The win against Serbia launched Macedonia to the 83rd place of the newest FIFA world ranking list, moving up 21 places.

The Macedonian fans don’t remember when was the last time that their national team had moved this much. The minimal 1:0 home win against Serbia thanks to a penalty goal by Agim Ibraimi brought Macedonia points that lead the national team up to the 83rd place, which is still low but compared to the 100th place that Macedonia used to occupy, it’s a pleasure to see. The move could have been bigger if prior to the Serbia game Macedonia didn’t lose at home by Croatia. Macedonia has 97 points more than last month’s ranking list and the friendly against Slovenia next week is a chance to improve even more.

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78.  Israel 452
79.  Angola 446
79.  Trinidad and Tobago 446
81.  North Korea 445
82.  Armenia 444
83. Macedonia 431
84.  Estonia 430
84.  South Africa 430
86.  Oman 428
86. Uganda 428
88.  China 424
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for November:

1.  Spain 1564
2.  Germany 1421
3.  Argentina 1349
4.  Portugal 1178
5.  Italy 1169
6.  England 1167
7.  Netherlands 1128
8.  Colombia 1102
9.  Russia 1084
10. Croatia 1078

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

1. (10.)  Croatia 1078
2. (12.) Greece 1004
3. (31.)  Bosnia-Herzegovina 746
4. (34.)  Montenegro 691
5. (37.)  Romania 669
6. (38.)  Turkey 639
7. (40.)  Bulgaria 627
8. (42.)  Serbia 626
9. (49.)  Slovenia 593
10. (67.)  Albania 496
11. (83.) Macedonia 431

FIFA rankings for the Group A members of the 2014 WC qualifications (in brackets is the actual ranking):

1. (10.)  Croatia 1078
2. (20.)  Belgium 881
3. (42.)  Serbia 626
4. (66.)  Wales 497
5. (70.)  Scotland 488
6. (83.) Macedonia 431

The next FIFA rankings will be released on 19 December 2012.

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