FIFA Soccer Rankings

16:2401/07/200

MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has risen to sixth place in the latest FIFA rankings, published on the website of international football's governing body on Wednesday.

Guus Hiddink's team overtook England and Argentina to reach its highest position since August 1997. Hiddink is the manager of the Russian national team.

Although the US team finished an amazing second in the Confederations Cup, it did not make the top 10 list.  The Confederations Cup is a warm up for the FIFA World Cup.

Germany and Russia's rivals in their hunt for automatic qualification for the World Cup 2010, dropped two places to 5th.

European champions Spain were knocked off the top of the rankings by Confederation Cup winners Brazil.

Rankings (previous position)
1. Brazil (5)
2. Spain (1)
3. Netherlands (2)
4. Italy (4)
5. Germany (3)
6. Russia (9)
7. England (6)
8. Argentina (7)
9. France (10)
10. Croatia (8)

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