WORLD CUP: Domestic Equivalent

When I watch international football I always have a look to see what the domestic equivalent is. International teams hardly play each other so it's something I do to help me compare teams and understand what to expect in a game. Below you can see the top 105 teams in the FIFA World Rankings and their English domestic equivalent (according to their finishing positions of teams in the England football leagues). Here are a few highlights.

Brazil - Chelsea

Spain - Manchester United

England - Everton

USA- Bolton

Switerland - Cardiff City

North Korea - Kidderminster Harriers

So Everton drawing with Bolton doesn't seem so bad and Kidderminster Harriers giving Chelsea a decent game seems a fantastic achievement. And Cardiff getting a win over Manchester United isn't that much of a surprise really. 

This is a classic thing that means absolutely nothing, but hey you might find it interesting to compare teams when you are watching the World Cup. It might distract you from the Vuvuzelas!

Oh - Watford's International Equivalent is Denmark.

- RookeryJon

1	Brazil		Chelsea
2	Spain		Manchester United
3	Portugal		Arsenal
4	Netherlands		Tottenham Hotspur
5	Italy		Manchester City
6	Germany		Aston Villa
7	Argentina		Liverpool
8	England		Everton
9	France		Birmingham City
10	Croatia		Blackburn Rovers
11	Russia		Stoke City
12	Egypt		Fulham
13	Greece		Sunderland
14	USA		Bolton Wanderers
15	Serbia		Wolverhampton Wanderers
16	Uruguay		Wigan Athletic
17	Mexico		West Ham United
18	Chile		Burnley
19	Cameroon		Hull City
20	Australia		Portsmouth
21	Nigeria		Newcastle United
22	Norway		West Bromwich Albion
23	Ukraine		Nottingham Forest
24	Switzerland		Cardiff City
25	Slovenia		Leicester City
26	Israel		Blackpool
27	Côte d'Ivoire		Swansea City
28	Romania		Sheffield United
29	Turkey		Reading
30	Algeria		Bristol City
31	Paraguay		Middlesbrough
32	Ghana		Doncaster Rovers
33	Czech Republic		Queens Park Rangers
34	Slovakia		Derby County
35	Colombia		Ipswich Town
36	Denmark		Watford
37	Sweden		Preston North End
38	Honduras		Barnsley
39	Bulgaria		Coventry City
40	Costa Rica		Scunthorpe United
41	Republic of Ireland		Crystal Palace
42	Gabon		Sheffield Wednesday
43	Scotland		Plymouth Argyle
44	Ecuador		Peterborough United
45	Japan		Newcastle United
46	Latvia		Norwich City
47	Korea Republic		Leeds United
48	Burkina Faso		Millwall
49	Venezuela		Charlton Athletic
49	Lithuania		Swindon Town
51		Bosnia-Herzegovina	Southampton
52		Finland	Colchester United
53		Peru	Brentford
54		Mali	Walsall
55		Tunisia	Bristol Rovers
56		Northern Ireland	Milton Keynes Dons
57		Hungary	Brighton & Hove Albion
58		Poland	Carlisle United
59		Belgium	Yeovil Town
60		Benin	Oldham Athletic
61		Iran	Leyton Orient
61		FYR Macedonia	Exeter City
63		Canada	Tranmere Rovers
64		Montenegro	Hartlepool United
65		Bolivia	Gillingham
66		Saudi Arabia	Wycombe Wanderers
67		Cyprus	Southend United
68		Austria	Stockport County
69		Bahrain	Notts County
70		Morocco	Bournemouth
71		Zambia	Rochdale
72		El Salvador	Morecambe
73		Uganda	Rotherham United
74		Panama	Aldershot Town
75		Senegal	Dagenham & Redbridge
76		Togo	Chesterfield
77		Wales	Bury
78		New Zealand	Port Vale
79		Albania	Northampton Town
80		Iraq	Shrewsbury Town
81		Jamaica	Burton Albion
82		Belarus	Bradford City
83		South Africa	Accrington Stanley
84		China PR	Hereford United
85		Mozambique	Torquay United
86		Malawi	Crewe Alexandra
87		Guinea	Macclesfield Town
88		Angola	Lincoln City
89		Moldova	Barnet
90		Iceland	Cheltenham Town
91		Oman	Grimsby Town
91		Haiti	Darlington
93		Gambia	Stevenage
94		Uzbekistan	Luton Town
95		Trinidad and Tobago	Oxford United
96		Qatar	Rushden & Diamonds
97		Kuwait	York City
98		Syria	Kettering Town
99		Estonia	Crawley Town
100		Armenia	AFC Wimbledon
101		United Arab Emirates	Mansfield Town
102		Libya	Cambridge United
103		Congo	Wrexham
104		Jordan	Salisbury City
105		Korea DPR	Kidderminster Harriers