Even the two wins against Azerbaijan and especially the one against Romania didn’t help Macedonia to move few places up on the newest FIFA ranking list as the Macedonian antional team dropped 5 places and now it is 66th.

With 504 points Macedonia shares the 66th position with South Africa, the host of the World Cup that ended three days ago. Macedonia has 17 points less than the last ranking list and because of that dropped 5 places. New world champions Spain leads the ranking before World Cup runner-up Netherlands, followed by Brazil etc.

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62. Hungary 534
63. Cyprus 523
64. Iran 522
65.  Tunisia 519
66. South Africa 504
66. Macedonia 504
68.  Saudi Arabia 471
69.  Bahrain 460
70.  Uganda 457
71.  Albania 455
72.  Montenegro 448
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FIFA World Ranking top 10:

1.  Spain 1883
2.  Netherlands 1659
3.  Brazil 1536
4.  Germany 1464
5.  Argentina 1289
6.  Uruguay 1152
7.  England 1125
8.  Portugal 1062
9.  Egypt 1053
10.  Chile 988
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FIFA World Ranking for UEFA members:

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31. (57.)  Bosnia-Herzegovina 546
32. (59.)  Northern Ireland 540
33. (60.)  Austria 536
34. (62.) Hungary 534
35. (63.) Cyprus 523
36. (66.) Macedonia 504
37. (71.) Albania 455
38. (72.) Montenegro 448
39. (77.)  Belarus 403
40. (79.)  Iceland 385
41. (84.)  Wales 366
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FIFA World Ranking for Balkan countries:

1. (12.)  Greece 975
2. (13.)  Serbia 969
3. (15.)  Croatia 968
4. (19.)  Slovenia 917
5. (28.)  Turkey 810
6. (42.)  Romania 697
7. (43.)  Bulgaria 672
8. (57.)  Bosnia-Herzegovina 546
9. (66.) Macedonia 504
10. (71.) Albania 455
11. (72.) Montenegro 448

FIFA World Ranking for EURO 2012 qualification Group B:

1. (17.)  Russia 956
2. (27.)  Slovakia 829
3. (36.)  Ireland 734
4. (66.) Macedonia 504
5. (96.)  Armenia 318
6. (201.)  Andorra 2

* in () it’s the acctual FIFA ranking.