Macedonia dropped down 11 places and is now the 86th ranked team in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings published today.
FIFA was counting the two games played in October, both which were defeats for the Macedonian national team. First, Wales defeated Macedonia 1:0 and then Serbia destroyed Macedonia 5:1, causing the team to drop 11 places in the latest FIFA ranking list.
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81. Trinidad and Tobago 457
82. Jamaica 456
83. Belarus 441
84. Gabon 438
85. Uganda 431
86. Macedonia 430
87. Congo DR 411
88. Azerbaijan 407
89. El Salvador 404
90. Northern Ireland 399
91. Congo 394
Top 10 in FIFA World Rankings for October 2013:
1. Spain 1513
2. Germany 1311
3. Argentina 1266
4. Colombia 1178
5. Belgium 1175
6. Uruguay 1164
7. Switzerland 1138
8. Netherlands 1136
8. Italy 1136
10. England 1080
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual rankings in brackets):
1. (15.) Greece 983
2. (16.) Bosnia-Herzegovina 925
3. (18.) Croatia 901
4. (28.) Serbia 778
5. (29.) Romania 767
6. (30.) Slovenia 752
7. (40.) Turkey 670
8. (54.) Montenegro 584
9. (58.) Albania 563
10. (76.) Bulgaria 487
11. (86.) Macedonia 430
FIFA Rankings for the Group A members of the 2014 WC qualifications (actual rankings in brackets):
1. (5.) Belgium 1175
2. (18.) Croatia 901
3. (28.) Serbia 778
4. (35.) Scotland 715
5. (44). Wales 634
6. (86.) Macedonia 430
The next FIFA rankings will be published on 28 November 2013.