Zurich, Switzerland (My Sportsbook) - The FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings for the month of October were released on Wednesday, and for the sixth time this year, a new number one team was announced as Argentina jumped ahead of Italy and into first. The Argentines positive start in 2010 World Cup qualifying was enough to help them edge out both Brazil, who now takes over the second spot, and Italy, who dropped to third despite two wins in EURO 2008 qualifying. The Italians lost points based on the devaluation of wins in previous years. The next FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings will be released on Nov. 23. Points are accumulated based on the results of a team's matches over the past four years, the importance of each match, the strength of the opponent, the strength of the region and the number of matches per year that each team plays. |
