69
52. (183.) Kosovo 67
53. (187.) Liechtenstein 54
54. (204.) San Marino 10
55. (206.) Gibraltar 0
FIFA Rankings for members of Group G in 2018 World Cup qualifiers (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (8.) Spain 1218
2. (15.) Italy 1066
3. (71.) Albania 498
4. (82.) Israel 420
5. (85.) Macedonia 410
6. (187.) Liechtenstein 54
The next rankings will be published on 23 November 2017.