FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers

ashindia

FWCQ 2014 rankings/Seedings announced

Kuala Lumpur: AFC has announced the rankings for the FIFA World Cup 2014 Asian Qualifiers Round 1 draw that takes place on 30 March 2010 at AFC House.



The rankings are based on the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Finals as well as the Asian qualifying rounds for the main tournament. The final number of entries will be confirmed later by FIFA.

Newly crowned Asian champions Japan are the top-ranked team, followed in second place by fellow East Asians Korea Republic. Both the sides had reached the Round of 16 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Australia and DPR Korea, the two other Asian teams which had played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian play-off participants Bahrain round off the top five.

Brunei DS, who are suspended by FIFA, are the only team not ranked among AFC’s 46 Member Associations.

Rankings for the FIFA World Cup 2014 Asian Qualifiers Round 1

1. Japan,
2. Korea Republic,
3. Australia,
4. DPR Korea,
5. Bahrain,
6. Saudi Arabia,
7. Iran,
8, Qatar,
9. Uzbekistan,
10. UAE,
11. Syria,
12. Oman,
13. Jordan,
14. Iraq,
15. Singapore,
16, China,
17, Kuwait,
18. Thailand,
19. Turkmenistan,
20. Lebanon,
21, Yemen,
22. Tajikistan,
23. Hong Kong,
24. Indonesia,
25. Kyrgyzstan,
26. Maldives,
27. India,
28. Malaysia,
29. Afghanistan,
30.Cambodia,
31. Nepal,
32. Bangladesh,
33. Sri Lanka,
34. Vietnam,
35. Mongolia,
36. Pakistan,
37. Palestine,
38. Timor Leste,
39. Macau,
40. Chinese Taipei,
41. Myanmar,
42. Bhutan,
43. Guam,
44. The Philippines,
45. Laos

Suspended-Brunei DS

sombuddha_sinha

is it better or worse than last WCQ ranking?

ashindia

"sombuddha_sinha&quot wrote:

is it better or worse than last WCQ ranking?

Its very poor.

Thanks to 6-3 tennis scoreline thrashing in hands of Lebanon. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->

sombuddha_sinha

that means we will get a difficult group now

ashindia

"sombuddha_sinha&quot wrote:

that means we will get a difficult group now

Forget groups. <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt=":P" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P -->

We have to first beat strong nations in Round 1,if not then journey ends there itself <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt="" title="Crying or Very Sad" /><!-- s -->

namewtheld

"ashindia&quot wrote:

"sombuddha_sinha&quot wrote:

is it better or worse than last WCQ ranking?

Its very poor.

Thanks to 6-3 tennis scoreline thrashing in hands of Lebanon. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->

It was not Lebanon. It was Yemen. Isnt it?

Ronny

It was 3-6 to lebanon..we lost 1-4 away n drew 2-2 at home

Ronny

surprisingly we are ranked below maldives n pakistan in both u-16 and u-19 rankings released today..even though we had played better than them last time <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt=":(" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( -->

rudra

Even I am not very sure about these rankings!!!!

ashindia

"Ronny&quot wrote:

surprisingly we are ranked below maldives n pakistan in both u-16 and u-19 rankings released today..even though we had played better than them last time <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt=":(" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( -->

Don't know about U-19 but in U-16 we were piss poor and deserve to be ranked there. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->

jose12

It is really embarrassing for us Indian football fans to see our country languishing in the bottom half of the rankings. I am really sacred to think what more shame is in stored for us in the qualifiers.