Bafana: come on boys go for 100!!!

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Bafana slip to No 90


Zurich - Brazil reclaimed top spot from Spain in the FIFA rankings on Wednesday, returning to No 1 for the seventh time since their inception in 1993 and ending the five-month reign of the European champions.

Brazil have now held top spot for a total of 143 months.

World Cup semi-finalists Portugal went up a spot to sit third, swapping places with the Netherlands. Argentina rose two places to move to seventh place, while France dropped two spots to fall to 10th in the most notable changes in the top 10.

Only five matches counted toward April rankings, meaning most of the changes due to the devaluation of past results.

Cameroon is up one place to No 19 and Nigeria two to No 20 to be the highest ranked African World Cup teams ahead of the first tournament to be staged on that continent.

Egypt is the continent's top-ranked team at No 13 but won't be going to South Africa after being beaten in a playoff by north African rivals Algeria, who are ranked 31st.

Ivory Coast are ranked No 27, Ghana are 32nd with South Africa at No 90. Only North Korea at No 106 is the only World Cup team currently ranked lower than the hosts.

Top 10 in the latest FIFA world rankings:

1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Portugal
4. Netherlands
5. Italy
6. Germany
7 Argentina
8. England
9. Croatia
10. France
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bwahahahahahaha and then they want to go and add the fat guy that cant get a spot in an almost relegated team and then captained by a midfielder, who will play in defence (or is it the other way around), from a relegated team and they want to do well in the WC??
 
I don't think there are 100 internationally recognized teams to begin with. :p

The only team below us in the rankings must be Haiti or Bangladesh, but Bangladesh's soccer team are currently in cricket season, so they can't defend their place. North Korea is only at 106 due to a technicality. They were demoted 20 spots after refusing to disband their nuke programme.
 
Voicy said:
I don't think there are 100 internationally recognized teams to begin with. :p

The only team below us in the rankings must be Haiti or Bangladesh, but Bangladesh's soccer team are currently in cricket season, so they can't defend their place. North Korea is only at 106 due to a technicality. They were demoted 20 spots after refusing to disband their nuke programme.
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lmao i was thinking the same thing. I doubt i could name 90 countries off the top of my head that are recognized by fifa, and these guys managed to get there! :eek:

I think fifa has 205 countries listed under them
 
satanboy said:
202

Let's support our team no matter what their ranking.
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you're more than welcome to support whoever you wish

Teams above us

51 Bosnia-Herzegovina 604
52 Burkina Faso 589
53 Peru 579
54 Mali 575
55 Tunisia 574
56 Hungary 567
57 Northern Ireland 555
58 Poland 552
59 Benin 531
60 Iran 521
60 FYR Macedonia 521
62 Belgium 518
63 Canada 516
64 Austria 509
65 Montenegro 500
66 Saudi Arabia 495
67 Bolivia 491
68 Cyprus 488
69 Bahrain 475
70 Morocco 469
71 Zambia 452
71 El Salvador 452
73 Togo 438
74 Uganda 437
75 Wales 429
76 Panama 421
77 Senegal 414
78 New Zealand 413
79 Jamaica 412
80 Albania 406
81 Belarus 397
82 Malawi 394
82 Iraq 394
84 Moldova 392
85 China PR 390
85 Angola 390
87 Haiti 381
87 Guinea 381
89 Mozambique

I mean canada for goodness sakes! how many people in canada could tell the difference between a football and a rugby ball?
 
Ya so we are not a good soccer team, hardly news LOL

Geez a whole thread for our soccer team? Stating the obvious is pretty lame, supporting your poor soccer team no matter what is priceless :D

Go boys you can do it!!!!!!!!!!
 
Just watch a Bafana match. They lose because they constantly pass the ball to the back, and when presented with a chance to cross the ball into the box, continue to pass the ball backwards.

Just watch a match. I promise.
 
capetownguy said:
Just watch a Bafana match. They lose because they constantly pass the ball to the back, and when presented with a chance to cross the ball into the box, continue to pass the ball backwards.

Just watch a match. I promise.
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i think i've only missed 2 live games since 2008

their major problem is not back-passing, its that they rather stand around in the middle trying to dribble instead of going forward and when the actually get there, none of them can shoot. most of them would rather be remembered for a shibobo than an assist
 
The_Pumpkin_King said:
i think i've only missed 2 live games since 2008

their major problem is not back-passing, its that they rather stand around in the middle trying to dribble instead of going forward and when the actually get there, none of them can shoot. most of them would rather be remembered for a shibobo than an assist
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That is our biggest problem and see it at club level as well. There can be guys running down line, running the channels, getting in behind and they will rather try dribble than slip a through ball.

Shooting well we all know they should be playing rugga not soccer. We do have a couple very good finishers in our squad though. With the inclusion of pienaar i think we could do ok if you learn to pass the ball nicely.

Cannot really believe patterson never got in the squad. I may be wrong but i am sure i saw him playing for sundowns recently.
 
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