FIFA Rankings 2012

Spain enjoys a lead of almost a hundred points over Germany at the top of the table in the latest 2012 FIFA rankings. With just 8 exhibition international matches being played over the last one month, there is only one change in the top 25. Argentina edge out Denmark to take the 9th spot from them. Besides this, everyone else stays put in the rankings. We can expect more movement though in the coming months, as there are quite a few exhibition matches to be played, besides the European Championship and World Cup Qualifiers for the 2014 finale.

With hardly any activity happening in the international arena over the last month, there isn't a major shuffle in any rankings, with the biggest gainer being Jamaica, moving up 5 spots to number 51, and the biggest drop by Congo, slipping 5 places to 1240.

Here are the latest 2012 FIFA rankings as on May 9.

FIFA World Rankings - May 2012
RANK	CHANGE	COUNTRY	POINTS
1	←→	Spain	1442
2	←→	Germany	1345
3	←→	Uruguay	1309
4	←→	Netherlands	1207
5	←→	Portugal	1190
6	←→	Brazil	1165
7	←→	England	1132
8	←→	Croatia	1114
9	↑ 1	Argentina	1076
10	↓ 1	Denmark	1069
11	←→	Russia	1049
12	←→	Italy	1041
13	←→	Chile	968
14	←→	Greece	961
15	←→	Côte d'Ivoire	951
16	←→	France	938
17	←→	Sweden	931
18	←→	Republic of Ireland	891
18	←→	Switzerland	891
20	←→	Mexico	867
21	←→	Australia	862
22	←→	Ghana	816
23	←→	Colombia	812
24	←→	Norway	805
25	←→	Paraguay	801

The next set of FIFA rankings will be released on June 6, 2012. Stay tuned to this space for the updates.