On the newest FIFA World Rankings for the month of May, Macedonia remained in the 98th position with its 342 points, same as the previous month.

Not many changes were made in the FIFA rankings list for the month of May with no matches played during the period from the previous released rankings last month.  Most of the national teams kept their points with only few countries moving up or down on the list.  Macedonia stayed in the 98th position and remained the lowest ranked national team from the Balkans, just two spots below Bulgaria.  Meanwhile, for Group A of the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications, Macedonia is well below the other national teams with the closest side being Scotland at #48, or 50 spots ahead of Macedonia on the rankings.

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92.  Uganda 362
93. Bahrain 361
95.  Georgia 360
96. Bulgaria 354
97. Vietnam 347
98. Macedonia 342
99. Guyana 341
100.  Antigua & Barbuda 338
100.  Northern Ireland 338
102. Malawi 332
103.  Equatorial Guinea 330
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for May:

1.  Spain 1442
2.  Germany 1345
3.  Uruguay 1309
4.  Netherlands 1207
5.  Portugal 1190
6.  Brazil 1165
7.  England 1132
8. Croatia 1114
9.  Argentina 1076
10.  Denmark 1069

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

1. (8.)  Croatia 1114
2. (14.) Greece 961
3. (27.)  Bosnia-Herzegovina 792
4. (28.)  Slovenia 781
5. (32.)  Serbia 725
6. (33.)  Turkey 720
7. (45.)  Romania 603
8. (55.)  Montenegro 569
9. (84.)  Albania 384
10. (96.)  Bulgaria 354
11. (98.) Macedonia 342

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

1. (8.)  Croatia 1114
2. (32.)  Serbia 725
3. (41.)  Wales 635
4. (44.)  Belgium 604
5. (48.)  Scotland 596
6. (98.) Macedonia 342

The next FIFA rankings will be released on 6 June 2012.