The Socceroos have climbed two places to 20th in FIFA's latest monthly world rankings which continue to be headed by world and European champion Spain.
Australia is the top-ranked Asian country and is top seed in a 10-nation draw for the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifying.
The Netherlands has regained second spot from Germany while Uruguay is fourth followed by Brazil, England, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and Croatia.
1. Spain (1).
2. Netherlands (3).
3. Germany (2).
4. Uruguay (4).
5. Brazil (7).
6. England (5).
7. Portugal (6).
8. Argentina (11).
9. Italy (8).
10. Croatia (9).
11. Denmark (10).
12. Russia (13).
13. Greece (14).
14. Chile (12).
15. Ivory Coast (15).
16. France (17).
17. Sweden (18).
18. Switzerland (16).
19. Ireland (20).
20. Australia (22).
AAP
Tags: socceroos, soccer, sport, australia First posted March 07, 2012 23:01:07
No comments:
Post a Comment