selected virker ikke i Internet Explorer

Hvad er der galt siden den ikke kan selected i IE, jeg kan ikke se hvad der skulle være galt.

$teamid = addslashes($_GET['teamid']);
$status = addslashes($_GET['status']);
$get = mysql_query("select * from profile WHERE lang='".lang."' ");
print("<select name='memberstatus'>");
echo "<option value=''>Select Status</option>";
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($get)) {

if($row[status]=='1' and $status=='1') { $var = "'selected'"; }
else if($row[status]=='2' and $status=='2') { $var = "'selected'"; }
else if($row[status]=='3' and $status=='3') { $var = "'selected'"; }
else if($row[status]=='4' and $status=='4') { $var = "'selected'"; }
else{ $var = ""; }
print("<option value='".$row[status]."' $var>".$row[name]."</option>");
}
print("</select>");