| WORLD RANKINGS [Last updated March 29, 2005] |
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Points
|
Matches
|
% Vict.
|
Average Score
|
Diff. beetween previous
|
|
1 |
New Zealand | 10.00 | 54 | 78% | 38-17 |
 |
1 (05) |
2 |
England | 9.19 | 63 | 78% | 35-15 |
|
1 (03) |
3 |
Australia | 9.13 | 53 | 66% | 30-18 |
|
2 (01) |
4 |
South Africa | 8.55 | 58 | 53% | 27-24 |
|
1 (98) |
5 | France | 8.55 | 64 | 63% | 29-20 |
|
4 (03) |
6 |
Ireland | 8.30 | 62 | 68% | 31-19 |
|
5 (03) |
7 |
Wales | 7.84 | 63 | 48% | 29-26 |  +1 |
6 (00) |
8 |
Argentina | 7.72 | 40 | 57% | 30-23 |
 -1 |
7 (04) |
9 |
Scotland | 6.71 | 60 | 35% | 22-27 |
|
7 (99) |
10 | Samoa | 6.49 | 31 | 55% | 24-25 |
|
8 (98) |
11 |
Fiji | 6.40 | 33 | 58% | 28-30 |
|
7 (00) |
12 |
Italy | 6.15 | 59 | 27% | 20-34 |
|
6 (98) |
13 |
Romania | 5.66 | 48 | 58% | 27-27 |
|
13 (05) |
14 | Canada | 5.52 | 38 | 39% | 21-30 |
|
12 (98) |
15 |
United States | 5.38 | 37 | 35% | 24-32 |
|
15 (05) |
16 | Tonga | 5.23 | 28 | 29% | 24-32 |
|
12 (00) |
17 | Uruguay | 5.11 | 29 | 38% | 17-29 |
|
17 (05) |
18 |
Georgia | 4.85 | 38 | 50% | 25-22 |
|
17 (03) |
19 | Portugal | 4.66 | 32 | 59% | 20-22 |
+2 |
19 (05) |
20 |
Namibia | 4.64 | 11 | 18% | 15-47 |
-1 |
16 (98) |
21 |
Morocco | 4.55 | 17 | 82% | 21-14 |
-1 |
18 (01) |
22 |
Japan | 4.07 | 31 | 29% | 28-41 |
|
16 (99) |
23 |
Russia | 3.83 | 35 | 43% | 29-22 |
|
15 (00) |
24 |
Ivory Coast | 3.80 | 10 | 30% | 16-13 |
|
24 (05) |
25 |
Chile | 3.79 | 16 | 25% | 15-28 |
|
23 (01) |
26 |
Czech Rep. | 3.56 | 28 | 57% | 26-20 |
+3 |
20 (01) |
27 |
Tunisia | 3.43 | 18 | 44% | 17-17 | +1 |
23 (02) |
28 |
Germany | 3.20 | 23 | 52% | 24-20 |
-1 |
27 (04) |
29 |
Spain | 2.77 | 39 | 31% | 22-30 |
+4 |
19 (98) |
30 | Ukraine | 2.63 | 23 | 61% | 18-21 |
-4 |
21 (03) |
31 |
Poland | 2.52 | 25 | 56% | 20-19 |
-1 |
27 (01) |
32 |
Switzerland | 2.29 | 21 | 38% | 18-18 |
|
30 (03) |
33 |
Croatia | 2.15 | 24 | 50% | 16-16 |
-2 |
22 (00) |
34 |
Moldova | 2.13 | 19 | 58% | 22-21 | +1 |
34 (05) |
35 |
Netherlands | 2.13 | 29 | 28% | 12-32 |
-1 |
23 (98) |
36 |
Cameroon | 2.01 | 3 | 0% | 6-18 |
+2 |
36 (05) |
37 |
Denmark | 1.90 | 22 | 32% | 16-21 |
-1 |
31 (03) |
38 |
Malta | 1.85 | 15 | 53% | 16-23 |
-1 |
37 (04) |
39 |
South Korea | 1.53 | 9 | 11% | 17-60 |
+3 |
28 (99) |
40 |
Belgium | 1.34 | 24 | 46% | 15-18 |
|
37 (03) |
41 |
Serbia Montenegro | 1.20 | 15 | 47% | 18-18 |
+5 |
35 (00) |
42 |
Latvia | 1.14 | 18 | 39% | 20-22 | +1 |
37 (00) |
43 |
Lithuania | 0.98 | 14 | 36% | 23-19 |
+2 |
38 (03) |
44 |
Sweden | 0.81 | 17 | 41% | 22-22 |
|
34 (01) |
45 |
Slovenia | 0.60 | 23 | 48% | 18-18 |
-6 |
33 (01) |
46 | Monaco | 0.52 | 9 | 11% | 8-16 | +1 |
46 (05) |
47 |
Andorra | 0.50 | 12 | 50% | 21-19 |
-6 |
40 (01) |
48 |
Austria | 0.50 | 18 | 22% | 16-25 |
|
45 (99) |
49 | Luxembourg | 0.08 | 13 | 31% | 12-39 |
|
49 (05) |
50 |
Hungary | 0.00 | 17 | 24% | 18-28 |
|
44 (02) |
*
: World
Cup Champions
The
rankings above have been calculated on the basis of all matches
played by the 50 best nations during the past 64 months, from January
2000 through March 2005. In total, 744
matches were used to produce the rankings. The 50 best teams
were selected out of more than 70, with nearly 800 matches played
by all nations surveyed.
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