Friday, October 18, 2013

Ukraine Rises, Russia Falls

Ukraine has risen to the #20 spot and Russia sank to #19 in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Cup Rankings. The teams are now separated by only 3 points: Russia with 874 and Ukraine with 871. Ukraine rose 6 points in the point accumulations with their recent World Cup qualification campaign. Russia sank 4 points despite qualifying directly for the World Cup, winning in group stage. Further information on matches for Ukraine will be released on October 21, 2013.