FIFA has released its latest World Rankings, which ranks the strongest teams in the world based on the average number of points they gain in a match as well as a combination of other factors.
Germany climbs into first place for the first time in two decades, followed by World Cup runners-up Argentina. Netherlands climbs 12 places into third place, but Brazil — who finished fourth in the 2014 FIFA World Cup — drops four places to number 7.
The USA, meanwhile, falls two places to be ranked number 15 in the world, while England — who crashed out of the World Cup and finished bottom of its group — falls 10 places to number 20.
Here’s the FIFA World Cup rankings released today for teams 1 through 30:
1. Germany (+1)
2. Argentina (+3)
3. Netherlands (+12)
4. Colombia (+4)
5. Belgium (+6)
6. Uruguay (+1)
7. Brazil (-4)
8. Spain (-7)
9. Switzerland (-3)
10. France (+7)
11. Portugal (-7)
12. Chile (+2)
13. Greece (-1)
14. Italy (-5)
15. USA (-2)
16. Costa Rica (+12)
17. Croatia (+1)
18. Mexico (+2)
19. Bosnia and Herzegovina (+2)
20. England (-10)
21. Ecuador (+5)
22. Ukraine (-6)
23. Russia (-4)
24. Algeria (-2)
25. Ivory Coast (-2)
26. Denmark (-3)
27. Scotland (0)
28. Romania (+1)
29. Sweden (+3)
30. Venezuela (+10)
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norwalkvirus
July 17, 2014 at 2:02 pm
The FIFA rankings are based on an arcane points system, not opinions. ESPN had a better arcane points system that seems to be gone. There are ELO rankings, too.
American College Football (read: Minor League Gridiron and/or Modern Indentured Servitude) does rankings wrong.
Americano & Proud
July 17, 2014 at 1:18 pm
Uruguay and Greece are way overrated.
NeilO
July 17, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Expect Germany to be #1 for a long, long time.
Bishopville Red
July 17, 2014 at 9:50 am
This website keeps eating my comments. Boo.
Bishopville Red
July 17, 2014 at 9:50 am
except that one. Any maybe this one.
SB
Lawrence Dockery
July 17, 2014 at 9:37 am
I love how Portugal is ranked higher than us when we got out of the group and they went home.
Bergkamp_10
July 17, 2014 at 10:04 am
This is not world cup rankings.