With many club seasons nearing their climax, it was a quiet month on the international front – a fact reflected in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.
Seeing just seven games played, the top 20 places remained static following April, with a one-place drop for Slovakia (24) accounting for the only movement inside the leading 73 nations. Bolivia (73, plus 1) brought about that small ripple of motion.
Outside of the top 100 there was some notable change. A pair of wins for Madagascar (111, plus 9) over Malawi (114, minus 14) saw them claim the titles of the month’s biggest movers up and down the table respectively, with South Sudan (146, plus 8) not far behind after similarly twice seeing off Somalia (206, unchanged).
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 1 June 2017.
Leader
Brazil (unchanged)
Moves into top 10
None
Moves out of top 10
None
Matches played in total
7
Most matches played
Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Seichelles, Somalia, South Sudan (2 matches each)
Biggest move by points
South Sudan (plus 31 points)
Biggest move by ranks
Madagascar (plus 9 ranks)
Biggest drop by points
Malawi (minus 42 points)
Biggest drop by ranks
Malawi (minus 14 ranks)
Newly ranked teams
none
Teams that are no longer ranked
none
Inactive teams, not ranked
none