Brazil surges into top 10 with Cup win
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July 5, 2013, Friday
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FIVE-TIME world champion Brazil leapt back into the top 10 of the FIFA rankings after winning the Confederations Cup last month.
Brazil, which had plummeted to a record-low 22nd and spent exactly one year outside the top 10, jumped to ninth after winning all five of its matches at the tournament which it hosted.
It was also helped by a 3-0 win over France in a warm-up match.
Brazil's low position had been a combination of its lackluster recent results and its lack of competitive internationals.
Before the Confederations Cup, Brazil, which qualifies automatically for next year's World Cup as host, had spent the last two years playing only friendlies, which earn fewer points under the complex calculation system.
Oceania champion Tahiti dropped 16 places, from 138th to 154th, after losing all three games and conceding 24 goals at the Confederations Cup.
The rankings continued to make embarrassing reading for Asia, whose highest-ranked team Japan dropped to 37th place. Australia and South Korea were the only other two Asian confederation teams in the top 50.
China moved down five places to 100th, ranking ninth in Asia.
Spain stayed top, despite losing 0-3 to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final, while Germany remained second and Colombia climbed to third.
Tenth-ranked Belgium reached its highest-ever position. England dropped six to No. 15, losing its top-10 status for the first time since October 2008.
Bosnia (14th), Peru (19th), Albania (37th), Cape Verde (49th), Dominican Republic (90th), Tajikistan (106th) and Guam (176th) all achieved their highest-ever rankings.
Brazil, which had plummeted to a record-low 22nd and spent exactly one year outside the top 10, jumped to ninth after winning all five of its matches at the tournament which it hosted.
It was also helped by a 3-0 win over France in a warm-up match.
Brazil's low position had been a combination of its lackluster recent results and its lack of competitive internationals.
Before the Confederations Cup, Brazil, which qualifies automatically for next year's World Cup as host, had spent the last two years playing only friendlies, which earn fewer points under the complex calculation system.
Oceania champion Tahiti dropped 16 places, from 138th to 154th, after losing all three games and conceding 24 goals at the Confederations Cup.
The rankings continued to make embarrassing reading for Asia, whose highest-ranked team Japan dropped to 37th place. Australia and South Korea were the only other two Asian confederation teams in the top 50.
China moved down five places to 100th, ranking ninth in Asia.
Spain stayed top, despite losing 0-3 to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final, while Germany remained second and Colombia climbed to third.
Tenth-ranked Belgium reached its highest-ever position. England dropped six to No. 15, losing its top-10 status for the first time since October 2008.
Bosnia (14th), Peru (19th), Albania (37th), Cape Verde (49th), Dominican Republic (90th), Tajikistan (106th) and Guam (176th) all achieved their highest-ever rankings.
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