Brazil finished the year ranked No. 1 on FIFA's world rankings. The laurels for the "Mover of the Year", which weighs up the points won in the course of the year against a team's strength, go to China (54th, up 32).
Serbia and Montenegro, last year's No. 54, climbed eight places to No. 46.
FIFA top 20
1. (1) Brazil 843
2. (2) France 792
3. (3) Argentina 785
4. (5) Czech Republic 777
5. (4) Spain 765
6. (6) the Netherlands 758
7. (8) Mexico 753
8. (7) England 752
9. (8) Portugal 747
10. (10) Italy 738
11. (11) USA 726
12. (14) Ireland 716
13. (15) Sweden 715
14. (13) Denmark 711
14. (12) Turkey 711
16. (19) Uruguay 708
17. (18) Japan 707
18. (17) Greece 706
19. (16) Germany 705
20. (20) Iran 697