The May 2006 FIFA World National Team rankings are shown below. These will be the last rankings before the World Cup 2006 and there will be no rankings given in June 2006. England stay in 10th place (no change from last month).

1 Brazil
2 Czech Republic
3 Holland
4 Mexico
5 USA
5 Spain
7 Portugal
8 France
9 Argentina
10 England
11 Denmark
11 Nigeria
13 Italy
14 Turkey
15 Cameroon
16 Sweden
17 Egypt
18 Japan
19 Germany
20 Greece
21 Tunisia
22 Uruguay
23 Iran
23 Croatia
25 Romania
26 Costa Rica
27 Columbia
28 Senegal
29 Korea Republic
29 Poland
31 Republic of Ireland
32 Ivory Coast
33 Paraguay
34 Saudi Arabia
35 Switzerland
36 Morocco
37 Russia
37 Bulgaria
39 Ecuador
40 Norway
41 Slovakia
42 Honduras
42 Australia
44 Serbia and Montenegro
45 Ukraine
46 Jamaica
47 Trinidad and Tobago
48 Ghana
49 Finland
49 Israel
51 Guinea
52 Iraq
53 South Africa
54 Bahrain
55 Zimbabwe
56 Belgium
57 Angola
57 Zambia
59 Scotland
60 Uzbekistan
(only top 60 shown)

In the April 2006 FIFA World National Team rankings England have dropped one place to 10th as Portugal rise up to 8th. The April 2006 rankings are:

1 Brazil
2 Czech Republic
3 Holland
4 USA
5 Spain
6 Mexico
7 France
8 Portugal
8 Argentina
10 England
11 Denmark
12 Nigeria
13 Turkey
14 Italy
15 Cameroon
16 Sweden
17 Japan
18 Egypt
19 Greece
19 Germany
21 Tunisia
22 Iran
22 Uruguay
24 Croatia
25 Romania
26 Costa Rica
27 Columbia
28 Poland
29 Senegal
30 Korea Republic
30 Republic of Ireland
(only top 30 shown)

The FIFA World National Team rankings for January 2006 were

1 Brazil
2 Czech Republic
3 Holland
4 Argentina
5 Spain
6 France
7 Mexico
7 USA
9 England
10 Portugal
11 Turkey
12 Italy
13 Denmark
14 Sweden
15 Japan
16 Greece
17 Germany
18 Uruguay
19 Iran
20 Croatia
21 Costa Rica
22 Poland
23 Cameroon
24 Columbia
24 Nigeria
26 Republic of Ireland
27 Romania
28 Tunisia
29 Korea Rupublic
30 Paraguay
30 Senegal
(only top 30 shown)

As of January 2006 England have moved up three places since the World Cup 2002.