[arivanjj]

Italy have jumped over Brazil to lead the FIFA World Rankings for the first time since November 1993.

The Azzurri have brought the Selecao’s 55-month run as leaders to an end after the South American nation lost 2-0 to Portugal last week.

The World Cup winners were scheduled to play a friendly with Romania seven days ago, but the match was cancelled after rioting fans in Catania killed a policeman following a Serie A match.

There are no other changes in the top five with Argentina, France and Germany all trailing Brazil in second. Spain have returned to the top 10 for the first time since October last year.

The next FIFA World Rankings will be published on March 14, 2007.

Top 10
1 (2) Italy – 1,562 points
2 (1) Brazil – 1,540
3 (3) Argentina – 1,535
4 (4) France – 1,496
5 (5) Germany – 1,359
6 (6) England – 1,330
7 (7) Netherlands – 1,312
8 (9) Portugal – 1,262
9 (10) Czech Republic – 1,193
10 (12) Spain – 1,161

[Warchant]

regardless of who Italy played...they allowed 0 goals scored (besides an own goal and a penalty).

i don't care you who you play, when your defense and goalie are good enough to pull of something like that, you deserve the #1 spot. Italy beat a good Czech team, tied a good US team out of form, and beat a suprising Ghana team

they also beat a really good Aussie team that was better than a lot of people had given them credit for, they beat Ukraine...who may not have been the best in the world...but they shut down Sheva, completely. they beat Germany IN Germany...probably the hardest thing to do in the entire tournament, and then they went out and beat France.

I'm sorry, but that's a good enough resume for me to them be put in the #1 spot

[bigmacmtl]

regardless of who Italy played...they allowed 0 goals scored (besides an own goal and a penalty).

i don't care you who you play, when your defense and goalie are good enough to pull of something like that, you deserve the #1 spot. Italy beat a good Czech team, tied a good US team out of form, and beat a suprising Ghana team

they also beat a really good Aussie team that was better than a lot of people had given them credit for, they beat Ukraine...who may not have been the best in the world...but they shut down Sheva, completely. they beat Germany IN Germany...probably the hardest thing to do in the entire tournament, and then they went out and beat France.

I'm sorry, but that's a good enough resume for me to them be put in the #1 spot

one thing i say about the US, is the big tournements and games dont phase the players and they really held their own.