NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

2 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

1 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

30 Jun 2014

FIFA RANKING - June 2018

FIFA RANKING

Men's top 20​ - June 2018

 

Germany
Rank: 1 (-)
Points: 1558

Brazil
Rank: 2 (-)
Points: 1431

Belgium
Rank: 3 (-)
Points: 1298

Portugal
Rank: 4 (-)
Points: 1274

Argentina
Rank: 5 (-)
Points: 1241

Switzerland
Rank: 6 (-)
Points: 1199

France
Rank: 7 (-)
Points: 1198

Poland
Rank: 8 (+2)
Points: 1183

Chile
Rank: 9 (-)
Points: 1135

Spain
Rank: 10 (-2)
Points: 1126

Peru
Rank: 11 (-)
Points: 1125

Denmark
Rank: 12 (-)
Points: 1051

England
Rank: 12 (+1)
Points: 1051

Uruguay
Rank: 14 (+3)
Points: 1018

Mexico
Rank: 15 (-)
Points: 989

Colombia
Rank: 16 (-)
Points: 986

Netherlands
Rank: 17 (+2)
Points: 981

Wales
Rank: 18 (+3)
Points: 953

Italy
Rank: 19 (+1)
Points: 951

Croatia
Rank: 20 (-2)
Points: 945

 


Leading African nations / CAF
African team ranking - overall rank 


Tunisia
African team ranking: 1
Overall rank: 21 (-7)
Points: 910

Senegal
African team ranking: 2
Overall rank: 27 (+1)
Points: 838

Congo DR
African team ranking: 3
Overall rank: 38 (-)
Points: 706

Morocco
African team ranking: 4
Overall rank: 41 (+1)
Points: 686

Egypt
African team ranking: 5
Overall rank: 45 (+1)
Points: 649

 

13 Jun 2018
(BBC Sport UK)

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