Modul:SportsRankings/data/FIFA World Rankings

This template ({{FIFA World Rankings}}) is meant to help quickly update the FIFA World Rankings for all 211 men's national teams of FIFA, displayed in the infobox on each national team article. When given a country code, the template outputs the FIFA World Ranking of a country, along with a movement indicator (increase, decrease, or steady), and by how many spots a country moves, if applicable. The date of the rankings is also listed, along with a reference to the rankings from FIFA's website.

If desired, the FIFA ranking reference can be used elsewhere in the article using the name "FIFA World Rankings" (i.e. <ref name="FIFA World Rankings"/>).

Parameters

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  • 1 (unnamed): FIFA country code
  • mdy: Switches dates to month-day-year format

Example

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An example of the code used to display the ranking of Gibraltar:

{{FIFA World Rankings|GIB}}

This code produces the following:

198 4 (20 July 2023)[1]

  1. „The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking“. FIFA (2023-yil 20-iyul). Qaraldi: 2023-yil 20-iyul.

The template can be tested at the sandbox page, Template:FIFA World Rankings/sandbox.

Updating

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The main template page is not meant to be updated. The rankings should be updated at Module:SportsRankings/data/FIFA World Rankings.

To update the rankings:

  1. On line 16, add the day and month (along with the year if necessary) of the current rankings
  2. On line 17, add the day and month (along with the year if necessary) of the previous rankings
  3. Between line 22 and 232, paste in the code for the new rankings (see generating code section)

and save. Once the cache of a national team page is purged, the updated ranking will be displayed.

Generating rankings code

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All positions can be quickly updated using a spreadsheet. For example, after copying the entire ranking list (211 rows from all five pages, unedited) from FIFA's ranking list, the following formula can be used in an external spreadsheet to generate the code necessary to update the data page (given the FIFA rankings begin in cell A1):

="          {  """&B1&""", "&A1&", "&E1&", "&C1&" },"

If unnecessary lines are included, then paste the text into a site to remove lines with the string , , ,.

See also

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local data = {}

-- information about other templates used by module
data.templates = { flagged_team_link = "fb" ,
	               flagvar = { AFG= "2004" , BOL= "civil" , DOM= "civil" }
}

-- general information about ranking and website being cited
data.source = {
    url = "https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men", 
	title = "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking",
	website = "FIFA"
}

-- date of latest update and previous one for movement
data.updated  = { 	day = 20, 	month = 'July',  year =2023 }
data.previous = { 	day = 29, 	month = 'June',  year =2023 }

-- see "Generating code" section on doc page for how to update the rankings

data.rankings = {
          {  "Argentina", 1, 0, 1843.73 },
          {  "France", 2, 0, 1843.54 },
          {  "Brazil", 3, 0, 1828.27 },
          {  "England", 4, 0, 1797.39 },
          {  "Belgium", 5, 0, 1788.55 },
          {  "Croatia", 6, 0, 1742.55 },
          {  "Netherlands", 7, 0, 1731.23 },
          {  "Italy", 8, 0, 1726.58 },
          {  "Portugal", 9, 0, 1718.25 },
          {  "Spain", 10, 0, 1703.45 },
          {  "USA", 11, 0, 1674.48 },
          {  "Mexico", 12, 2, 1665.59 },
          {  "Switzerland", 13, -1, 1661.12 },
          {  "Morocco", 14, -1, 1655.5 },
          {  "Germany", 15, 0, 1636.32 },
          {  "Uruguay", 16, 0, 1633.13 },
          {  "Colombia", 17, 0, 1624.91 },
          {  "Senegal", 18, 0, 1612.61 },
          {  "Denmark", 19, 0, 1597.37 },
          {  "Japan", 20, 0, 1595.96 },
          {  "Peru", 21, 0, 1561.2 },
          {  "IR Iran", 22, 0, 1556.59 },
          {  "Sweden", 23, 0, 1547.11 },
          {  "Ukraine", 24, 0, 1541.25 },
          {  "Serbia", 25, 0, 1539.03 },
          {  "Poland", 26, 0, 1536.99 },
          {  "Australia", 27, 0, 1530.45 },
          {  "Korea Republic", 28, 0, 1529.3 },
          {  "Austria", 29, 0, 1528.06 },
          {  "Scotland", 30, 0, 1520.24 },
          {  "Tunisia", 31, 0, 1516.66 },
          {  "Chile", 32, 0, 1511.31 },
          {  "Algeria", 33, 0, 1511.23 },
          {  "Egypt", 34, 0, 1509.89 },
          {  "Wales", 35, 0, 1506.04 },
          {  "Hungary", 36, 0, 1504.57 },
          {  "Czechia", 37, 0, 1503.69 },
          {  "Russia", 38, 0, 1495.53 },
          {  "Nigeria", 39, 0, 1486.48 },
          {  "Ecuador", 40, 0, 1486.47 },
          {  "Türkiye", 41, 0, 1484.47 },
          {  "Cameroon", 42, 1, 1470.97 },
          {  "Canada", 43, 2, 1458.58 },
          {  "Norway", 44, 0, 1458.47 },
          {  "Panama", 45, 12, 1453.94 },
          {  "Costa Rica", 46, 4, 1453.56 },
          {  "Slovakia", 47, -1, 1447.05 },
          {  "Romania", 48, -1, 1443.98 },
          {  "Paraguay", 49, -1, 1442.64 },
          {  "Greece", 50, -1, 1441.06 },
          {  "Mali", 51, -1, 1438.01 },
          {  "Côte d'Ivoire", 52, -1, 1433.38 },
          {  "Republic of Ireland", 53, -1, 1426.26 },
          {  "Saudi Arabia", 54, -1, 1421.46 },
          {  "Finland", 55, -1, 1419.47 },
          {  "Burkina Faso", 56, -1, 1419.18 },
          {  "Venezuela", 57, -1, 1417.23 },
          {  "Jamaica", 58, 5, 1409.73 },
          {  "Qatar", 59, -1, 1395.57 },
          {  "Ghana", 60, -1, 1391.13 },
          {  "Slovenia", 61, -1, 1391.04 },
          {  "Bosnia and Herzegovina", 62, -1, 1381.1 },
          {  "South Africa", 63, -1, 1368.25 },
          {  "Northern Ireland", 64, 0, 1361.17 },
          {  "Albania", 65, 0, 1357.39 },
          {  "Cabo Verde", 66, 0, 1354.65 },
          {  "Iceland", 67, 0, 1352.98 },
          {  "North Macedonia", 68, 0, 1350.53 },
          {  "Congo DR", 69, 0, 1350.11 },
          {  "Iraq", 70, 0, 1345.21 },
          {  "Montenegro", 71, 0, 1343.45 },
          {  "United Arab Emirates", 72, 0, 1336.28 },
          {  "Oman", 73, 0, 1332.45 },
          {  "Uzbekistan", 74, 0, 1327.58 },
          {  "El Salvador", 75, 1, 1325.47 },
          {  "Israel", 76, -1, 1323.81 },
          {  "Bulgaria", 77, 0, 1315.48 },
          {  "Georgia", 78, 0, 1312.8 },
          {  "Honduras", 79, 2, 1309.23 },
          {  "China PR", 80, -1, 1304.78 },
          {  "Guinea", 81, -1, 1296.75 },
          {  "Jordan", 82, 0, 1296.26 },
          {  "Bolivia", 83, 0, 1295.09 },
          {  "Zambia", 84, 0, 1293.77 },
          {  "Gabon", 85, 0, 1285.25 },
          {  "Bahrain", 86, 0, 1282.05 },
          {  "Haiti", 87, 0, 1272.64 },
          {  "Curaçao", 88, 0, 1267.87 },
          {  "Luxembourg", 89, 0, 1262.72 },
          {  "Armenia", 90, 0, 1252.6 },
          {  "Equatorial Guinea", 91, 0, 1251.83 },
          {  "Uganda", 92, 0, 1250.32 },
          {  "Benin", 93, 0, 1248.13 },
          {  "Syria", 94, 0, 1241.62 },
          {  "Vietnam", 95, 0, 1238.23 },
          {  "Palestine", 96, 0, 1233.02 },
          {  "Kyrgyz Republic", 97, 0, 1224.8 },
          {  "Belarus", 98, 0, 1212.28 },
          {  "India", 99, 1, 1208.69 },
          {  "Lebanon", 100, 2, 1205.77 },
          {  "Mauritania", 101, -2, 1205.18 },
          {  "Trinidad and Tobago", 102, -1, 1199.74 },
          {  "Aotearoa New Zealand", 103, 0, 1199.04 },
          {  "Kazakhstan", 104, 0, 1198.24 },
          {  "Kenya", 105, 0, 1191.07 },
          {  "Congo", 106, 0, 1190.63 },
          {  "Guatemala", 107, 9, 1186.71 },
          {  "Madagascar", 108, -1, 1186.09 },
          {  "Kosovo", 109, -1, 1179.69 },
          {  "Tajikistan", 110, -1, 1179.54 },
          {  "Estonia", 111, -1, 1179.3 },
          {  "Guinea-Bissau", 112, -1, 1178.93 },
          {  "Thailand", 113, 0, 1174.37 },
          {  "Namibia", 114, -1, 1172.41 },
          {  "Korea DPR", 115, 0, 1169.96 },
          {  "Angola", 116, -2, 1169.07 },
          {  "Mozambique", 117, 0, 1164.25 },
          {  "Cyprus", 118, 0, 1163.73 },
          {  "The Gambia", 119, 0, 1159.82 },
          {  "Sierra Leone", 120, 0, 1156.11 },
          {  "Azerbaijan", 121, 0, 1143.22 },
          {  "Togo", 122, 0, 1140.88 },
          {  "Malawi", 123, 3, 1140.65 },
          {  "Tanzania", 124, -1, 1138.79 },
          {  "Zimbabwe", 125, -1, 1138.56 },
          {  "Central African Republic", 126, -1, 1133.5 },
          {  "Libya", 127, 0, 1130.75 },
          {  "Niger", 128, 0, 1129.67 },
          {  "Faroe Islands", 129, 0, 1126.3 },
          {  "Comoros", 130, 0, 1122.82 },
          {  "Sudan", 131, 0, 1116.21 },
          {  "Antigua and Barbuda", 132, 0, 1107.51 },
          {  "Solomon Islands", 133, 0, 1097.61 },
          {  "Latvia", 134, 0, 1096.19 },
          {  "Philippines", 135, 0, 1095.66 },
          {  "Malaysia", 136, 1, 1091.57 },
          {  "Kuwait", 137, 4, 1090.42 },
          {  "Turkmenistan", 138, 0, 1089.77 },
          {  "Rwanda", 139, 0, 1089.46 },
          {  "Burundi", 140, 0, 1085.06 },
          {  "Nicaragua", 141, 1, 1076.11 },
          {  "Ethiopia", 142, 1, 1074.47 },
          {  "Suriname", 143, 1, 1073.57 },
          {  "Lithuania", 144, 1, 1069.97 },
          {  "St Kitts and Nevis", 145, -9, 1066.81 },
          {  "Eswatini", 146, 0, 1058.82 },
          {  "Botswana", 147, 0, 1052.37 },
          {  "Liberia", 148, 0, 1049.94 },
          {  "Hong Kong, China", 149, 0, 1049.74 },
          {  "Indonesia", 150, 0, 1047.46 },
          {  "Lesotho", 151, 1, 1038.68 },
          {  "Dominican Republic", 152, -1, 1036.74 },
          {  "Chinese Taipei", 153, 0, 1028.18 },
          {  "Andorra", 154, 1, 1022.3 },
          {  "Maldives", 155, -1, 1021.85 },
          {  "Yemen", 156, 0, 1020.37 },
          {  "Afghanistan", 157, 0, 1020.32 },
          {  "Singapore", 158, 0, 1014.78 },
          {  "Papua New Guinea", 159, 0, 1003.28 },
          {  "Myanmar", 160, 0, 1000.26 },
          {  "New Caledonia", 161, 0, 995.58 },
          {  "Tahiti", 162, 0, 995.11 },
          {  "Puerto Rico", 163, 0, 993.8 },
          {  "Moldova", 164, 0, 990.73 },
          {  "Vanuatu", 165, 0, 986.44 },
          {  "Barbados", 166, 1, 984.05 },
          {  "South Sudan", 167, 1, 983.35 },
          {  "Guyana", 168, 1, 981.69 },
          {  "Fiji", 169, 1, 980.48 },
          {  "St Lucia", 170, 1, 978.91 },
          {  "Malta", 171, 1, 972.86 },
          {  "Cuba", 172, -6, 968.29 },
          {  "Bermuda", 173, 0, 966.27 },
          {  "Grenada", 174, 0, 960.77 },
          {  "Nepal", 175, 0, 958.05 },
          {  "Cambodia", 176, 0, 942.97 },
          {  "Belize", 177, 0, 939.96 },
          {  "St Vincent and the Grenadines", 178, 0, 938.28 },
          {  "Montserrat", 179, 0, 938.02 },
          {  "Mauritius", 180, 0, 936.03 },
          {  "Chad", 181, 0, 930.22 },
          {  "Macau", 182, 0, 913.68 },
          {  "Mongolia", 183, 0, 908.71 },
          {  "Dominica", 184, 1, 904.88 },
          {  "Bhutan", 185, -1, 900.65 },
          {  "São Tomé and Príncipe", 186, 1, 900.07 },
          {  "Laos", 187, 1, 899.58 },
          {  "Cook Islands", 188, 1, 899.33 },
          {  "Bangladesh", 189, 3, 892.44 },
          {  "Brunei Darussalam", 190, 1, 891.12 },
          {  "Djibouti", 191, 2, 889.2 },
          {  "Timor-Leste", 192, 3, 860.45 },
          {  "Cayman Islands", 193, 4, 859.83 },
          {  "Seychelles", 194, 2, 856.71 },
          {  "Eritrea", 195, 3, 855.56 },
          {  "Somalia", 196, 3, 854.72 },
          {  "Bahamas", 197, 3, 852.87 },
          {  "Gibraltar", 198, 4, 851.64 },
          {  "Aruba", 199, 4, 850.88 },
          {  "Liechtenstein", 200, 4, 848.82 },
          {  "Pakistan", 201, 0, 847.67 },
          {  "Turks and Caicos Islands", 202, 3, 839.39 },
          {  "Guam", 203, 3, 838.33 },
          {  "Sri Lanka", 204, 3, 825.25 },
          {  "US Virgin Islands", 205, 3, 816.59 },
          {  "British Virgin Islands", 206, 3, 804.11 },
          {  "Anguilla", 207, 3, 785.69 },
          {  "San Marino", 208, 3, 753.11 },
          -- {  "American Samoa", NR, 0, 0 },
          -- {  "Samoa", NR, 0, 0 },
          -- {  "Tonga", NR, 0, 0 },
}

-- list of FIFA country codes
data.alias = { 
        { "AFG",  "Afghanistan" },
        { "AIA",  "Anguilla" },
        { "ALB",  "Albania" },
        { "ALG",  "Algeria" },
        { "AND",  "Andorra" },
        { "ANG",  "Angola" },
        { "ARG",  "Argentina" },
        { "ARM",  "Armenia" },
        { "ARU",  "Aruba" },
        { "ASA",  "American Samoa" },
        { "ATG",  "Antigua and Barbuda" },
        { "AUS",  "Australia" },
        { "AUT",  "Austria" },
        { "AZE",  "Azerbaijan" },
        { "BAH",  "Bahamas" },
        { "BAN",  "Bangladesh" },
        { "BDI",  "Burundi" },
        { "BEL",  "Belgium" },
        { "BEN",  "Benin" },
        { "BER",  "Bermuda" },
        { "BFA",  "Burkina Faso" },
        { "BHR",  "Bahrain" },
        { "BHU",  "Bhutan" },
        { "BIH",  "Bosnia and Herzegovina" },
        { "BLR",  "Belarus" },
        { "BLZ",  "Belize" },
        { "BOL",  "Bolivia" },
        { "BOT",  "Botswana" },
        { "BRA",  "Brazil" },
        { "BRB",  "Barbados" },
        { "BRU",  "Brunei Darussalam" },
        { "BUL",  "Bulgaria" },
        { "CAM",  "Cambodia" },
        { "CAN",  "Canada" },
        { "CAY",  "Cayman Islands" },
        { "CGO",  "Congo" },
        { "CHA",  "Chad" },
        { "CHI",  "Chile" },
        { "CHN",  "China PR" },
        { "CIV",  "Côte d'Ivoire" },
        { "CMR",  "Cameroon" },
        { "COD",  "Congo DR" },
        { "COK",  "Cook Islands" },
        { "COL",  "Colombia" },
        { "COM",  "Comoros" },
        { "CPV",  "Cabo Verde" },
        { "CRC",  "Costa Rica" },
        { "CRO",  "Croatia" },
        { "CTA",  "Central African Republic" },
        { "CUB",  "Cuba" },
        { "CUW",  "Curaçao" },
        { "CYP",  "Cyprus" },
        { "CZE",  "Czechia" },
        { "DEN",  "Denmark" },
        { "DJI",  "Djibouti" },
        { "DMA",  "Dominica" },
        { "DOM",  "Dominican Republic" },
        { "ECU",  "Ecuador" },
        { "EGY",  "Egypt" },
        { "ENG",  "England" },
        { "EQG",  "Equatorial Guinea" },
        { "ERI",  "Eritrea" },
        { "ESP",  "Spain" },
        { "EST",  "Estonia" },
        { "ETH",  "Ethiopia" },
        { "FIJ",  "Fiji" },
        { "FIN",  "Finland" },
        { "FRA",  "France" },
        { "FRO",  "Faroe Islands" },
        { "GAB",  "Gabon" },
        { "GAM",  "The Gambia" },
        { "GEO",  "Georgia" },
        { "GER",  "Germany" },
        { "GHA",  "Ghana" },
        { "GIB",  "Gibraltar" },
        { "GNB",  "Guinea-Bissau" },
        { "GRE",  "Greece" },
        { "GRN",  "Grenada" },
        { "GUA",  "Guatemala" },
        { "GUI",  "Guinea" },
        { "GUM",  "Guam" },
        { "GUY",  "Guyana" },
        { "HAI",  "Haiti" },
        { "HKG",  "Hong Kong, China" },
        { "HON",  "Honduras" },
        { "HUN",  "Hungary" },
        { "IDN",  "Indonesia" },
        { "IND",  "India" },
        { "IRL",  "Republic of Ireland" },
        { "IRN",  "IR Iran" },
        { "IRQ",  "Iraq" },
        { "ISL",  "Iceland" },
        { "ISR",  "Israel" },
        { "ITA",  "Italy" },
        { "JAM",  "Jamaica" },
        { "JOR",  "Jordan" },
        { "JPN",  "Japan" },
        { "KAZ",  "Kazakhstan" },
        { "KEN",  "Kenya" },
        { "KGZ",  "Kyrgyz Republic" },
        { "KOR",  "Korea Republic" },
        { "KSA",  "Saudi Arabia" },
        { "KUW",  "Kuwait" },
        { "KOS",  "Kosovo" },
        { "LAO",  "Laos" },
        { "LBR",  "Liberia" },
        { "LBY",  "Libya" },
        { "LCA",  "St Lucia" },
        { "LES",  "Lesotho" },
        { "LBN",  "Lebanon" },
        { "LIE",  "Liechtenstein" },
        { "LTU",  "Lithuania" },
        { "LUX",  "Luxembourg" },
        { "LVA",  "Latvia" },
        { "MAC",  "Macau" },
        { "MAD",  "Madagascar" },
        { "MAR",  "Morocco" },
        { "MAS",  "Malaysia" },
        { "MDA",  "Moldova" },
        { "MDV",  "Maldives" },
        { "MEX",  "Mexico" },
        { "MKD",  "North Macedonia" },
        { "MLI",  "Mali" },
        { "MLT",  "Malta" },
        { "MNE",  "Montenegro" },
        { "MNG",  "Mongolia" },
        { "MOZ",  "Mozambique" },
        { "MRI",  "Mauritius" },
        { "MSR",  "Montserrat" },
        { "MTN",  "Mauritania" },
        { "MWI",  "Malawi" },
        { "MYA",  "Myanmar" },
        { "NAM",  "Namibia" },
        { "NCA",  "Nicaragua" },
        { "NCL",  "New Caledonia" },
        { "NED",  "Netherlands" },
        { "NEP",  "Nepal" },
        { "NGA",  "Nigeria" },
        { "NIG",  "Niger" },
        { "NIR",  "Northern Ireland" },
        { "NOR",  "Norway" },
        { "NZL",  "Aotearoa New Zealand" },
        { "OMA",  "Oman" },
        { "PAK",  "Pakistan" },
        { "PAN",  "Panama" },
        { "PAR",  "Paraguay" },
        { "PER",  "Peru" },
        { "PHI",  "Philippines" },
        { "PLE",  "Palestine" },
        { "PNG",  "Papua New Guinea" },
        { "POL",  "Poland" },
        { "POR",  "Portugal" },
        { "PRK",  "Korea DPR" },
        { "PUR",  "Puerto Rico" },
        { "QAT",  "Qatar" },
        { "ROU",  "Romania" },
        { "RSA",  "South Africa" },
        { "RUS",  "Russia" },
        { "RWA",  "Rwanda" },
        { "SAM",  "Samoa" },
        { "SCO",  "Scotland" },
        { "SDN",  "Sudan" },
        { "SEN",  "Senegal" },
        { "SEY",  "Seychelles" },
        { "SGP",  "Singapore" },
        { "SKN",  "St Kitts and Nevis" },
        { "SLE",  "Sierra Leone" },
        { "SLV",  "El Salvador" },
        { "SMR",  "San Marino" },
        { "SOL",  "Solomon Islands" },
        { "SOM",  "Somalia" },
        { "SRB",  "Serbia" },
        { "SRI",  "Sri Lanka" },
        { "SSD",  "South Sudan" },
        { "STP",  "São Tomé and Príncipe" },
        { "SUI",  "Switzerland" },
        { "SUR",  "Suriname" },
        { "SVK",  "Slovakia" },
        { "SVN",  "Slovenia" },
        { "SWE",  "Sweden" },
        { "SWZ",  "Eswatini" },
        { "SYR",  "Syria" },
        { "TAH",  "Tahiti" },
        { "TAN",  "Tanzania" },
        { "TCA",  "Turks and Caicos Islands" },
        { "TGA",  "Tonga" },
        { "THA",  "Thailand" },
        { "TJK",  "Tajikistan" },
        { "TKM",  "Turkmenistan" },
        { "TLS",  "Timor-Leste" },
        { "TOG",  "Togo" },
        { "TPE",  "Chinese Taipei" },
        { "TRI",  "Trinidad and Tobago" },
        { "TUN",  "Tunisia" },
        { "TUR",  "Türkiye" },
        { "UAE",  "United Arab Emirates" },
        { "UGA",  "Uganda" },
        { "UKR",  "Ukraine" },
        { "URU",  "Uruguay" },
        { "USA",  "USA" },
        { "UZB",  "Uzbekistan" },
        { "VAN",  "Vanuatu" },
        { "VEN",  "Venezuela" },
        { "VGB",  "British Virgin Islands" },
        { "VIE",  "Vietnam" },
        { "VIN",  "St Vincent and the Grenadines" },
        { "VIR",  "US Virgin Islands" },
        { "WAL",  "Wales" },
        { "YEM",  "Yemen" },
        { "ZAM",  "Zambia" },
        { "ZIM",  "Zimbabwe" },
        -- Alternate names
        { "TUR",  "Turkey" },
        { "CZE",  "Czech Republic" },
        { "CUW",  "Curacao" },
        { "BRU",  "Brunei" },
        { "CPV",  "Cape Verde" },
        { "CPV",  "Cape Verde Islands" },
        { "CHN",  "China" },
        { "COD",  "DR Congo" },
        { "GAM",  "Gambia" },
        { "HKG",  "Hong Kong" },
        { "IRN",  "Iran" },
        { "CIV",  "Ivory Coast" },
        { "PRK",  "North Korea" },
        { "KOR",  "South Korea" },
        { "KGZ",  "Kyrgyzstan" },
        { "NZL",  "New Zealand" },
        { "SKN",  "Saint Kitts and Nevis" },
        { "SKN",  "St. Kitts and Nevis" },
        { "LCA",  "Saint Lucia" },
        { "LCA",  "St. Lucia" },
        { "VIN",  "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" },
        { "VIN",  "St. Vincent and the Grenadines" },
        { "STP",  "São Tomé e Príncipe" },
        { "STP",  "Sao Tome e Principe" },
        { "USA",  "United States" },
        { "VIR",  "U.S. Virgin Islands" },
        { "VIR",  "United States Virgin Islands" },
}
-- List of FIFA confederations (Minus test and EAFF)
data.confederation = { 
	AFC = {"AFG", "AUS", "BHR", "BAN", "BHU", "BRU", "CAM", "CHN", "TPE", "GUM", 
		"HKG", "IND", "IDN", "IRN", "IRQ", "JPN", "JOR", "PRK", "KOR", "KUW", 
		"KGZ", "LAO", "LBN", "MAC", "MAS", "MDV", "MNG", "MYA", "NEP", "OMA", 
		"PAK", "PLE", "PHI", "QAT", "KSA", "SGP", "SRI", "SYR", "TJK", "THA", 
		"TLS", "TKM", "UAE", "UZB", "VIE", "YEM"
	},
	CAF = {"ALG", "ANG", "BEN", "BOT", "BFA", "BDI", "CPV", "CMR", "CTA", "CHA", 
		"COM", "CGO", "COD", "CIV", "DJI", "EGY", "EQG", "ERI", "SWZ", "ETH", 
		"GAB", "GAM", "GHA", "GUI", "GNB", "KEN", "LES", "LBR", "LBY", "MAD", 
		"MWI", "MLI", "MTN", "MRI", "MAR", "MOZ", "NAM", "NIG", "NGA", "RWA", 
		"STP", "SEN", "SEY", "SLE", "SOM", "RSA", "SSD", "SDN", "TAN", "TOG", 
		"TUN", "UGA", "ZAM", "ZIM"
	},
	CONCACAF = {"AIA", "ATG", "ARU", "BAH", "BRB", "BLZ", "BER", "VGB", "CAN", 
		"CAY", "CRC", "CUB", "CUW", "DMA", "DOM", "SLV", "GRN", "GUA", "GUY", 
		"HAI", "HON", "JAM", "MEX", "MSR", "NCA", "PAN", "PUR", "SKN", "LCA", 
		"VIN", "SUR", "TRI", "TCA", "VIR", "USA"
	},
	CONMEBOL = {"ARG", "BOL", "BRA", "CHI", "COL", "ECU", "PAR", "PER", "URU", 
		"VEN"
	},
	OFC = {"ASA", "COK", "FIJ", "NCL", "NZL", "PNG", "SAM", "SOL", "TAH", "TGA", 
		"VAN"
	},
	UEFA = {"ALB", "AND", "ARM", "AUT", "AZE", "BLR", "BEL", "BIH", "BUL", "CRO",
		"CYP", "CZE", "DEN", "ENG", "EST", "FRO", "FIN", "FRA", "GEO", "GER", 
		"GIB", "GRE", "HUN", "ISL", "ISR", "ITA", "KAZ", "KOS", "LVA", "LIE", 
		"LTU", "LUX", "MLT", "MDA", "MNE", "NED", "MKD", "NIR", "NOR", "POL", 
		"POR", "IRL", "ROU", "RUS", "SMR", "SCO", "SRB", "SVK", "SVN", "ESP", 
		"SWE", "SUI", "TUR", "UKR", "WAL",
	},
    EAFF = { "CHN","GUM","HKG","JPN","KOR","MAC","MNG","PRK","TPE"},
    test = { "ENG", "SCO", "WAL", "IRE", "NIR", "FRA", "England", "France", "Germany" },
}
    	                          
return data