After the victory over the Turkish national team in the qualifying tournament for the 2006 World Cup, the Ukrainian national team improved its position in the final FIFA ranking for 2004. Oleg Blokhin's charges moved from 67th place up ten spots at once and occupy 57th place.
The Brazilian national team tops the ranking of the planet's best teams. The French are second and the Argentine team is in third place. The Czech team pushed Spain out of fourth place.
The Kenyan team achieved the greatest progress in the FIFA ranking over the past month, rising 11 positions. At the same time, the Congo team experienced the most significant drop, falling 12 points.
FIFA Ranking. 1. Brazil - 843 2. France - 792 3. Argentina - 785 4. Czech Republic - 777 5. Spain - 765 6. Netherlands - 758 7. Mexico - 753 8. England - 752 9. Portugal - 747 10. Italy - 738 14. Denmark - 711 14. Turkey - 711 18. Greece - 706 32. Russia - 652 57. UKRAINE - 580 86. Albania - 515 104. Georgia - 455 147. Kazakhstan – 313.