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2006 UEFA World Cup Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 2006 UEFA World Cup Qualification

Germany autmatically qualified as host

Field Strength = 98.67

Country	Confederation	MP	GF	GA	INIT	OPP	RATING
Sweden	UEFA	10	30	4	102.60	97.95	100.55
Portugal	UEFA	12	35	5	102.50	98.00	100.50
France	UEFA	10	14	2	101.20	99.27	100.47
Switzerland	UEFA	12	22	11	100.92	99.48	100.40
Italy	UEFA	10	17	8	100.90	99.42	100.32
Poland	UEFA	10	27	9	101.80	98.40	100.20
Ireland	UEFA	10	12	5	100.70	99.35	100.05
Norway	UEFA	12	12	9	100.25	99.76	100.01
Netherlands	UEFA	12	27	3	102.00	97.99	99.99
Czech Republic	UEFA	14	37	12	101.79	98.11	99.90
Israel	UEFA	10	15	10	100.50	99.38	99.88
Scotland	UEFA	10	9	7	100.20	99.54	99.74
Croatia	UEFA	10	21	5	101.60	98.11	99.71
England	UEFA	10	17	5	101.20	98.50	99.70
Spain	UEFA	12	25	5	101.67	98.02	99.69
Turkey	UEFA	14	27	13	101.00	98.54	99.54
Serbia/Montenegro	UEFA	10	16	1	101.50	97.95	99.45
Belarus	UEFA	10	12	14	99.80	99.60	99.40
Denmark	UEFA	12	24	12	101.00	98.40	99.40
Slovakia	UEFA	14	26	14	100.86	98.52	99.38
Ukraine	UEFA	12	18	7	100.92	98.41	99.33
Slovenia	UEFA	10	10	13	99.70	99.62	99.32
Russia	UEFA	12	23	12	100.92	98.23	99.15
Romania	UEFA	12	20	10	100.83	98.16	98.99
Greece	UEFA	12	15	9	100.50	98.47	98.97
Austria	UEFA	10	15	12	100.30	98.65	98.95
Moldova	UEFA	10	5	16	98.90	99.75	98.65
Belgium	UEFA	10	16	11	100.50	98.12	98.62
Cyprus	UEFA	10	8	20	98.80	99.67	98.47
Bosnia-Herzegovina	UEFA	10	12	9	100.30	98.15	98.45
Finland	UEFA	12	21	19	100.17	98.25	98.42
Bulgaria	UEFA	10	17	17	100.00	98.38	98.38
Hungary	UEFA	10	13	14	99.90	98.40	98.30
Estonia	UEFA	12	16	17	99.92	98.37	98.29
Wales	UEFA	10	10	15	99.50	98.78	98.28
Latvia	UEFA	12	18	21	99.75	98.39	98.14
Lithuania	UEFA	10	8	9	99.90	98.22	98.12
Northern Ireland	UEFA	10	10	18	99.20	98.83	98.03
Albania	UEFA	12	11	20	99.25	98.65	97.90
Georgia	UEFA	12	14	25	99.08	98.67	97.75
Liechtenstein	UEFA	12	13	23	99.17	98.48	97.65
Faroe Islands	UEFA	10	4	27	97.70	99.85	97.55
Macedonia	UEFA	12	11	24	98.92	98.43	97.35
Iceland	UEFA	10	14	27	98.70	98.60	97.30
Armenia	UEFA	12	9	25	98.67	98.47	97.14
Azerbaijan	UEFA	10	1	21	98.00	99.03	97.03
Kazakhstan	UEFA	12	6	29	98.08	98.82	96.90
Andorra	UEFA	12	4	34	97.50	98.63	96.13
Malta	UEFA	10	4	32	97.20	98.85	96.05
Luxembourg	UEFA	12	5	48	96.42	98.87	95.29
San Marino	UEFA	10	2	40	96.20	98.84	95.04

Methodology for predictor ratings developed in SAS. Methodology is as follows:

               i. Calculate an intial rating: (GF-GA)/MP +100 for every team
               ii. Calculate the mean intial ratings for all opponents as intial
                   strength of schedule.
               iii. Adjust initial rating of every team by initial strength of schedule.
               iv. Iterate through steps ii. and iii. until convergence or ten 
                   iterations (which ever comes first) to calculate final strength of schedule (variable OPP above).
               v. Adjust initial rating by final strength of schedule (using formula: Rating = Initial Rating + [Final Strength of Schedule - 100])

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2006 UEFA World Cup Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 2006 UEFA World Cup Qualification

Germany autmatically qualified as host

Field Strength = 98.67

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