Macedonia starts 2011 on 81st place, worst position since June 2006.

Macedonia lost 23 points on FIFA/Coca-Cola ranking list and slipped down 5 places. With 418 points, Macedonia holds 81st place together with Zambia.

This is Macedonia’s worst position since June 2006, when the national team was ranked 91st. 

Spain tops the ranking (1887 points), followed by Netherlands (1723) and Germany (1485).

FIFA ranking of the qualification group B for EURO 2012. (in brackets actual ranking)

1. (13) Russia 982
2. (20) Slovakia 854
3. (35) Ireland 681
4. (60) Armenia 515
5. (81) Macedonia 418
6. (202) Andorra 2

Macedonia is sliding down the rankings since April 2010, when 61st place was occupied and only in January 2011, the national team is 20 positions lower, being lowest-ranked country on the Balkans and 40th in Europe.