The information portal "Indeksonline.net" published today (October 26) an article claiming that the Kosovo national football team has suffered a drop in the rankings of the world's largest football organization "FIFA".
The aforementioned medium in this article writes that Kosovo has lost six positions within a month, now ranking 111th.
After verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the claim of "Indeksonline.net" is incorrect and that Kosovo has risen six positions this month, from 111th to 105th.
Link to the article published on the "Indeksonline.net" portal:
Excerpt from the article published on the portal "Indeksonline.net":
Albania rises in FIFA rankings, Kosovo falls
Albania has risen even further in the FIFA rankings. The national team is ranked 59th, three positions higher compared to last month's rankings.
Meanwhile, Kosovo has also seen a drop in the rankings in recent months. The "Dardans" have lost 6 positions in a month, now ranking 111th.
Hibrid.info, after researching the official FIFA website, found the ranking published by this football institution on October 26, 2023.
This ranking shows that Kosovo has risen six positions, from 111th last month (September) to 105th. (see here)
Analyze:
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the information portal "Indeksonline.net" published an article with an incorrect claim that Kosovo has dropped six positions in the October rankings published by FIFA.
Kosovo has risen six places in the FIFA rankings, from 111th to 105th.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.