QUOTE(exkaizen @ Apr 12 2017, 11:28 AM)
Kalau tak silap ada yang post kata FIFA ranking ni easily manipulate. Selalu ada matches dan menang even kalau lawan yang bawah... senang naik ranking.
The same poster pun ada cakap sebenarnya ada ranking yang lebih accurate selain dr FIFA untuk menunjukkan kekuatan/quality pasukan tu.
Copy paste from Wikipedia:
Since their introduction in 1992, the FIFA World Rankings have been the subject of much debate, particularly regarding the calculation procedure and the resulting disparity between generally perceived quality and world ranking of some teams. However, criticism regarding the unrealistic ranking continued even after the introduction of the new formula.
Prior to July 2006, one of the main criticisms was that the rankings considered the performances of teams over an eight-year period, and that teams' ranking positions did not correlate to their recent performances. This criticism has lessened somewhat with the introduction of a new formula, reflecting results over a four-year period, introduced in July 2006. However, problems remain, particularly that hosts of some major tournaments do not take part in qualifying rounds, and instead participate only in friendlies which offer fewer points.
The perceived flaws in the FIFA system have led to the creation of a number of alternative rankings from football statisticians, including the World Football Elo Ratings and the rec.sport.soccer Statistics Foundation rankings. The current system has been criticised for being open to abuse.
National teams can maintain a higher average score by playing fewer friendly matches, particularly against weaker opponents. Romania were one of the surprise seeds for the 2018 World Cup preliminary draw after taking advice from a consultant and playing only one friendly in the year before the draw.
Lastly, the use of regional strength multiplier in the ranking determination formula has been accused of further reinforcing and perpetuating the bias for and against certain regions. FIFA's use of regional multiplier has been cited as a primary reason why most teams in AFC and CONCACAF have significantly lower FIFA rankings compared to their Elo rating based rankings.