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Spain Top End-Of-Year FIFA World Rankings
Spain sit on top of the world according to FIFA's final rankings of 2009.
Dec 16, 2009 10:51:44 AM
Having recuperated their number one ranking in the world last month, Spain have finished 2009 at the top of FIFA's World Rankings, as reported by Marca.
Despite losing to the United States in the summer's Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa, Vicente del Bosque's squad showed impeccable form throughout their World Cup Qualifying group, winning all of their 10 matches. They also confirmed their supremacy by dispatching Diego Maradona's Argentina last month in a friendly.
Having claimed their first trophy in over 40 years with the Euro 2008 championship, Spain will be hoping to carry their good form into next summer's World Cup in South Africa, rather than slip up early in the knock-out stages, as has become a national custom in tournaments past.
The latest release of the FIFA World Rankings shows the top ten are as follows:
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Despite losing to the United States in the summer's Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa, Vicente del Bosque's squad showed impeccable form throughout their World Cup Qualifying group, winning all of their 10 matches. They also confirmed their supremacy by dispatching Diego Maradona's Argentina last month in a friendly.
Having claimed their first trophy in over 40 years with the Euro 2008 championship, Spain will be hoping to carry their good form into next summer's World Cup in South Africa, rather than slip up early in the knock-out stages, as has become a national custom in tournaments past.
The latest release of the FIFA World Rankings shows the top ten are as follows:
1. Spain (1627 points)
2. Brazil (1568 points)
3. Netherlands (1288 points)
4. Italy (1209 points)
5. Portugal (1176 points)
6. Germany (1173 points)
7. France (1117 points)
8. Argentina (1085 points)
9. England (1076 points)
10. Croatia (1042 points)
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