US fifth in new FIFA rankings? WTF?

Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the US team, and am 100% behind them in this year’s World Cup, but fifth? In the world? Obviously someone at FIFA has been smoking some serious crack.

Honestly, besides Mexico who have we beaten? Who have Mexico beaten? Oh, and then there’s the three warm-up matches against Morocco, Venezuela, and Latvia.

Are you kidding me? Like those three are really going to help us out against Italy, Czech Republic and Ghana.

I hope I’m wrong, but this could be another 1998 all over again.

Here’s the top ten in full:

1 Brazil
2 Czech Republic
3 Netherlands
4 Argentina
5 USA
6 Spain
7 Mexico
8 France
9 England
10 Portugal

2 comments ↓

#1 Tony Meola on 03.15.06 at 4:06 pm

We? Since when has your ass ever been shoehorned into a pair of Team USA shorts? I for one find it shocking that the Czech’s are even considered in the not five. Is Hasek playing goal? Actually I find it more shocking that you took your nose out of England’s ass long enough to look at the rankings.

#2 Joe-Max Moore on 03.16.06 at 11:34 am

That’s right, Tony. The only reason the USA is 5th is because none of us would cheapen ourselves to the point of sucking off the ranking committee. Well, besides Cobi. We should be number one because we beat not only Mexico, but Jakarta, The Reunion Islands, AND Mozambique…The hell with Italy and Ghana. Hell, Mike, you beat Ghana-rea, why can’t we beat Ghana? Two less syllables, genius. And you can believe what I say is true because I have two first names. Joe-Max OUT!

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