FIFA world rankings...Les Bleus back in top 20, pop the champagne

Ah the comedy that is the FIFA world rankings, France scrap back into the top 20 - tied with the United States at #18! Thankfully Spain, the holders of the World Cup, remain top of the list. That at least gives some credibility for the rankings...I mean if the current World and European Cup holders are not the #1 team in the world, then these rankings are bunk. Oh wait they are bunk. What I find interesting is that Egypt, a nation that did not even make the World Cup remains the highest African nation on the list, ahead of Ghana who...went to the 1/4 finals of the World Cup! The top 20 -

1	Spain	1887	0		-33
2	Netherlands	1723	0		5
3	Germany	1485	1		-4
4	Brazil	1446	-1		-47
5	Argentina	1338	0		-15
6	England	1195	0		-55
7	Uruguay	1152	0		-22
8	Portugal	1090	0		-12
9	Egypt	1078	1		31
10	Croatia	1075	-1		-23
11	Greece	1016	0		-27
12	Norway	995	0		-9
13	Russia	982	0		-21
14	Italy	965	0		-30
15	Chile	950	1		21
16	Ghana	908	1		5
17	Slovenia	897	-2		-61
18	USA	867	6		20
18	France	867	3		15
20	Slovakia	854	-2		-12

I realize these rankings are really just some strange formula concocted by FIFA to artificially give nations and fans a sense of where their sides rank in the world. Much like college sports in the United States, there is no rhyme or reason to how they are determined, and unlike college football really do not matter. The winners of the World Cup or European Cup is determined on the pitch...plain and simple.

Good to see the World Cup hosts for 2022 have not yet cracked the top 100....sigh. That will be a great top seed for the World Cup....just saying.