Moldova preserve 85th spot in FIFA world rankings

Moldova’s national football team with 383 points remained on the 85th position in the world rankings released by the International Football Federation (FIFA) on July 27, Info-Prim Neo reports. The national squad are in box No. 5 for the draw for the 2014 World Championship qualifiers, which will be held in Brazil on July 30. A number of 53 European nations will compete for the 13 places in the World Cup. Among Moldova’s adversaries in the EURO 2012 qualification campaign, the best positions in the FIFA rankling are held by the Netherlands (2nd), Sweden (19th), and Hungary (47th). Finland are the 75th, while San Marino - the 203rd. Bahamas climbed 45 spots to the 152nd, while Haiti slipped 28 positions. Spain remain top, followed by Netherlands, Germany, Brazil and then the Uruguayans. England, Italy, Portugal, Croatia and Argentina round out the Top 10.