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Sports | 20 November, 2009 [ 16:32 ]
Peru climbs positions in FIFA ranking but remains the lowest in South America
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Peruvian national team went up four positions, but it is still the last one in South America, according to the last ranking of soccer national teams in November, expressed by FIFA.
Peru is located at position 70 with 467 points, while Bolivia, 9th in South America is at position 57 with 573 points.
The top three are now Spain (1622 points), Brazil (1592), and the Netherlands (1279).
The other seven teams from ConMeBol in the FIFA ranking are Argentina (8th; 1875 points), Chile (17th; 926), Uruguay (19th, 901), Paraguay (30th; 916), Ecuador (35th; 750), Colombia (40th; 736), and Venezuela (50th; 546).
Last Wednesday, Peru defeated 2-1 to Honduras in a friendly game played in Miami.
This was the last game in the Jose Del Solar era as the Peruvian national team coach.
Honduras is one of the three teams representing CONCACAF at the finals in South Africa 2010.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Peruvian national team went up four positions, but it is still the last one in South America, according to the last ranking of soccer national teams in November, expressed by FIFA. Peru is located at position 70 with 467 points, while Bolivia, 9th in South America is at position 57 with 573 points.
The top three are now Spain (1622 points), Brazil (1592), and the Netherlands (1279).
The other seven teams from ConMeBol in the FIFA ranking are Argentina (8th; 1875 points), Chile (17th; 926), Uruguay (19th, 901), Paraguay (30th; 916), Ecuador (35th; 750), Colombia (40th; 736), and Venezuela (50th; 546).
Last Wednesday, Peru defeated 2-1 to Honduras in a friendly game played in Miami.
This was the last game in the Jose Del Solar era as the Peruvian national team coach.
Honduras is one of the three teams representing CONCACAF at the finals in South Africa 2010.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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