Brazil displaces Belgium from the command of the FIFA rankings, Portugal remains in eighth – Observer
Brazil dislodged Belgium from the leadership of the FIFA ranking, released this week, in which Portugal remains in eighth place and which will serve to determine a hierarchy of the teams selected in the draw for the 2022 World Cup.
A had been ranked first in the FIFA rankings since September 20, 2018, but was overtaken the day before the draw for the World Cup 202 finals by Brazil, the world-renowned record holder (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002), which has not led since August 2017.
This Thursday’s update of the FIFA rankings for the distribution of the selections serves for the World Cup four pots (with eight teams each), in the draw at 19:00 (17:00 in Lisbon), in Doha.
The choice in the draw does not carry any implication, as it will have the top seven teams qualified for the finals are guaranteed a place in pot 1reserved for the seeds of the series, in which it will also be in Qatar, as the organizing country.
AN France closes the podium, behind Brazil and Belgiumand the positions defined themselves unchanged until eighth place, occupied by Portugalstill behind Argentina (fourth), England (to), Italy (sixth), the only exclusive of the ‘top-10’ to qualify, and Spain (seventh).
Mexico was the only entry in the top 10, less for the ninth position, with 15.96 points than Portugal, and, therefore, remaining in pot 2 of the Mundial202 draw, overtaking the Netherlands, which remains at 10. º, Denmark (11th) and Germany (12th).
Among the selections drawn by coaches, South Korea, guided by Paulo Bento and also maintained for the 2022 World Cup, which will be worth the 29th), while Egypt 3 of the Portuguese, while Egypt 3. qualification on Tuesday, under the command of Carlos Queiroz, rose to 32nd.
Bahrain, coached by Hélio Sousa, remains in the 89th, while Togo, whose team is coached by Paulo Duarte, rose to the 122nd.
Regarding Portuguese-speaking African countries, Cape Verde remains the only team in the ‘top-100’, in 71st place, followed by Guinea-Bissau (115th), Mozambique (119th), Angola (126th) and São Tomé and Príncipe (183rd). Macau remains in 182nd and Timor-Leste in 198th
1. (2) Brazil, 1,832.69 points.
2. (1) Belgium, 1827.
3. (3) France, 1789.85.
4. (4) Argentina, 1,765.13.
5. (5) England, 1761.71.
6. (6) Italy, 1,723.31.
7. (7) Spain, 1,709.19.
8. (8) PORTUGAL, 1,674.78.
9. (12) Mexico, 1658.82.
10. (10) Netherlands, 1,658.66.
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71. (73) Cape Verde, 1,339.5.
115. (113) Guinea-Bissau, 1,158.62.
119. (117) Mozambique, 1,146.09.
126. (127) Angola, 1,131.72.
182. (182) Macau, 922.1.
183. (189) Sao Tome and Principe, 917.62.
198. (198) Timor-Leste, 865.47.