Macedonia climbed 32 places to be placed 103rd on the newest FIFA World ranking. The climbing is thanks to the win and draw in the two World Cup qualifying games.

Macedonian national team played two matches in September: a 1:0 win on the road against israel and a 1:1 draw at home against Albania, both in the qualifications for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. These good results brought a much better placement for Macedonia on the ranking list. Macedonia is also among the best movers behind Luxembourg who moved up 35 places and Cape Verde who climbed 47.

October games may put Macedonia inside the top 100. Italy away and Liechtenstein at home are the two qualifiers where we hope we can get decent results and eventually get back in the first 100.

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98. Mauritania 365
99. El Salvador 361
99. Trinidad and Tobago 361
101. Luxembourg 343
101. Madagascar 343
103. Macedonia 328
103. Georgia 328
105. Zimbabwe 326
106. Niger 325
107. India 316
108. Mozambique 309
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for September 2017:

1. Germany 1606
2. Brazil 1590
3. Portugal 1386
4. Argentina 1325
5. Belgium 1265
6. Poland 1250
7. Switzerland 1210
8. France 1208
9. Chile 1195
10. Colombia 1191

FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual ranking in brackets):

1. (18.) Croatia 977
2. (27.) Turkey 842
3. (32.) Serbia 789
4. (36.) Bosnia and Herzegovina 761
5. (37.) Montenegro 749
6. (38.) Bulgaria 739
7. (41.) Romania 714
8. (47.) Greece 665
9. (55.) Slovenia 636
10. (66.) Albania 551
11. (103.) Macedonia 328
12. (184.) Kosovo 67

FIFA Rankings for UEFA members (actual ranking in brackets, showing only the bottom 15):

41. (92.) Azerbaijan 388
42. (93.) Faroe Islands 384
43. (101.) Luxembourg 343
44. (103.) Macedonia 328
45. (103.) Georgia 328
46. (120.) Lithuania 266
47. (126.) Kazakhstan 254
48. (144.) Andorra 191
49. (148.) Latvia 182
50. (156.) Moldova 148
51. (184.) Kosovo 67
52. (187.) Liechtenstein 56
53. (191.) Malta 44
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. (11.) Spain 1184
2. (17.) Italy 1035
3. (66.) Albania 551
4. (82.) Israel 420
5. (103.) Macedonia 328
6. (187.) Liechtenstein 56

The next rankings will be published on 16 October 2017.