Macedonia although lost 24 points, moved up one place on the newest FIFA world ranking list, but it’s one of the worst ranked European countries.

The win over the 202nd placed Andorra didn’t give many points to Macedonia, but the home defeat from Russian costed Macedonia losing some points. Still, thanks to the fact that Latvia lost 46 points, Macedonia moved up one place and is now on the 70th place. But, Macedonia is now even bellow Armenia from the Group B ranking, bellow every country in the Balkan peninsula and one of the worst ranked European teams. Can we fall any lower?

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66.  Costa Rica 490
67.  Ecuador 484
68.  Benin 482
69. Poland 464
70. Macedonia 455
71. Saudi Arabia 452
72.  Latvia 448
73.  Senegal 446
74. Estonia 435
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Top 10 of the October FIFA ranking list:

1.  Spain 1881
2.  Netherlands 1683
3.  Brazil 1493
4.  Germany 1481
5. Argentina 1320
6.  England 1205
7.  Uruguay 1167
8.  Portugal 1123
9. Croatia 1086
10. Russia 1061

FIFA ranking of the qualification Group B for the EURO 2012 (in brackets is the actual ranking):

1. (10.) Russia 1061
2. (20.)  Slovakia 865
3. (32.)  Ireland 710
4. (60.)  Armenia 514
5. (70.)  Macedonia 455
6. (202.)  Andorra 2

FIFA ranking for UEFA members (in brackets is the actual ranking):

33. (60.)  Armenia 514
34. (62.)  Belgium 499
35. (65.) Albania 491
36. (69.)  Poland 464
37. (70.)  Macedonia 455
38. (72.) Latvia 448
39. (74.) Estonia 435
40. (75.)  Georgia 431
41. (78.)  Moldova 424

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

1. (9.)  Croatia 1086
2. (12.)  Greece 1026
3. (15.)  Slovenia 926
4. (22.)  Serbia 861
5. (26.)  Montenegro 827
6. (29.)  Turkey 780
7. (43.)  Bulgaria 605
8. (50.)  Romania 568
9. (53.)  Bosnia-Herzegovina 542
10. (65.)  Albania 491
11. (70.)  Macedonia 455

The next ranking will be released on 17th November 2010.