What are the top five FIFA world Rankings heading into the 2006 World Cup?
442680
According to fifa.com\n1 Brazil 835 points\n2 Czech rep. 789 points\n3 holland 788 points\n4 argentina 765 points\n5 usa 764 points....the rest of the top ten are in order 6 spain 7 mexico 8 france 9 england and 10 portugal
655884
fifa.com and go to rankings
349765
my money's on brazil. it's been atop the FIFA World Rankings for quite some time now. Amazing performance.
1045503
Here is the official deciding rule for the World Cup 2006. It seems like the situation you describe falls within these rules:\n\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as\nfollows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the\nteams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™.
1069549
just check the scores on fifa http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/\n\nThese are the upcomining matches with the remaining teams:-\n\nGermany Vs Argentina\nItaly Vs Ukraine\nEngland Vs Portugal\nBrazil Vs France\n\nThey all should be good so watch them!
1057728
The best player at World Cup 2006
1000126
World Cup Top Goalscorer Goals \n1930 Uruguay Guillermo Stábile (Argentina) 8 \n1934 Italy Edmund Conen (Germany)\nOldřich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia)\nAngelo Schiavio (Italy) 4(1) \n1938 France Leônidas (Brazil) 7(2) \n1950 Brazil Ademir (Brazil) 9(3) \n1954 Switzerland Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) 11 \n1958 Sweden Just Fontaine (France) 13 \n1962 Chile Garrincha (Brazil)\nVavá (Brazil)\nLeonel Sánchez (Chile)\nDražen Jerković (Yugoslavia)\nValentin Ivanov (Soviet Union)\nFlórián Albert (Hungary) 4 \n1966 England Eusébio (Portugal) 9 \n1970 Mexico Gerd Müller (West Germany) 10 \n1974 West Germany Grzegorz Lato (Poland) 7 \n1978 Argentina Mario Kempes (Argentina) 6 \n\n\nWorld Cup Golden Shoe winner\n1982 Spain Paolo Rossi (Italy) 6 \n1986 Mexico Gary Lineker (England) 6 \n1990 Italy Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) 6 \n1994 USA Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria)\nOleg Salenko (Russia) 6 \n1998 France Davor Šuker (Croatia) 6 \n2002 Korea/Japan Ronaldo (Brazil) 8(4)
1067253
1 Ronaldinho \n2 David Beckham \n3 Wayne Rooney \n4 Samuel Eto’o \n5 Lionel Messi
1002549
1-Brazil\n2-Czech Republic\n3-Netherlands\n4-Mexico\n5-Spain\n -USA\n7-Portugal\n8-France\n9-Argentina\n10-England\n\nThe next ranking would be out on 12 July 2006
335565
F.I.F.A. will produce a list after the world cup.At the end of 2004/05 european season the top rated club team in the world was liverpool.Currently at the top of this seasons rankings are Barcelona
1107698
here is the rankings 1-205 (this is the most updated rankings)\n\n1 Brazil \n2 Czech Republic \n3 The Netherlands \n4 Mexico \n5 USA  \n5 Spain \n7 Portugal \n8 France \n9 Argentina \n10 England \n    \n11 Nigeria \n11 Denmark \n13 Italy  \n14 Turkey \n15 Cameroon \n16 Sweden \n17 Egypt  \n18 Japan \n19 Germany  \n20 Greece \n    \n21 Tunisia \n22 Uruguay  \n23 Iran  \n23 Croatia \n25 Romania  \n26 Costa Rica  \n27 Colombia \n28 Senegal  \n29 Poland \n29 Korea Republic \n31 Republic of Ireland \n32 Côte d'Ivoire \n33 Paraguay \n34 Saudi Arabia \n35 Switzerland \n36 Morocco  \n37 Russia \n37 Bulgaria \n39 Ecuador \n40 Norway \n    \n41 Slovakia \n42 Honduras \n42 Australia  \n44 Serbia and Montenegro \n45 Ukraine  \n46 Jamaica \n47 Trinidad and Tobago \n48 Ghana  \n49 Finland \n49 Israel  \n51 Guinea \n52 Iraq \n53 South Africa  \n54 Bahrain \n55 Zimbabwe \n56 Belgium  \n57 Angola \n57 Zambia  \n59 Scotland  \n60 Uzbekistan \n    \n61 Togo  \n62 Guatemala \n63 Bosnia-Herzegovina  \n64 Chile  \n65 Belarus  \n66 Peru  \n66 Mali \n68 China PR  \n69 Congo DR  \n70 Latvia  \n71 Slovenia \n71 Venezuela  \n71 United Arab Emirates \n74 Kuwait  \n74 Wales  \n76 Hungary  \n76 Estonia \n78 Qatar  \n79 Austria  \n80 Cuba \n    \n81 Panama \n82 Oman \n83 Canada  \n84 Jordan \n85 Albania  \n86 Libya \n87 Algeria \n88 Korea DPR \n89 Burkina Faso \n90 Syria  \n91 FYR Macedonia \n92 Singapore \n93 Lithuania  \n94 Rwanda  \n95 Kenya  \n96 Northern Ireland \n97 Uganda \n97 Sudan  \n99 Iceland  \n100 Cyprus \n    \n101 Georgia \n102 Bolivia \n103 Botswana \n104 Moldova  \n104 Gabon \n106 Haiti \n107 Malawi \n108 Thailand \n109 Armenia \n110 Indonesia \n111 Congo \n112 Azerbaijan  \n112 Ethiopia \n114 Benin \n115 Palestine  \n115 Hong Kong \n117 India  \n118 New Zealand  \n118 Barbados  \n120 Turkmenistan  \n    \n121 Tajikistan  \n122 Lebanon  \n123 Liechtenstein  \n123 Cape Verde Islands \n125 Malta \n126 Vietnam  \n127 Mozambique  \n127 Malaysia  \n129 Andorra  \n130 El Salvador  \n131 St. Lucia  \n132 Yemen  \n133 St. Kitts and Nevis  \n133 St. Vincent and the Grenadines  \n135 Kazakhstan  \n136 Sri Lanka  \n137 Maldives  \n137 Swaziland  \n139 Faroe Islands \n140 Bangladesh  \n    \n141 Lesotho  \n142 Fiji  \n143 Liberia  \n144 Solomon Islands  \n145 Tahiti  \n146 Mauritius  \n147 Kyrgyzstan  \n147 Vanuatu \n149 Myanmar \n150 Burundi \n151 Madagascar \n152 Luxembourg \n153 Pakistan  \n154 Equatorial Guinea  \n155 Grenada \n156 Chinese Taipei  \n157 Nicaragua  \n158 Surinam  \n159 Chad  \n160 Antigua and Barbuda  \n    \n161 San Marino \n162 Guyana  \n162 Bermuda  \n164 Namibia \n165 Sierra Leone \n166 Gambia \n167 Tanzania \n168 Papua New Guinea \n169 Nepal \n170 Netherlands Antilles \n171 Eritrea \n172 Laos \n173 British Virgin Islands \n174 Dominica \n175 Dominican Republic \n176 Seychelles \n177 Niger \n178 Mauritania \n179 Mongolia \n180 Belize \n    \n181 Central African Republic \n182 Cayman Islands \n183 Samoa \n184 Cambodia \n185 Somalia  \n186 Guinea-Bissau \n187 Tonga  \n188 Afghanistan \n188 New Caledonia \n190 Bhutan \n191 Philippines \n192 Macau \n193 Brunei Darussalam  \n194 Bahamas \n195 Cook Islands  \n196 Puerto Rico  \n197 US Virgin Islands \n198 São Tomé e Príncipe \n199 Anguilla \n200 Djibouti \n    \n201 Aruba \n202 Montserrat \n203 Guam \n204 Turks and Caicos Islands \n205 American Samoa
511343
The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup or just The World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Qualification for the tournament is now complete, with all 32 competing teams confirmed. The 2006 finals are the 18th to be contested. In June 2000, Germany won the right to host the event beating the bids of South Africa (who will be the hosts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup), England, Brazil, and Morocco.
225824
www.uefa world cup 2006
475672
Latest odds issued by William Hill after the preliminary World Cup 2006 draw was made in Germany, Friday 5 December.\n5-1 Brazil\n6-1 France, Italy\n7-1 Argentina, Germany\n8-1 England\n9-1 The Netherlands, Spain\n20-1 Portugal\n25-1 Czech Rep\n50-1 Paraguay\n66-1 Cameroon, Mexico, USA\n\nBest Player\nAdriano 12-1\nRonaldo 12-1\nRonaldinho 16-1\nRooney 17-1\nvan Nistelrooy 17-1\nOwen 19-1\nCrespo 19-1\nHenry 20-1
364972
according to fifa, the top three of last year were\n1.  ronaldnho(brazil and barcelona)\n2.  lampard(england and chelsea)\n3.  eto'o(cameroon and bracelona)\n\nthe next 2 are my oppinion\n4.  henry(france and arsenal)\n5.  messi(argentina and barcelona)
1103536
The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in football (soccer). The teams of the member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of matches played in FIFA-recognized international competitions. Under the existing system, rankings are based on a team's performance over the last eight years, with more recent results being more heavily weighted to help reflect the current competitive state of a team. Teams delivering consistently good performances tend to be more highly ranked, and the system currently in use is somewhat slow to respond to significant changes in a team's performance. A new baseline of calculation, which will only consider results over a shorter four year period, will be introduced in July 2006.
572748
Brazil: 191 goals.\n\nTop 10 ranking:\nNr  Team  P  W  D  L  F  A  F-A  Pts  \n1   Brasil  87  60  14  13  191  82  +109  194  \n2   Germany / WGermany  85  50  18  17  176  106  +70  168  \n3   Italy  70  39  17  14  110  67  +43  134  \n4   Argentina  60  30  11  19  102  71  +31  101  \n5   England  50  22  15  13  68  45  +23  81  \n6   France  44  21  7  16  86  61  +25  70  \n7   Spain  45  19  12  14  71  53  +18  69  \n8   Russia / USSR  37  17  6  14  64  44  +20  57  \n9   Yugoslavia  37  16  8  13  60  46  +14  56  \n10   Sweden  42  15  11  16  71  65  +6  56