The FIFA Ranking list for May 2016 did not bring any change of the catastrophic situation for Macedonia as the Lynx continue to lie on the 141st place.

The were only a few changes in general since this period wasn’t very active for national teams. Kuwait, who additionaly forfeited the last two World Cup qualifiers dropped 14 place and came just a place above Macedonia. Other from that, no significant changes occured.

Macedonia will try to move up some places with the upcoming two friendlies against Azerbaijan on the 29th this month and against Iran on June the 2nd.

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136. Aruba 259
137. Madagascar 257
138. Lithuania 254
139. St. Lucia 247
140. Kuwait 244
141. Macedonia 235
141. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 235
143. Hong Kong 234
144. Barbados 231
145. Vietnam 228
146. Luxembourg 221
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for May 2016:

1. Argentina 1532
2. Belgium 1364
3. Chile 1353
4. Colombia 1337
5. Germany 1309
6. Spain 1277
7. Brazil 1261
8. Portugal 1184
9. Uruguay 1158
10. England 1069

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

1. (13.) Turkey 983
2. (19.) Romania 920
3. (20.) Bosnia and Herzegovina 913
4. (23.) Croatia 856
5. (37.) Greece 695
6. (45.) Albania 632
7. (56.) Serbia 581
8. (61.) Slovenia 558
9. (69.) Bulgaria 508
10. (94.) Montenegro 365
11. (141.) Macedonia 235

FIFA Rankings for UEFA members (actual ranking in brackets, showing only the bottom 10):

44. (123.) Georgia 289
45. (133.) Azerbaijan 269
46. (138.) Lithuania 254
47. (141.) Macedonia 235
48. (146.) Luxembourg 221
49. (156.) Moldova 181
50. (165.) Malta 149
51. (173.) Liechtenstein 120
52. (200.) San Marino 20
53. (202.) Andorra 5

FIFA Rankings for members of Group G in 2018 World Cup qualifying (actual ranking in brackets):

1. (6.) Spain 1277
2. (15.) Italy 959
3. (45.) Albania 632
4. (76.) Israel 467
5. (138.) Macedonia 257
6. (173.) Liechtenstein 120

The next rankings will be published on 05 June 2016.