2002 World Soccer Rankings

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What team was ranked 1st after winning the World Cup? Answer: (One Word)

2. What country dropped from 1st to 2nd after failing to reach the Round of 16 at the World Cup. Argentina Italy Brazil France

3. What was the highest ranked country that did *not* participate in the 2002 World Cup? Czech Republic Netherlands Colombia Yugoslavia

4. Which team, that played in the 2002 World Cup finals, had the lowest ranking? China Saudi Arabia Poland Tunisia

5. What was the highest ranked Asian team? Japan South Korea Saudi Arabia China

6. What Asian team that made the World Cup was ranked lowest? South Korea China Japan Saudi Arabia

7. What was the highest ranked Asian team that failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup? UAE Iraq Thailand Iran

8. What was the lowest ranked Asian team overall? Bhutan Macao Mongolia Guam

9. What was the highest ranked African team? Nigeria Cameroon Senegal South Africa

10. What was the lowest ranked African team that made the World Cup? Senegal South Africa Cameroon Tunisia

11. What was the highest ranked African team that failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals? Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco

12. What was the lowest ranked African team (tied with Niger)? Seychelles Djibouti Somalia Equatorial Guinea

13. What was the highest CONCACAF (North and Central America) that made it to the 2002 World Cup finals? USA Honduras Costa Rica Mexico

14. What was the lowest ranked CONCACAF team to make it to the World Cup? Costa Rica Mexico USA No CONCACAF teams were in the World Cup

15. What was the highest ranked CONCACAF team that failed to qualify for the 2002 finals? Honduras Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala

16. What was the highest ranked CONMEBOL (South America) team? Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay

17. What was the lowest ranked CONMEBOL (South America) team to make the World Cup? Ecuador Uruguay Paraguay Argentina

18. What was the highest ranked CONMEBOL (South America) country that failed to qualify for the 2002 finals? Bolivia Chile Colombia Peru

19. Who's the lowest ranked CONMEBOL country? Venezeula Peru Chile Bolivia

20. What team was the highest ranked UEFA (Europe) team? Spain France Germany Portugal

21. What country was the lowest ranked UEFA team to make the World Cup? Slovenia Croatia Russia Poland

22. What was the highest ranked UEFA team that failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals? Romania Yugoslavia Netherlands Czech Republic

23. Who was the lowest ranked country in the UEFA? Andorra Liechtenstein San Marino Luxembourg

24. Which country beat the last ranked team in the world to move up to 199th? Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Guam Mongolia

25. Which country lost to the 202nd ranked country to stay in last place (203rd)? Montserrat US Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Puerto Rico