Macedonia moved up 5 places on FIFA/Coca-Cola latest world ranking list and is now on the 73rd place.
Although the period since the last rankings was gameless, Macedonia gained 22 points thanks to the fact the some negative points from the past were erased. Now the Macedonian national team lies at the 73rd place which still makes it among the worst in Europe, but knowing that last summer it was around the 100th place, at least the progress is visible.
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68. Canada 496
69. Georgia 494
69. Trinidad and Tobago 494
71. Wales 491
72. Guinea 489
73. Macedonia 487
74. Israel 485
75. Egypt 478
75. Gabon 478
77. Morocco 475
78. Cuba 458
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Top 10 in FIFA World Rankings for March 2013:
1. Spain 1610
2. Germany 1473
3. Argentina 1309
4. England 1174
5. Italy 1173
6. Colombia 1159
7. Portugal 1133
8. Netherlands 1106
9. Croatia 1080
10. Russia 1064
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual rankings in brackets):
1. (9.) Croatia 1080
2. (12.) Greece 1033
3. (23.) Bosnia-Herzegovina 825
4. (28.) Montenegro 790
5. (31.) Romania 768
6. (35.) Serbia 657
7. (45.) Turkey 616
8. (46.) Bulgaria 615
9. (56.) Slovenia 567
10. (64.) Albania 510
11. (73.) Macedonia 487
FIFA rankings for the Group A members of the 2014 WC qualifications (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (9.) Croatia 1080
2. (19.) Belgium 892
3. (35.) Serbia 657
4. (66.) Scotland 501
5. (71). Wales 491
6. (73.) Macedonia 487
The next FIFA rankings will be released on 11 April 2013.