FIFA World Rankings 2010

It has been just a couple of days since Spain's FIFA World Cup 2010 triumph, and the celebrations might still not be over completely. Now Spain has even more reason to rejoice besides just winning their first world cup ever. The latest FIFA World Rankings 2010 are out, and as expected, Spain jumps to the number one position, which was earlier held by Brazil.

Spain takes the top position back from Brazil, who had dethroned Spain at the top of the rankings just a few months ago. World Cup runners-up Netherlands moved from 4th to 2nd place. Brazil, due to the earlier than expected exit, dropped to 3rd position. Semifinalists Germany moved up from 6th to 4th place, while the other losing semifinalist, Uruguay, leapfrogged from 16th place to their best ranking at 6th.

The biggest losers were both the previous World Cup finalists, who went out in the first round this time around. France, who were in the top 10, now do not even feature in the top 20. And Italy, who were previously 5th, have also gone out of the top 10 countries. Another big loser is Portugal, who drop from 3rd place to number 8.

RANK	CHANGE	COUNTRY	POINTS
1	↑ 1	Spain	1883
2	↑ 2	Netherlands	1659
3	↓ 2	Brazil	1536
4	↑ 2	Germany	1464
5	↑ 2	Argentina	1289
6	↑ 10	Uruguay	1152
7	↑ 1	England	1125
8	↓ 5	Portugal	1062
9	↑ 3	Egypt	1053
10	↑ 8	Chile	988
11	↓ 6	Italy	982
12	↑ 1	Greece	975
13	↑ 1	United States	969
13	↑ 2	Serbia	969
15	↓ 5	Croatia	968
16	↑ 15	Paraguay	961
17	↓ 6	Russia	956
18	↑ 6	Switzerland	940
19	↑ 6	Slovenia	917
20	←→	Australia	911
21	↓ 12	France	890
22	←→	Norway	878
23	↑ 9	Ghana	874
24	↓ 7	Mexico	872
25	↓ 2	Ukraine	870

So, as it turns out, post FIFA World Cup 2010, there has been a lot of movement in the FIFA World Rankings. In the top 25, the biggest gainers are Paraguay (+15 places) and Uruguay (+10 places). The unfortunate biggest loser is France (-12 places). And of course, World Champions Spain are sitting pretty at the top. España bien hecha!