Seventeen of the top 20 nations in the Fifa rankings will be present in South Africa.

国际足联排名前20的国家中，有17个将会出现在南非。

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In the latest official FIFA rankings, England were in eighth position and Spain were second.

在国际足联最新排名中，英格兰队位居第八，西班牙队位居第二。

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Brazil remain top of the latest FIFA rankings, while World Cup host South Africa have jumped seven places after winning two friendly matches.

巴西仍然排名第一，而东道主南非队在赢得两场友谊赛之后，排名上升了七位。

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At the end of the day the results must bring us higher in the FIFA rankings.

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Thailand, Indonesia's main rival in the 1990s, is now far ahead in the FIFA rankings (135th), along with Vietnam (129th).

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The Fifa rankings had Ireland in 34th place, meaning France, Russia, Portugal and Greece were seeded for the two-legged play-off matches.

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