<Li> Independent states not in FIFA (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Niue, Palau, Tuvalu, Vatican City) </Li> <Li> Non-independent territories (Åland Islands, Guadeloupe, Greenland, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Martinique, Northern Mariana Islands, Réunion, Sint Maarten, Zanzibar) </Li> <Li> Politically sensitive areas (Abkhazia, Crimea, Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia). </Li> <P> The FIFA World Rankings are updated monthly and rank each team based on their performance in international competitions, qualifiers, and friendly matches . There is also a world ranking for women's football, updated four times a year . </P>

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