IRELAND HAVE JUMPED eight places in the latest Fifa World Rankings as Martin O’Neill’s side await their play-off fate in Tuesday morning’s draw.
Victory against Wales has seen the Boys in Green move back up to 26th in the world after they dropped outside the top 30 in September.
As expected, they will be unseeded along with Northern Ireland (23rd), Sweden (25th) and Greece (47th) when the draw for the 2018 World Cup play-off takes place in Zurich.
The four seeded teams are Switzerland (11th), Italy (15th), Croatia (18th) and Denmark (19th).
Elsewhere in the rankings, the top five remain unchanged with Germany leading the way from Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium.
England move up three places to 12th, Wales drop one to 14th, while Scotland – who narrowly missed out on a playoff spot of their own – are up 14 places to 29th.
See the latest Fifa Rankings in full here >
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Australia must get sick knowing that they will have tour a minnow, share the wealth…..
Whats the difference between a tie and a draw ?
You can’t wear a draw
I think a draw is when the game doesn’t get finished say due to rain. While a tie is when they both get an opportunity to score and it ends equal. That’s what I was told a long time ago albeit in a pub so it could be pure waffle.
What pub was that John?
My local in Meath was around the time Ireland beat England in the cricket world cup and everyone was a bandwagon supporter so that’s why I’m not sure if it’s the truth
Most sports have bodies interested in spreading their game to new people and places. Cricket’s organising body, for some reason, wants to ringfence theirs.
Where is all the monetary support for the GlobeTrotting coming from. Not begrudging them but when I see the sad amounts being afforded to our Olympic athletes as against what other countries get…I just wondered. By the way..I love the Cricket.