Italy Going Down to the 11th Position in the FIFA World Ranking After the 2010 World Cup. How do you evaluate the performance of Italy in the World Cup?
By Anna
ItaliaThe nightmare of the Italian National Team continues after the 2010 World Cup elimination in the first round. Yep. I am extremely upset to see Italy going from the 5th position down to the 11th position according to the last FIFA / Coca Cola World Ranking updated on July 14, 2010. Before the World Cup, Italy had 1,184 points, and after the World Cup Italy have 982 points. Simply put, Italy went down 6 positions losing -202 points. Italy have until August 11 to improve their ranking.
BEFORE WORLD CUP - FIFA World Ranking: Italy 5th place with 1,184 points AFTER WORLD CUP - FIFA World Ranking: Italy 11th place with 982 pointsIt's the challenge from new Italy Head Coach Cesare Prandelli to rebuild Italy's status and football quality. First measure will be to "rebuild" the first team keeping few experienced players, but opening the door to top young footballers like Sampdoria forward Giampaolo Pazzini (25), Juventus defender Leandro Bonucci (23), Villareal forward Giuseppe Rossi (23), Inter forward Mario Balotelli (19), Genoa forward Robert Acquafresca (22). I agree on calling up some of the experienced players if they are fit to play the 90 minutes and not depend on only few minutes hoping for a miracle, as it happened during the 2010 World Cup.
The main challenge is to find the replacement of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who will be out for months after his back injury. Lippi opted for Cagliari goalkeeper Federico Marchetti as second goalkeeper, but not having a brilliant performance in the game against Slovakia. Next candidates will be Palermo goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis, Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari, and we might consider AC Milan Marco Amelia who "once was the second goalkeeper."
This is the FINAL 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F Teams Standing Italy ending in the bottom last place... OUCH.
| 2010 FIFA World Cup group F Standing June 24, 2010 |
MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | PointsPts |
 Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Italy Results in the 2010 World Cup after eliminated by Slovakia in the first round.1. Italy 1- 1 Paraguay
2. Italy 1- 1 New Zealand
3. Slovakia 3- 2 Italy
| FIFA World Ranking Last Updated 14 Jul 2010
Next Release 11 Aug 2010
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts Jul 10 |
+/- Ranking May 10 |
+/- Pts May 10 |
|
 Spain |
1883 | 1 |  |
318 |
 Netherlands |
1659 | 2 | |
428 |
 Brazil |
1536 | -2 |  |
-75 |
 Germany |
1464 | 2 | |
382 |
 Argentina |
1289 | 2 | |
213 |
 Uruguay |
1152 | 10 | |
253 |
 England |
1125 | 1 | |
57 |
 Portugal |
1062 | -5 | |
-187 |
 Egypt |
1053 | 3 | |
86 |
 Chile |
988 | 8 | |
100 |
 Italy |
982 | -6 | |
-202 |
 Greece |
975 | 1 | |
11 |
 USA |
969 | 1 | |
12 |
 Serbia |
969 | 2 | |
22 |
 Croatia |
968 | -5 | |
-73 |
 Paraguay |
961 | 15 | |
141 |
 Russia |
956 | -6 | |
-59 |
 Switzerland |
940 | 6 | |
74 |
 Slovenia |
917 | 6 | |
57 |
 Australia |
911 | 0 |  |
25 |
 France |
890 | -12 | |
-154 |
 Norway |
878 | 0 | |
-4 |
 Ghana |
874 | 9 | |
74 |
 Mexico |
872 | -7 | |
-23 |
 Ukraine |
870 | -2 | |
-5 |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
843 | 1 | |
-13 |
 Slovakia |
829 | 7 | |
52 |
 Turkey |
810 | 1 | |
-20 |
 Denmark |
785 | 7 | |
18 |
 Nigeria |
773 | -9 | |
-110 |
These were the Official Italy National Team 23-man Squad World Cup
Italy Head Coach: Marcello Lippi
From this list many should be already out. We know Fabio Cannavaro retired... who else should retire from the nazionale?Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari),
Defenders: Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan),Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus),Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Domenico Criscito (Genoa),Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa);
Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Gennaro Gattuso(Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria),Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Simone Pepe (Udinese);
Forwards: Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria).
Related stories
- "Italian National Team Arriving to Italy in Disgrace and Shame after World Cup Elimination" on Saturday, June 26, 2010. Watch photos and videos
- Video Official Presentation New Italy Head Coach Cesare Prandelli onThursday, July 1, 2010
- -"We Played Bad, Right to Go Home" Reactions from Italian National Team Players Gianluigi Buffon, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo,Gianluca Zambrotta, after the elimination of Italy from the 2010 World Cup on Thursday, June 24, 2010
- "I take all responsibility" Marcello Lippi on the elimination of Italy from the 2010 World Cup in the First Round on June 24, 2010
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Posted by Anna Italia at 7/14/2010 2:40 PM 
Categories: Juventus, Inter Milan, Cagliari, SSC Napoli, Italian National Team, AC Milan, Sampdoria, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Palermo
Tags: Italy FIFA World Cup ranking 11th place july 14 2010
Categories: Juventus, Inter Milan, Cagliari, SSC Napoli, Italian National Team, AC Milan, Sampdoria, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Palermo
Tags: Italy FIFA World Cup ranking 11th place july 14 2010
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