Brazil maintains its position in the FIFA rankings again
The monthly update released on Thursday, two changes moved the list of the 10 best teams in the FIFA ranking. Uruguay beat Switzerland and climbed to sixth place, while Belgium returned to the 10th position. Brazil, in turn, follows occupying ninth place. Among Brazil's future opponents in Group A of the World Cup, only Mexico has advanced in rank. The Mexicans won a position and appear now in 20th place. Croatia remained in 16th, while Cameroon dropped four positions and only figure in 50 th place, tied with Slovakia.
The following ranking led by world champions Spain, with only 174 points ahead of the second placed Germany. Argentina, Portugal, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil and Belgium complete, in order, the top 10. Upon returning to the group, the Belgian pushed the Netherlands for 11th place.
Greece, the United States and Chile also lost one position in each list. France already climbed one place, while England and Russia have risen three places each. Even out of the World Cup, Egypt was featured in a new ranking by advancing 12 positions, being now in 26th overall.
The new list of Fifa took into account 67 matches played in recent weeks in world football, with 57 friendly - the remaining 10 occurred in the Asian Qualifiers to be held in Australia in 2015 World Cup. Now, the rankings will next update on 10 April.
Constant figure in the group of Brazilian team in 2012 and 2013, Lucas has lost ground in the national team and will not appear among the squad since October last year. Little less than three months prior to the next edition of the World Cup, the attacking midfielder follows hopeful contest the competition, which takes place between June 12 and July 13. However, the athlete admitted that for months has not spoken to the manager of green-yellow team, Luiz Felipe Scolari.
The following ranking led by world champions Spain, with only 174 points ahead of the second placed Germany. Argentina, Portugal, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil and Belgium complete, in order, the top 10. Upon returning to the group, the Belgian pushed the Netherlands for 11th place.
Greece, the United States and Chile also lost one position in each list. France already climbed one place, while England and Russia have risen three places each. Even out of the World Cup, Egypt was featured in a new ranking by advancing 12 positions, being now in 26th overall.
The new list of Fifa took into account 67 matches played in recent weeks in world football, with 57 friendly - the remaining 10 occurred in the Asian Qualifiers to be held in Australia in 2015 World Cup. Now, the rankings will next update on 10 April.
Constant figure in the group of Brazilian team in 2012 and 2013, Lucas has lost ground in the national team and will not appear among the squad since October last year. Little less than three months prior to the next edition of the World Cup, the attacking midfielder follows hopeful contest the competition, which takes place between June 12 and July 13. However, the athlete admitted that for months has not spoken to the manager of green-yellow team, Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Ranking - The Top 20
Rank
|
Country
|
Points
|
1.
|
Spain
|
1510
|
2.
|
Germany
|
1336
|
3.
|
Argentina
|
1234
|
4.
|
Portugal
|
1199
|
5.
|
Colombia
|
1183
|
6.
|
Uruguay
|
1126
|
7.
|
Switzerland
|
1123
|
8.
|
Italy
|
1112
|
9.
|
Brazil
|
1104
|
10.
|
Belgium
|
1084
|
11.
|
Netherlands
|
1,077
|
12.
|
England
|
1045
|
13.
|
Greece
|
1038
|
14.
|
US
|
1,017
|
15.
|
Chile
|
998
|
16.
|
Croatia
|
955
|
17.
|
France
|
929
|
18.
|
Ukraine
|
911
|
19.
|
Russia
|
889
|
20.
|
Mexico
|
888
|