FIFA came out with it's new rankings of national teams. As expected there a some movers and shakers. Here is a peak of the bigger movements from teams that played in the World Cup.
Biggest rise in rankings: New Zealand, ranked 54th, up 24 spots from 78th.
Biggest fall in rankings: France, ranked 21st. down 12 spots from 9th. Deservedly so.
Cracking the Top Ten: Uruguay moved up ten spots to 6th on the chart. Egypt, who didn't even play in the World Cup, moved up three spots to 9th..interesting.
Leaving the Top Ten: France as mentioned above as well as Italy moving six spots from 5th to 11th.
Biggest surprise ranking: England, moving up 1 spot to 7th. Shocking considering this is was their worst performance in a World Cup.
Other notable movers: With the assistance of Larissa Riquelme, Paraguay moved sixteen spots from 31st to 15th. Cameroon won't be happy since they fell 21 spots from 19th to 40th. Japan moved 13 spots to 32nd, I won't be surprised if Honda makes a move to the Premier League. Team USA moved up one spot to 13th, which they share with Serbia. Last but not least, hosts South Africa moved up 17 spots from 83rd to 66th.
Speaking of FIFA, if your a Diego Forlan fan, and I'm guessing if you weren't already you are now, they have an interview with him on their website.
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