FIFA World Rankings Place World Cup Champs Italy Above Brazil

It was a good run for Brazil but Wednesday’s FIFA World Rankings ended the Samba Boys 4 ½ year stretch as the world’s number one side and elevated the World Cup Champions Italy atop the soccer list.

The Brazilians fate was sealed after they dropped a 2-0 match to Portugal last week.

For the Italians, it is the first time they have assumed the FIFA number one ranking since 1993. They accumulated 1,562 points, 22 points more than Brazil.

There were no major changes to the FIFA World Rankings with the exception of Nigeria who dropped from number 9 to number 36. The Czech Republic claimed the Nigerians old spot and Spain cracked the top 10.

The United States climbed three more spots to land at number 28 on the FIFA World Rankings.

FIFA World Rankings Feb. 14

1.  Italy
2.  Brazil
3.  Argentina
4.  France
5.  Germany
6.  England
7.  Netherlands
8.  Portugal
9.  Czech Republic
10.  Spain
11.  Ukraine
12.  Croatia
13.  Greece
14.  Switzerland
15.  Romania
16.  Sweden
17.  Cameroon
18.  Denmark
19.  Mexico
20.  Scotland
21.  Côte d'Ivoire
22.  Ghana
23.  Poland
24.  Uruguay
25.  Ecuador
26.  Turkey
27.  Russia
28.  USA
29.  Serbia
30.  Paraguay
31.  Colombia
32.  Iran
33.  Slovakia
34.  Chile
35.  Mali
36.  Nigeria
37.  Bulgaria
38.  Senegal
39.  Australia
40.  Israel
 
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