Can you name the FIFA Nations to Reach the Top 20? by orinj

Can you name the FIFA Nations to Reach the Top 20?

created by orinj

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Correctly named Nations will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: FIFA Official Rankings
Please note that FIFA has only ranked teams since 1992. Up to date as of January 1, 2012.
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Peak Rank	Nation	First Date Reached
#1		Dec. 1992, First #1 Team
#1		Sept. 1993
#1		Nov. 1993
#1		May 2001
#1		Mar. 2003
#1		July 2008
#1		Aug. 2011
#2		Oct. 1993
#2		Nov. 1993
#2		Sept. 1999
#2		Apr. 2010
#3		Aug. 1993
#3		Apr. 1996
#3		May 1997
#3		Sept. 1997
#3		Jan. 1999
#4		Dec. 1996
#4		Dec. 1997
#4		Feb. 1998
#4		Apr. 2004
#4		Sept. 2011
#5		Apr. 1994
#5		June 2004
#6		Dec. 1992
#6		Apr. 1998
#6		Jan. 1999
#8		June 1995
#8		Mar. 2001

Peak Rank	Nation	First Date Reached
#8		Apr. 2008
#9		Feb. 1998
#9		July 2010
#10		Apr. 1998
#11		Nov. 2006
#11		Feb. 2007
#13		Oct. 2007
#13		Sept. 2009
#14		Oct. 2007
#14		Sept. 2009
#14		June 2011
#15		Feb. 1996
#15		July 2005
#15		Nov. 2008
#15		Oct. 2010
#16		Aug. 1996
#16		July 2003
#16		Sept. 2007
#16		Sept. 2010
#16		June 2011
#17		Dec. 1998
#17		May 1999
#17		May 2003
#18		July 1997
#19		Feb. 1998
#19		Jan. 2012
#20		Sept. 2001
#15	Sept. 2001
#21	Sept. 2001
#119	Sept. 2001

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Peak FIFA Rankings Quiz

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Created Oct 2, 2010 in Sports
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	Milan:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 09:49 GMT	3 points
	Good quiz with some surprises. Maybe you should add Yugoslavia, they were even in the top 10 before Serbia and Montenegro split.

	tjvhammer:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 12:40 GMT	2 points
	Yeah I agree re. Yugoslavia, and possibly Serbia and Montenegro when the team was known as that

	H0limkill:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 14:46 GMT	2 points
	Wow, england never succeeded in peaking at the 3 first positions !

	Backmarker:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 16:49 GMT	2 points
	Could you accept Republic of Ireland for Ireland? I tried one, but not the other!

	ChanandlerBong:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 16:50 GMT	3 points
	Zambia?!!

	paddy26:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 18:35 GMT	1 point
	US and England peaking at the same position is shocking.

	Sheldon:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 19:11 GMT	1 point
	What about all the peak positions that occurred this year! I cant believe that Egypt got to #9! And Slovakia and Slovenia at 16 and 19. We (New Zealand)drew against the first two and lost respectably to Slovenia (really just because of some bad keeper mistakes). Id mention Italy but.. ya know, theyre useless. Weve played all #1s except Argentina and our best results against them are NZ 0-2 Germany, NZ 0-2 Brazil, NZ 1-1 Italy, NZ 0-5 France, NZ 0-5 Spain. Our other result against Italy was 4-3 where we took the lead every time

	orinj:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 19:45 GMT	2 points
	In response to comments that Yugoslavia should be included, the team was suspended from play before the first rankings due to the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars. It was later reestablished, but failed to reach the top 20. Serbia and Montenegro isn't included because it's peak ranking happened after is was renamed to Serbia.

	orinj:	Oct 2nd, 2010 at 19:47 GMT	2 points
	Also changed Ireland to include Republic of Ireland, thanks Backmarker!

	Milan:	Oct 3rd, 2010 at 01:29 GMT	2 points
	Sorry orinj, but that's not true. Take a look here: http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=0&rank=51.

	alskdjfhg75:	Oct 3rd, 2010 at 03:49 GMT	2 points
	how the hell did i get Zambia but not Germany?

	orinj:	Oct 3rd, 2010 at 06:49 GMT	1 point
	Thanks muchly, Milan, the oversight on Yugoslavia is fixed. Sorry to all the Yugoslavia fans out there.

	tjvhammer:	Oct 4th, 2010 at 09:22 GMT	1 point
	Yeah that's why I said possibly - I guess 'Serbia and Montenegro' as a joint team never made the top 20 then.

	Tobsodan:	Oct 21st, 2011 at 17:00 GMT	2 points
	You could, or maybe should (kind of hard to call) include Czechoslovakia. In the rankings up to December 1993 they appear under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RCS), to let the czechoslovakian team be able to finish the qualification matches for the 1994 world cup. Perhaps at least a bonus answer.