Brazil 2014: England in Toughest Group

FIFA yesterday released new rankings for each country, and takes in to account matches played up to 30th May. England move up a place to be ranked 10th in the world. Brazil, ahead of their World Cup have moved in to 3rd place.

Taking the rankings altogether, England have the highest ranks teams, Argentina will be in the weakest group with Australia who at 62nd are considered to be the worse team.

Rankings are as follows:-

Rank	Country	WC Group		Rank	Country	WC Group
1	Spain	B		18	Croatia	A
2	Germany	G		19	Russia	H
3	Brazil	A		20	Mexico	A
4	Portugal	G		21	Bosnia-Herzegovina	F
5	Argentina	F		22	Algeria	H
6	Switzerland	E		23	Ivory Coast	C
7	Uruguay	D		26	Ecuador	E
8	Columbia	C		28	Costa Rica	D
9	Italy	D		33	Honduras	E
10	England	D		37	Ghana	G
11	Belgium	H		43	Iran	F
12	Greece	C		44	Nigeria	F
13	USA	G		46	Japan	C
14	Chile	B		56	Cameroon	A
15	Holland	B		57	South Korea	H
17	France	E		62	Australia	B

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If we look at by group, then Group D is ranked at 54, Brazil’s group at 97 and Group F at 113.  All the groups are shown as following:-

Rank	Country	Grp		Rank	Country	Grp		Rank	Country	Grp
3	Brazil	A		1	Spain	B		8	Columbia	C
18	Croatia	A		14	Chile	B		12	Greece	C
20	Mexico	A		15	Holland	B		23	Ivory Coast	C
56	Cameroon	A		62	Australia	B		46	Japan	C
97				92				89
7	Uruguay	D		6	Switzerland	E		5	Argentina	F
9	Italy	D		17	France	E		21	Bosnia-Herzegovina	F
10	England	D		26	Ecuador	E		43	Iran	F
28	Costa Rica	D		33	Honduras	E		44	Nigeria	F
54				82				113
2	Germany	G		11	Belgium	H
4	Portugal	G		19	Russia	H
13	USA	G		22	Algeria	H
37	Ghana	G		57	South Korea	H
56				109