The four Nations League matches sent Macedonia two places backwards on the June FIFA Coca-Cola World Ranking list.
Beating twice 201st placed Gibraltar and playing a draw with Bulgaria who behind us – wasn’t enough for Macedonia to continue climbing. The reason was the heavy 3:0 home defeat by Georgia that resulted in Macedonia loosing 5.87 points and dropping two places, to the 64th place.
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59. Finland 1398.41
60. Ghana 1389.68
61. Panama 1386.51
62. Jamaica 1382.06
63. Iceland 1379.61
64. Macedonia 1375.2
65. Slovenia 1372.48
66. Albania 1361.81
67. Montenegro 1354.59
68. South Africa 1347.91
69. UAE 1346.09
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for June 2022:
1. Brazil 1837.56
2. Belgium 1821.92
3. Argentina 1770.65
4. France 1764.85
5. England 1737.46
5. Spain 1716.93
6. Italy 1713.86
8. Netherlands 1679.41
9. Portugal 1678.65
10. Denmark 1665.47
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (15.) Croatia 1632.15
2. (25.) Serbia 1549.53
3. (42.) Turkey 1475.13
4. (48.) Greece 1441.45
5. (54.) Romania 1427.84
6. (57.) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1403.98
7. (64.) Macedonia 1375.20
8. (65.) Slovenia 1372.48
9. (66.) Albania 1361.81
10. (67.) Montenegro 1354.59
11. (74.) Bulgaria 1325.16
12. (106.) Kosovo 1183.90
FIFA Rankings for Group 4 of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (64.) Macedonia 1375.20
2. (74.) Bulgaria 1325.16
3. (82.) Georgia 1296.46
4. (201.) Gibraltar 856.55
The next rankings will be published on 25 August 2022.