Its now time for the April 2009 edition of World Cup Buzz Rankings. As you know a bunch of World Cup qualifiers were played and teams moved closer towards securing a place in South Africa 2010. For sure some teams will move up the WCB Rankings and some will move down or out so let’s see who they will be.
FIFA Top 15 WCB Top 15
1. Spain 1. Spain
2. Germany 2. Brazil
3. Netherlands 3. Netherlands
4. Brazil 4. Germany
5. Italy 5. Paraguay
6. Argentina 6. Italy
7. England 7. England
8. Croatia 8. Argentina
9. Russia 9. Cote D’Ivoire
10. France 10. Croatia
11. Portugal 11. Egypt
12. Czech Republic 12. Turkey
13. Greece 13. Australia
14. Turkey 14. Cameroon
15. USA 15. USA
Looking at the new rankings for April there are definitely some changes compared to last month’s rankings. The biggest drop came from Egypt who dropped 5 places from 6th last month to 11th this month. The drop is due to The Pharaohs disappointing home 1-1 draw against Zambia. Cameroon also dropped 5 places after their 1-0 loss to Togo. Argentina suffered a big drop as well, 4 places from 4th place last month to 8th place this month. Los Albicelestes suffered an embarrassing 6-1 loss to Bolivia in La Paz and barely stayed in the WCB Top 10.
The biggest risers for April was Cote D’Ivoire. Les Éléphants jumped 6 places into the Top 10 from 15th last month to 9th place this month. Cote D’Ivoire destroyed Malawi 5-0 as they were expected to do. They were the only African side who played up to expectations.
Rising into the World Cup Buzz Top 15 are a couple of teams from previously unrepresented confederations. Australia is in at 13th place after their 2-0 win over Uzbekistan pretty much clinched their place as an Asian representative in South Africa 2010. The United States comes in at 15th as they moved to the top of CONCACAF standings with a 3-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago and a heart testing 2-2 comeback draw on the road versus El Salvador.
There it is, the new World Cup Buzz Top 15. Agree or disagree. Let us know what you think.
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