Brazil slumps to 22nd in rankings
June 7, 2013, Friday
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WORLD Cup host Brazil slumped to a new record low in the FIFA world rankings yesterday as the five-time world champion dropped three places to 22nd.
Having spent most of the first 15 years of official FIFA world rankings at the top of the pile, Brazil's extraordinary demise began a year ago when the Selecao dropped six places from fifth to 11th in July 2012. Luis Felipe Scolari's team has been in freefall ever since and has now reached its worst ever position. Brazil has not played a competitive match since losing on penalties to Paraguay in the Copa America quarterfinals in Argentina two years ago. The top four remained unchanged with Spain ahead of Germany, Argentina and Croatia. The Netherlands jumped four places into fifth with England dropping two places to ninth. China is 95th and eighth in Asia.
Having spent most of the first 15 years of official FIFA world rankings at the top of the pile, Brazil's extraordinary demise began a year ago when the Selecao dropped six places from fifth to 11th in July 2012. Luis Felipe Scolari's team has been in freefall ever since and has now reached its worst ever position. Brazil has not played a competitive match since losing on penalties to Paraguay in the Copa America quarterfinals in Argentina two years ago. The top four remained unchanged with Spain ahead of Germany, Argentina and Croatia. The Netherlands jumped four places into fifth with England dropping two places to ninth. China is 95th and eighth in Asia.
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