The latest edition of the FIFA / Coca- Cola of the year sees the Top 10 unchanged. Spain remains the top ahead of Germany and Argentina , followed by Colombia, Portugal and Uruguay . Two Asian nations, the Philippines ( 127th , up 6) and Guam ( 161th , up 8) reach this month the highest ranking in their history.
For the sixth consecutive time world champions Spain and Europe ended the year top of the table and adjudge the title of " Team of the Year ." With nine wins, two draws and only one defeat matches , Ukraine gleaned from December 2012 no less than 312 points and was up 29 places to find today in 18th place , earning him to get " progression of the year. " Armenia ( 35th , over 259 points since December 2012) and United States (14th , over 237 points since December 2012), can also boast of having enjoyed a successful year 2013.
Regarding the changes since December 2012 at the regional composition of the Top 50 , CONCACAF ( 5 teams in the Top 50 , plus 2 ) and CAF ( 9 teams , plus 1 ) are longer represented the expense of UEFA (26 minus 1 ) , CONMEBOL (8 minus 1 ) and AFC (2 minus 1 ) . For its part, the OFC is still not represented among the top fifty nations. The top-ranked nations in each confederation remain largely the same in 2012 , with the exception of the CONCACAF (2013 : United States / 2012: Mexico) and AFC (2013 : Iran / 2012: Japan ) . Spain , Argentina, Ivory Coast and New Zealand are the top-ranked nations in their respective confederation.
This edition of the ranking takes into account 30 international matches. Thus, the total international games played in 2013 is 918 , most of which were friendlies (415) . More than a third of the matches (347) were played as part of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 ™ .
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