‘Ridiculous’: Australia rages at Matildas ‘joke’
But in FIFA’s first ranking moves since the World Cup, the Matildas moved from 10th to 11th, the only team from the top 10 before the tournament to drop out, with Japan moving up from 11th to eighth after being knocked out in the quarterfinals.Each of those teams took a hit with Germany dropping from second to sixth, Brazil from eighth to ninth and Canada seventh to 10th. The US, who exited in the round of 16, fell from No. 1 to No. 3.
The Matildas finished fourth at the Olympics, then the World Cup. Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty ImagesThe results are based on the Elo ranking system, which counts every game the team has ever played but are weighted to emphasise recent results. There is also different factors including the expected and actual result of the match, the difference in rating points between teams and the opposition’s rating before the match.
Incredibly, although England retained fourth place on the rankings after winning five matches, a draw and a loss the World Cup final to Spain, the Lionesses lost 10.62 rankings points.However, Aussie fans weren’t too happy about the Matildas falling outside the top 10.
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