World Cup 2010 teams: Fifa ranking

Spain have retained their place as the No 1 team, ahead of Brazil, in the latest Fifa rankings for December.

England remain in ninth, but have gained points and close the gap on eighth-placed Argentina.

Chile have climbed above Ivory Coast into 15th, while Mexico go in the opposite direction, dropping two places down to 17th.

Fifa ranking of the 32 World Cup teams:

1 Spain (1,627 points); 2 Brazil (1,568); 3 Holland (1,288); 4 Italy (1,209); 5 Portugal (1,176); 6 Germany (1,173); 7 France (1,117); 8 Argentina (1,085); 9 England (1,076);

11 Cameroon (1,035); 13 Greece (1,016); 14 USA (980); 15 Chile (936); 16 Ivory Coast (934); 17 Mexico (931); 18 Switzerland (924); 19 Serbia (916); 20 Uruguay (909);

21 Australia (863); 22 Nigeria (848); 26 Algeria (823); 28 Denmark (820); 29 Paraguay (806);

31 Slovenia (767); 33 Slovakia (752); 34 Ghana (747); 37 Honduras (738);

43 Japan (709); 52 South Korea (625); 82 New Zealand (400); 85 South Africa (377); 86 North Korea (376).