In the August World Fifa Rankings of 2013, Euro 2012 and 2010 World Cup winners Spain remain at the top of the rankings for yet another month, despite losing to Brazil in the final of the Confederations Cup.
So, below Spain are Germany, Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Confederations Cup winners Brazil and a resurgent Belgium side.
England rise one place to 14th.
Copa America winners Uruguay are 12th after a reasonable showing in Brazil.
Ivory Coast are the top African team in 18th.
Japan Asian Cup winners are in 37th a drop after losing all three of their Confederations Cup games, though they were the first team to qualify for World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
South Korea have also qualified for Brazil too and are in 56th place. Both Japan and South Korea are among the top ranked teams in Asia together with Australia, who have also qualified for World Cup 2014, and are 46th.
The USA are in 19th place, up from last month. Scotland are in 50th position.
The Republic of Ireland are in 44th place, Wales are in 46th, Northern Ireland are 109th.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Colombia |
| 4 | Argentina |
| 5 | The Netherlands |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Croatia |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Belgium |
| 11 | Greece |
| 12 | Uruguay |
| 13 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 14 | England |
| 15 | Switzerland |
| 16 | Russia |
| 17 | Ecuador |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 19 | USA |
| 20 | Mexico |
| 21 | Chile |
| 22 | Peru |
| 23 | France |
| 24 | Ghana |
| 25 | Norway |
| 26 | Czech Republic |
| 27 | Denmark |
| 28 | Montenegro |
| 28 | Ukraine |
| 30 | Sweden |
| 31 | Hungary |
| 32 | Mali |
| 33 | Romania |
| 34 | Algeria |
| 35 | Nigeria |
| 36 | Cape Verde Islands |
| 37 | Japan |
| 38 | Albania |
| 39 | Venezuela |
| 40 | Panama |
| 41 | Serbia |
| 42 | Costa Rica |
| 43 | Honduras |
| 44 | Republic of Ireland |
| 45 | Slovenia |
| 46 | Wales |
| 46 | Australia |
| 48 | Burkina Faso |
| 49 | Paraguay |
| 50 | Scotland |
| 51 | Cameroon |
| 52 | Iran |
| 53 | Tunisia |
| 53 | Bulgaria |
| 55 | Austria |
| 56 | Korea Republic |
| 57 | New Zealand |
| 58 | Turkey |
| 59 | Uzbekistan |
| 60 | Zambia |
| 61 | Egypt |
| 62 | Slovakia |
| 63 | Israel |
| 64 | Bolivia |
| 65 | Finland |
| 66 | Armenia |
| 67 | South Africa |
| 68 | Guinea |
| 69 | Libya |
| 70 | Iceland |
| 71 | Jordan |
| 72 | Poland |
| 73 | Belarus |
| 74 | Haiti |
| 75 | Morocco |
| 76 | Jamaica |
| 77 | Uganda |
| 78 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 78 | Senegal |
| 80 | Sierra Leone |
| 81 | Gabon |
| 82 | Togo |
| 83 | El Salvador |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates |
| 85 | Estonia |
| 86 | Dominican Republic |
| 87 | Congo DR |
| 88 | Central African Republic |
| 89 | FYR Macedonia |
| 90 | Cuba |
| 91 | Canada |
| 92 | Congo |
| 93 | New Caledonia |
| 93 | Guatemala |
| 95 | Oman |
| 95 | China |
| 97 | Georgia |
| 98 | Angola |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 100 | Suriname |
| 101 | Botswana |
| 102 | Ethiopia |
| 103 | Liberia |
| 104 | Iraq |
| 105 | Niger |
| 106 | Lithuania |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia |
| 108 | Mozambique |
| 109 | Northern Ireland |
| 110 | Korea DPR |
| 111 | Qatar |
| 112 | Kuwait |
| 113 | Benin |
| 114 | Tajikistan |
| 115 | Azerbaijan |
| 116 | Zimbabwe |
| 117 | Bahrain |
| 118 | Malawi |
| 119 | Latvia |
| 120 | Lebanon |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 122 | Grenada |
| 123 | Cyprus |
| 123 | Moldova |
| 125 | Turkmenistan |
| 126 | Burundi |
| 127 | Guyana |
| 128 | Tanzania |
| 129 | Kenya |
| 130 | Puerto Rico |
| 131 | Namibia |
| 131 | Rwanda |
| 133 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 134 | Malta |
| 135 | Sudan |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 137 | Thailand |
| 138 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 139 | Afghanistan |
| 140 | Luxembourg |
| 141 | Philippines |
| 142 | St Lucia |
| 143 | Belize |
| 144 | Hong Kong |
| 145 | India |
| 146 | Barbados |
| 147 | Syria |
| 148 | Liechtenstein |
| 149 | Kazakhstan |
| 150 | Palestine |
| 151 | Mauritania |
| 152 | Solomon Islands |
| 153 | Maldives |
| 154 | Tahiti |
| 155 | Singapore |
| 156 | Vietnam |
| 156 | Bermuda |
| 158 | Bangladesh |
| 158 | Nicaragua |
| 160 | Lesotho |
| 160 | Chad |
| 162 | Malaysia |
| 163 | Gambia |
| 163 | Dominica |
| 165 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 165 | Myanmar |
| 167 | Aruba |
| 167 | Pakistan |
| 169 | Indonesia |
| 170 | Sri Lanka |
| 170 | Nepal |
| 172 | Laos |
| 173 | Yemen |
| 174 | Mauritius |
| 175 | Faroe Islands |
| 176 | Chinese Taipei |
| 177 | Guam |
| 178 | Vanuatu |
| 179 | Montserrat |
| 180 | Swaziland |
| 181 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 183 | Timor Leste |
| 185 | Fiji |
| 185 | Madagascar |
| 187 | Mongolia |
| 188 | Samoa |
| 189 | Tonga |
| 190 | US Virgin Islands |
| 191 | Bahamas |
| 192 | Comoros |
| 192 | Cayman Islands |
| 194 | American Samoa |
| 195 | Eritrea |
| 195 | Seychelles |
| 197 | Papua New Guinea |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands |
| 198 | Cambodia |
| 200 | Somalia |
| 201 | Macau |
| 202 | Djibouti |
| 203 | South Sudan |
| 204 | Cook Islands |
| 205 | Andorra |
| 206 | Anguilla |
| 207 | Bhutan |
| 207 | San Marino |
| 207 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
Source: www.fifa.com
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Importance of match - 1 (friendly match) to 4 (FIFA World Cup™)
Strength of opponent - Position in world ranking (no. 1 = 2.00, no. 30 = 1.70, no. 118 = 0.82 etc.) Formula: [200 minus Position] / 100
Regional strength - Based on results in last three FIFA World Cups (wins per confederation per match)
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Last four years, gradual decline in importance of results: 100%- 50% - 30% - 20%
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