Macedonia dropped 4 places and lost 12 points because of the 1:1 draw with the weak Moldova. Now Macedonia is on the 61st place, the worst since February 2008 when Macedonia was on the same, 61st place.

The draw on a neutral field with the weak Moldovan team who in that time was on the 99th place dropped Macedonia 4 places on the newest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for March 2009. With 525 points, Macedonia is 1 point behind Senegal and 18 points more that 62nd placed Congo. After the 1:1 draw in Antalya, Moldova moved only 1 place up and now finds itself on the 98th place with 362 points, same as last month.

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56. Bolivia 537
57. Finland 535
58. Bosnia-Herzegovina 529
59. Slovenia 527
60. Senegal 526
61. Macedonia 525
62. Congo 507
63. Gabon 505
64. Algeria 501
65. Venezuela 498
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The top of the list is still owned by Spain, followed by Germany and the Netherlands.

1. Spain 1666
2. Germany 1366
3. Netherlands 1317
4. Italy 1284
5. Brazil 1260
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On the ranking only for the UEFA members, Macedonia dropped on the 33rd place. (in brackets is the actual FIFA ranking)

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29. (53.) Slovakia 570
30. (57.) Finland 535
31. (58.) Bosnia-Herzegovina 529
32. (59.) Slovenia 527
33. (61.) Macedonia 525
34. (68.) Wales 481
35. (71.) Latvia 472
36. (75.) Iceland 441
37. (80.) Albania 420
38. (84.) Cyprus 407
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Ranking of the World Cup 2010 UEFA qualification Group 9. (in brackets is the actual FIFA ranking)

1. (3.) Netherlands 1317
2. (28.) Scotland 755
3. (45.) Norway 616
4. (61.) Macedonia 525
5. (75.) Iceland 441

Comparation of the Balkan national teams. (in brackets is the actual FIFA ranking)

1. (7.) Croatia 1169
2. (11.) Turkey 1009
3. (19.) Greece 863
4. (20.) Romania 849
5. (27.) Bulgaria 757
6. (36.) Serbia 708
7. (58.) Bosnia-Herzegovina 529
8. (59.) Slovenia 527
9. (61.) Macedonia 525
10. (80.) Albania 420
11. (112.) Montenegro 310

The next ranking will be released on April the 8th.