Sorry, Wales.
Wales have achieved the extraordinary this week, not only is the nation of just 3 million inhabitants in the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings, they have gone above England for the first time ever.
Wait, is that a mullet?
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As if that wasn't already brilliant enough for Welsh sport fans, they are also above England in the World Rugby Rankings – just a few weeks away from the Rugby World Cup.
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But, not to downplay the recent success of the Welsh football team, the FIFA "Coca Cola" World Rankings have been a point of contention in international football for quite some time. Here is the current top 10.
Now... given that Germany won the World Cup just over a year ago, you'd expect them to be at the top of that pile, and certainly above Belgium, who are currently BELOW Wales in their Euro 2016 qualifying group.
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There IS an alternative to the FIFA World Rankings. It's called the ELO World Rankings, and it's based on a formula developed by *consults the internet* Hungarian mathematician Dr. Árpád Élő. It's mainly used to rate chess players.
Who you gonna believe – this guy, or Sepp Blatter?
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