Revised Rankings

The May 2006 FIFA Rankings are out, and these are the rankings that the teams will carry to the World Cup

For a ready reference, here is the May 2006 FIFA Ranking for all the 32 qualified teams: [R = May 2006 FIFA Ranking, S = Seeding for World Cup; seedings were based on FIFA Rankings as well as performance in the last two cups, 2002 & 1998.]

01. Brazil: R – 1, S – 1
02. Czech Republic: R – 2, S – 16
03. Netherlands: R – 3, S – 10
04. Mexico: R – 4, S – 5
05. Spain: R – 5, S – 3
06. United States: R – 5, S – 9
07. Portugal: R – 7, S – 17
08. France: R – 8, S – 6
09. Argentina: R – 9, S – 7
10. England: R – 10, S – 2
11. Italy: R – 13, S – 8
12. Sweden: R – 16, S – 13
13. Japan: R – 18, S – 12
14. Germany: R – 19, S – 4
15. Tunisia: R – 21, S – 22
16. Croatia: R – 23, S – 14
17. Iran: R – 23, S – 21
18. Costa Rica: R – 26, S – 18
19. South Korea: R – 29, S – 11
20. Poland: R – 29, S – 20
21. Ivory Coast: R – 32, S – 27
22. Paraguay: R – 33, S – 15
23. Saudi Arabia: R – 34, S – 19
24. Switzerland: R – 35, S – 25
25. Ecuador: R – 39, S – 23
26. Australia: R – 42, S – 28
27. Serbia & Montenegro: R – 44, S – 24
28. Ukraine: R – 45, S – 26
29. Trinidad & Tobago: R – 47, S – 29
30. Ghana: R – 48, S – 30
31. Angola: R – 57, S – 31
32. Togo: R – 61, S – 32

Note: All the top 10 FIFA ranked countries are playing, but from the next 10 ranked teams, 6 are missing! They are # 11 Denmark, # 11 Nigeria, # 14 Turkey, # 15 Cameroon, # 17 Egypt and # 20 Greece. Egypt and Greece are current continental champions.