FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking Trio target top ten (FIFA.com) http://tinyurl.com/7ken8 While approximately 100matches in March and April gave rise to new calculations and countless changes in the table, the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking is simply indicative of the calm before the storm set to strike in June and July, with dozens of World Cup qualifiers, the FIFA Confederations C up and the CONCACAF Gold Cup all on the agenda. Argentina's match with Ecuador and their showdown against leaders Brazil may give them the opportunity to climb into second place and to cut the Brazilians' lead. In Europe, all eyes will be on Greece, Sweden and Turkey, the teams currently occupying places 12 to 14, as all three hold hopes of joining the top 10 elite. The eagerly anticipated clash between the European champions and their Aegean neighbours in Piraeus on 8 June and Sweden's World Cup qualifier against Malta could prove to be decisive. In this month's ranking, Mexico (7th, up 1), trade places with Spain (8th, down 1). Zimbabwe (57th, up 5) gain ground on the back of two victories in friendly matches, but the majority of changes are a direct result of a devaluation of past results. According to the index rating, which takes account of the teams' s trength in addition to the number of points gained during the year, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Cuba, Ecuador and Sudan are currently the teams vying for the Mover of the Year title. However, the months ahead should also result in significant changes in this race. - The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 15 June 2005. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank Team +/-Rank Apr 05 Pts: May 05 +/-Pts: Apr 05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Brazil 0 831 -3 2 Czech Republic 0 784 +1 3 Argentina 0 778 -2 4 France 0 769 -8 5 Netherlands 0 759 -4 6 England 0 754 -3 7 Mexico +1 753 -1 8 Spain -1 752 -3 9 Portugal 0 740 -1 10 Italy 0 734 -1 10 USA 0 734 -1 12 Greece 0 727 +1 13 Sweden 0 722 -1 14 Turkey 0 712 -7 15 Republic of Ireland 0 709 -1 16 Uruguay 0 706 -3 17 Japan 0 703 0 18 Iran +1 699 -2 19 Denmark -1 697 -5 19 Germany +1 697 -1 ： ： ： 153 Chinese Taipei 0 268 -2 --

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