Fifa World Rankings July 2006

The first fifa world rankings post-World Cup 2006 has lead to some significant changes.

Brazil remain top but Italy have risen to second, while Germany have forced their way in to the top ten as Mexico and the USA drop out.

Both Japan and South Korea have seen their rankings plummet. England move up to fifth.

1 Brazil
2 Italy
3 Argentina
4 France
5 England
6 The Netherlands
7 Spain
8 Portugal
9 Germany
10 Czech Republic

11 Nigeria
11 Cameroon
13 Switzerland
14 Uruguay
15 Ukraine
16 USA
17 Denmark
18 Mexico
19 Paraguay
20 Côte d'Ivoire

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