FIFA September 2006 Rankings

Brazil remain top, followed by France and Argentina. England are up to the heady heights of fourth.

Japan are up to 47th position. South Korea occupy 49th position. The USA drop to 29th.

1 Brazil
2 France
3 Argentina
4 England
5 Italy
6 The Netherlands
7 Czech Republic
8 Germany
9 Portugal
10 Spain

11 Nigeria
11 Cameroon
13 Ukraine
14 Switzerland
15 Uruguay
16 Denmark
17 Mexico
18 Sweden
19 Côte d'Ivoire
20 Colombia

21 Paraguay
22 Greece
23 Ghana
24 Croatia
25 Romania
26 Guinea
27 Egypt
28 Turkey
29 USA
30 Ecuador
31 Tunisia
32 Serbia
33 Senegal
34 Scotland
35 Poland
36 Israel
37 Bulgaria
38 Australia
39 Russia

40 Norway
41 Morocco
42 Slovakia
43 Republic of Ireland
43 Iran
45 Chile
46 Peru
47 Japan
48 Togo
49 Korea Republic
50 Belgium
51 FYR Macedonia
52 Angola
53 Costa Rica
54 Bosnia-Herzegovina
55 Zambia
56 Trinidad and Tobago
57 Uzbekistan
58 Northern Ireland
59 Hungary
60 Mali

61 Finland
62 Wales
63 Qatar
64 Congo DR
65 Belarus
66 Guatemala
67 Lithuania
68 Saudi Arabia
69 Cuba
70 Austria
71 Canada
71 Kuwait
73 Zimbabwe
74 Panama
75 Albania
76 South Africa
77 Jamaica
78 Latvia
79 Bolivia
80 Venezuela

81 Honduras
81 Oman
83 Algeria
84 Gabon
85 Moldova
86 Ethiopia
87 Iceland
88 United Arab Emirates
89 Libya
90 Equatorial Guinea
91 China PR
92 Iraq
93 Bahrain
93 Georgia
95 Malawi
96 Jordan
97 Burkina Faso
98 Bahrain
99 Uganda
100 Congo

101 Benin
102 Estonia
103 Cyprus
104 Botswana
105 Tanzania
106 Rwanda
107 Singapore
108 Lebanon
109 Hong Kong
110 Sudan
111 Korea DPR
111 Armenia
113 Cape Verde Islands
114 Thailand
115 St. Lucia
116 Syria
117 Azerbaijan
118 Haiti
119 Gambia
120 Guyana

120 Kazakhstan
122 Tajikistan
123 Palestine
124 Mauritania
125 Kyrgyzstan
126 Mauritius
127 Kenya
127 Antigua & Barbuda
129 Maldives
129 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
131 New Zealand
132 Chad
133 Sierra Leone
134 Mozambique
135 Eritrea
136 Yemen
136 India
138 Bahamas
139 Namibia
139 Indonesia

139 Myanmar
142 St Kitts & Nevis
143 Liberia
143 Malta
144 Lesotho
146 Seychelles
146 Sri Lanka
148 Malaysia
149 Fiji
150 Swaziland
151 Vietnam
152 Bangladesh
153 Barbados
154 Chinese Taipei
155 Liechtenstein
156 Solomon Islands
157 Grenada
158 El Salvador
159 Burundi
160 Andorra

160 Pakistan
162 Turkmenistan
163 Surinam
163 Burmuda
165 Nicaragua
165 Vanuatu
167 Niger
168 Madagascar
169 Nepal
170 Turks and Caicos Islands
171 Tahiti
171 British Virgin Islands
171 Netherlands Antilles
174 New Caledonia
175 Afganistan
176 Papua New Guinea
177 Cayman Islands
178 Central African Republic
179 Faroe Islands
179 Brunei Darussalam

181 Guinea-Bissau
181 Somalia
183 Mongolia
184 Laos
185 Dominica
185 Cambodia
185 Macau
188 Dominican Republic
189 Bhutan
190 Samoa
191 Tonga
192 Puerto Rico
193 Luxembourg
194 San Marino
195 Philippines
196 Anguilla
197 Cook Islands
197 Belize
198 Djibouti
198 São Tomé e Príncipe
198 Aruba
198 US Virgin Islands
198 Monserrat
198 Guam
198 American Samoa