Tuesday, September 18, 2007

"World Class Facilities, Third Class Management?"

A Malaysian fan brought an eye-catching banner to the stadium with the words, "World Class Facilities, Third Class Management" in one of Malaysia's recent matches. How true is that?

The ones in bold are listed in the WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES, have a higher ranking that MALAYSIA in the FIFA World Ranking.
Compiled by ME.


FIFA World Ranking
Last Updated 22 Aug 2007

1 Brazil
2 Argentina
3 Italy
4 France
5 Germany
6 Croatia
7 Netherlands
8 Spain
9 Czech Republic
10 Portugal
11 Mexico
12 England
13 Romania
14 Greece
15 Ukraine
16 Cameroon
17 USA
18 Serbia
19 Sweden
20 Poland
21 Uruguay
22 Turkey
23 Scotland
24 Russia
25 Bosnia-Herzegovina
26 Nigeria
27 Northern Ireland
28 Côte d'Ivoire  
29 Bulgaria
30 Denmark
31 Paraguay
31 Colombia
33 Israel
34 Morocco
35 Norway
36 Tunisia
37 Republic of Ireland
38 Finland
39 Slovakia
40 Egypt
41 Japan
42 Guinea
43 Ghana
44 Iran
45 Switzerland
46 Senegal
47 Chile
48 Mali
49 Australia
50 Korea Republic
51 Saudi Arabia
52 Costa Rica
53 Canada
54 Peru
55 Ecuador
56 Venezuela
57 Honduras
58 Uzbekistan
59 Angola
60 Togo
61 South Africa
62 Zambia
63 Trinidad and Tobago
64 Iraq
65 Hungary
66 Albania
67 FYR Macedonia
68 Bolivia
69 Belarus
69 Belgium
71 Panama
72 Cape Verde Islands
73 Algeria
74 Wales
75 Congo DR
76 Oman
77 Burkina Faso
78 Lithuania
79 Benin
80 Guatemala
81 Armenia
82 Cyprus
83 Qatar
84 Austria
85 China PR
86 Mozambique
87 Libya
88 Haiti
89 Kuwait
90 Guyana
91 Cuba
92 Bahrain
92 Ethiopia
94 Slovenia
95 Jamaica
96 United Arab Emirates
96 Botswana
98 Uganda
99 Jordan
100 Congo
101 Zimbabwe
102 Tanzania
103 Georgia
104 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
105 Equatorial Guinea
106 Moldova
107 Azerbaijan
107 Gabon
109 Thailand
110 Latvia
111 Malawi
112 Syria
113 Burundi
114 Namibia
115 Kazakhstan
115 Malta
117 Sudan
117 Iceland
119 Barbados
120 Liberia
121 Rwanda
121 Eritrea
123 Suriname
124 Vietnam
125 Estonia
126 Hong Kong
127 Korea DPR
128 Gambia
129 Indonesia
130 Bermuda
131 Antigua and Barbuda
132 Kenya
133 Liechtenstein
134 Singapore
135 Lebanon
136 Mauritania
137 Yemen
138 El Salvador
139 Chad
140 Dominican Republic
141 St. Kitts and Nevis
142 Palestine
143 Lesotho
144 Mauritius
145 Tajikistan
146 Niger
147 Swaziland
147 Seychelles
149 Bahamas
149 New Zealand
151 India
152 Myanmar
153 Kyrgyzstan
154 Nicaragua
155 Chinese Taipei
156 MALAYSIA
156 Grenada
158 St. Lucia
158 Maldives
160 Sri Lanka
161 Andorra
161 Solomon Islands
163 Madagascar
164 Sierra Leone
165 Laos
166 Turks and Caicos Islands
167 Vanuatu
168 New Caledonia
169 Philippines
170 Fiji
171 Brunei Darussalam
172 Turkmenistan
173 Cambodia
174 Luxembourg
174 Mongolia
176 Bangladesh
177 Netherlands Antilles
178 Pakistan
179 British Virgin Islands
180 Papua New Guinea
180 Tahiti
182 Comoros
183 Nepal
184 Dominica
185 Macau
185 Central African Republic
185 Cayman Islands
188 Afghanistan
188 Guinea-Bissau
190 Faroe Islands
191 Samoa
192 Somalia
192 Tonga
194 Puerto Rico
195 San Marino
196 Anguilla
196 Bhutan
198 Cook Islands
199 Djibouti
199 Timor-Leste
199 Belize
199 Guam
199 Montenegro
199 US Virgin Islands
199 Montserrat
199 American Samoa
199 São Tomé and Príncipe
199 Aruba

For your info:

World's 50 Poorest Countries
UN list of least developed countries:

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, East Timor, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia.

POOREST COUNTRIES
(GNP in USA Dollars)
Mozambique ($80)
Somalia ($100)
Eritrea ($100)
Ethiopia ($100)
Congo, DNC ($100)

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita

185 Sierra Leone
186 Afghanistan
187 Tanzania
188 East Timor
189 Burundi
190 Democratic Republic of Congo
191 Solomon Islands
192 Comoros 600
193 Somalia 600
194 Malawi 600

just my 2cents at 12:02 AM |

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