Argentina beats Brazil in FIFA rankings

Paris, March 9th 2011 (AFP) - The Argentine team climbed to fourth position and overtook Brazil (5th), on the ranking classification of the International Football Federation (FIFA), according to a list released on this Wednesday. The Spanish team continues to top the rankings and leads.
The selection “Albiceleste” took advantage of the victory over Portugal, by 2 x 1, and Brazil’s defeat to France in Paris by 1 x 0, to reach the fourth place.
Now, Argentina occupies the position of best South American team, according to FIFA’s classification. The difference for Brazil is only one point, because it adds 1412 points, 1411 against Brazilians.
Already Uruguay, the third South American team in the Top-10, remained in seventh place with 1172 points.
Among the selections that have risen most in the ranking, are Peru (59th), which climbed nine placements, and the Equator team, which after climbed five places, took 49th place.
Check out the FIFA ranking:

. Spain 1880
2. Netherlands  1730
3. Germany  1486
4. Argentina 1412 (+1)
5. Brazil 1411 (-1)
6. England 1212
7. Uruguay 1172
8. Croatia 1071 (+1)
9. Portugal 1060 (-1)
10. Greece  1038
11. Italy 957 (+2)
13. Russia  956 (-1)
14. Chile 954
15. Japan  938 (+2)
16. Ghana  931 (-1)
17. Slovenia  916 (-1)
18. France 913 (+1)
19. United States of America 894 (-1)
20. Serbia  872 (+3)
...
24. Paraguay  835
27. Mexico 811
38. Honduras 620 (+1)
49. Equator 553 (+5)
50. Colombia 551
53. Costa Rica 542 (-5)
59. Peru 530 (+9)
63. Venezuela 505
64. Cuba 503 (+1)
68. Panamá 482 (-8)
92. El Salvador 373 (+6)
94. Granada 360 (-2)
95. Trinidad and Tobago 352 (-1)
97. Bolívia 332 (+2)
125. Guatemala 220 (+1)
130. Dominica 193 (-2)
131. Porto Rico 187 (-1)
164. Nicarágua 75 (-3)
166. Rep. Dominicana 66 (+2)

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