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A sad state of affairs

Colombia, 51st in the latest FIFA rankings. A depressing demise from dark horses for '94, group stage of '98.

Ridiculous.

As the bell boy said to George Best, "Mr Best, where did it all go wrong?"

By ConorC on Feb 23, 2009, 05:35 in Friendly Talkzone.

ConorC says on Feb 23, 2009, 05:36:

Northern Ireland is ahead of Colombia for heaven's sake! And let's face it, without David Healy we couldn't hit a barn door from 10 yards.

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Shortiao says on Feb 23, 2009, 07:13:

I disagree....big Kyle Lafferty is shit-hot.

Colombia would rip your arm off for a Kyle Lafferty.

"cuando una persona toma otro pasaporte....pierde su identidad!" - Shortiao

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ConorC says on Feb 23, 2009, 09:17:

Anyone know what happened to a kid from Bucaramanga called Sherman Cardenas, aged about 19? I heard he was going to be the next big thing?

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lfsr1544 says on Feb 23, 2009, 10:37:

Just played an aweful under 20 qualifiers.... still with Bucaramanga... great skills.

"Solo se que nada se"

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tannedincali (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 23, 2009, 11:40:

Wow I don't know how Panama, Honduras and USA are ahead of Colombia.... I're now not even in the first page of the site.

1 Spain Spain 1693 0 Equal 30
2 Germany Germany 1403 0 Equal 14
3 Netherlands Netherlands 1357 0 Equal 19
4 Italy Italy 1318 0 Equal -8
5 Brazil Brazil 1248 0 Equal 2
6 Argentina Argentina 1181 0 Equal 1
7 Croatia Croatia 1175 0 Equal 33
8 England England 1136 0 Equal 21
9 Russia Russia 1119 0 Equal 16
10 Turkey Turkey 1040 0 Equal 24
11 France France 1026 0 Equal 19
12 Portugal Portugal 1020 -1 Down 13
12 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1020 -1 Down 13
14 Ukraine Ukraine 932 2 Up 23
15 Paraguay Paraguay 923 3 Up 34
16 Cameroon Cameroon 900 -2 Down -89
17 Romania Romania 880 4 Up 22
18 Israel Israel 877 1 Up 0
19 Greece Greece 864 1 Up -8
20 USA USA 858 2 Up 5
21 Switzerland Switzerland 857 3 Up 33
22 Uruguay Uruguay 849 1 Up 21
23 Nigeria Nigeria 827 -6 Down -64
24 Mexico Mexico 791 2 Up -20
25 Sweden Sweden 780 6 Up 32
26 Bulgaria Bulgaria 772 2 Up -10
27 Australia Australia 760 2 Up -17
28 Poland Poland 754 3 Up 6
29 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 747 8 Up 36
30 Egypt Egypt 744 -15 Down -230
31 Chile Chile 743 -1 Down -14
32 Scotland Scotland 739 1 Up 0
33 Serbia Serbia 737 2 Up 6
34 Denmark Denmark 724 2 Up 8
35 Ghana Ghana 714 -10 Down -99
36 Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 709 -9 Down -76
37 Japan Japan 697 -3 Down -37
38 Costa Rica Costa Rica 694 9 Up 88
39 Honduras Honduras 693 1 Up 4
40 Ecuador Ecuador 691 -1 Down -6
41 Morocco Morocco 656 0 Equal 16
42 Slovakia Slovakia 635 2 Up 14
43 Hungary Hungary 629 4 Up 23
44 Iran Iran 623 2 Up 10
45 Guinea Guinea 611 -7 Down -99
46 Korea Republic Korea Republic 608 -4 Down -20
47 Mali Mali 601 -4 Down -25
48 Lithuania Lithuania 595 2 Up 12
49 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 593 3 Up 13
50 Panama Panama 586 33 Up 169
51 Colombia Colombia 584 -2 Down -13

Take the red pill and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes

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Mononoke28 says on Feb 23, 2009, 11:46:

tannedincali says on Feb 23, 2009, 11:40 (today):
Wow I don't know how Panama, Honduras and USA are ahead of Colombia...
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It's because they don't have to compete with the teams Colombia has to play against like Brazil, Argentina and shockingly enough Chile. The CONMEBOL League is by far superior to the CONCACAF League, so I'm sure Panama, Honduras and even the US would rank way below what they rank now if they had to play any of the South American teams. That's not to say that Colombia is a better team though because they've proved they pretty much suck even with a new coach.

Diana

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tannedincali (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 23, 2009, 17:57:

Yep diana , I think CONCACAF league should receive less weight in the ranking, I'm sure Colombia would beat every single team there. But first we must qualify to South Africa to prove anything.

Take the red pill and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes

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romy says on Feb 23, 2009, 23:13:

Well a team that can't score doesn't deserve to be in the top 50... it's a shame with such quality strikers, many of the higher ranked teams would foam at the mouth to have Falcao, Wason Renteria, and Rodallega at their disposal.
There's still hope though, but it's a must we pick up wins against Venezuela and Bolivia.

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ConorC says on Feb 24, 2009, 06:15:

I don't the exact method of calculation but it's the reason Mexico used be ranked something silly like 7th in the world, they ended up playing lots of friendlies against smaller nations slowly improving their points.

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