Macedonia went down 10 places on FIFA/Coca-Cola latest world ranking list and is now on the 83rd place.
The two World Cup qualification defeats by Belgium sent Macedonia backwards on the FIFA rankings. Ten places down and minus 46 points since last month is the result of the 0:2 and 0:1 loses by the Belgian national team.
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77. Congo 459
77. Scotland 459
79. Canada 457
80. Gabon 450
81. Trinidad and Tobago 446
82. Finland 444
83. Macedonia 441
84. El Salvador 440
85. Congo DR 435
86. Cuba 433
86. New Zealand 433
88. Senegal 430
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Top 10 in FIFA World Rankings for April 2013:
1. Spain 1538
2. Germany 1428
3. Argentina 1292
4. Croatia 1191
5. Portugal 1163
6. Colombia 1154
7. England 1135
8. Italy 1117
9. Netherlands 1093
10. Ecuador 1056
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual rankings in brackets):
1. (4.) Croatia 1191
2. (13.) Greece 986
3. (21.) Bosnia-Herzegovina 896
4. (27.) Montenegro 789
5. (34.) Romania 746
6. (40.) Serbia 659
7. (44.) Turkey 634
8. (48.) Albania 596
9. (51.) Bulgaria 583
10. (55.) Slovenia 560
11. (83.) Macedonia 441
FIFA rankings for the Group A members of the 2014 WC qualifications (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (4.) Croatia 1191
2. (16.) Belgium 953
3. (40.) Serbia 659
4. (49). Wales 589
5. (77.) Scotland 459
6. (83.) Macedonia 441
The next FIFA rankings will be released on 9 May 2013.