2006 World Cup Full Team Rankings
By now we know the teams that will finish in the top 4 spots in the 2006 World Cup. While their order is yet to be decided, the finishing spots for the other 28 teams are set. Using the following criteria that FIFA has used in previous World Cups, the teams are ranked below.
1. Stage reached.
2. Points earned. 3 for a win, including in extra time; 1 for a draw, including a game that was decided in penalties; 0 for a loss, including in extra time.
3. Goal difference. Includes knockout play.
4. Goals scored. Includes knockout play.
Complete Rankings
1. Italy
2. France
3. Germany
4. Portugal
5. - Brazil 12 points and +8 goal difference
6. - Argentina 11 points and +8 goal difference
7. - England 11 points and +4 goal difference
8. - Ukraine 7 points and -2 goal difference
9. - Spain 9 points and +5 goal difference
10. - Switzerland 8 points and +4 goal difference
11. - Holland 7 points and +1 goal difference
12. - Ecuador 6 points and +1 goal difference
13. - Ghana 6 points and -2 goal difference
14. - Sweden 5 points and -1 goal difference
15. - Mexico 4 points and 0 goal difference
16. - Australia 4 points and -1 goal difference
17. - South Korea 4 points and -1 goal difference
18. - Paraguay 3 points and 0 goal difference
19. - Ivory Coast 3 points and -1 goal difference
20. - Czech Republic 3 points and -1 goal difference
21. - Poland 3 points and -2 goal difference
22. - Croatia 2 points and -1 goal difference
23. - Angola 2 points and -1 goal difference
24. - Tunisia 1 points and -3 goal difference
t25. - United States 1 points and -4 goal difference
t25. - Iran 1 points and -4 goal difference
27. - Trinidad and Tobago 1 points and -4 goal difference
t28. - Saudi Arabia 1 points and -5 goal difference
t29. - Japan 1 points and -5 goal difference
30. - Togo 0 points and -5 goal difference
31. - Costa Rica 0 points and -6 goal difference
32. - Serbia and Montenegro 0 points and -8 goal difference.
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Comments
By Gus | July 6th, 2006 at 2:23 pm 
Don’t call me a crazy Mexican fan, but I read somewhere Mexico was 14th, because they actually consider a win or lose in Extra time as a draw, but still count the goals in the goal difference. It makes sense as it is a 90 minute result that gives the points. Anyways, that would put Mexico on top of Sweden. This I read was, of course, in the Mexican media, but said it was official by FIFA. This criteria would also put Argentina below England, by the way.
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Australia
By Phil | July 6th, 2006 at 2:43 pm Gus - I believe they only get a point if they lose in a penalty shoot out and not in extra time. At least that is how they did it in 1998 and 2002.
In either case, England still ends with 11 pts from 3 wins, a draw, and a draw that ended in a penalty shoot out.
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Germany
By carldec | July 6th, 2006 at 2:54 pm I am so proud… Unlike 1998 we did better than Iran!
I hope next time the USA can do better than angola and Tunisia.
By diego | July 6th, 2006 at 3:24 pm I guess Ivory Coast and the Czech Republic should also be tied for the 19th spot.
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United States
By James | July 6th, 2006 at 3:26 pm why are the ukrain in 8th with 7points and -2 goals
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United Kingdom
By Blah-Me | July 6th, 2006 at 3:53 pm B) Brazil and Argentina were ‘that’ close! Its so sad!!
Next time inshaAllah!
Posted from 
United Arab Emirates
By jackie | July 6th, 2006 at 4:01 pm ukraine is in eighth because it has to do with how far you got in the tournament. they got farther than spain ..
Posted from United States
By Blah-Me | July 6th, 2006 at 4:02 pm Oh by the way, BOB..
I believe Ukraine has 6 points? not 7? And its ranking doesnt look right either.. like James pointed out!
Posted from United Arab Emirates
By Blah-Me | July 6th, 2006 at 4:03 pm Oh yea.. Jackie is right!
Ukraine is right by that!
Posted from United Arab Emirates
By Michael from Boston | July 6th, 2006 at 4:09 pm Does anyone else think it’s ironic that the USA is tied with Iran??
Very funny.
Posted from United States
By Hank | July 6th, 2006 at 5:04 pm What’s ironic about that? I don’t think you know what “irony” is..
Posted from United States
By Hank | July 6th, 2006 at 5:05 pm And jackie, Ukraine got just as far as Spain. No further.
Posted from United States
By Hank | July 6th, 2006 at 5:07 pm (Disregard that last comment. I’m an idiot. 
Posted from United States
By Trapper | July 6th, 2006 at 6:51 pm Switzerland and Ukraine should have been penalised for their gutless bore-draw in the Rd of 16.
Not only did I waste over two hours of my life on that match, but, and maybe I’m just being a petty little man here, I’m still a bit angry that players could go out and put on tripe like that in front of a watching world thinking that that was a good way to represent their nation.
At least the Swiss were ashamed enough to bottle all their penalties.
31: Switzerland
32: Ukraine
Posted from Australia
By skillz | July 6th, 2006 at 7:04 pm trapper, you hit it right on the nail. you are a petty little man.
Posted from 
Canada
By Trapper | July 6th, 2006 at 7:23 pm skillz:
LOL, and that’s at you, not with you. You made your point clear on:
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/players-whos-stock-has-risen-during-world-cup-2006.html
Enjoy your 0-0 draws. Obviously you enjoy the game on a completely different level than I do.
Posted from Australia
By Lolo | July 6th, 2006 at 8:49 pm Apart from Argentina-Mexico and Germany-Italy, the 2006 tournament has been complete crap.
I’d rather watch pigs vomiting blood inside an abbatoir.
FACT.
Posted from United States
By TSN | July 7th, 2006 at 12:09 am croatia watch out 2008 euro
2010 iam will be playing
Posted from Canada
By Soccerman | July 7th, 2006 at 8:02 am klose is great
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Philippines
By pinto | July 10th, 2006 at 3:28 am does anyone think its a little strange that the USA is ranked 5th in the world, yet they didn’t even reach the second round and all they got was two goals and 1 point. they finished equal 25th. I’m not trying to say that they suck, maybe they just had a bad tournament, and bad luck. Also the Czech Republic was ranked second in the world, and they didn’t show any of that quality, except against the USA, 3-0. surely a team ranked second could reach the second round of the world cup. My point here is that some teams are over-rated, and some teams are under-rated.
By Soccerfan | July 11th, 2006 at 8:42 am i think usa is not good at soocer.
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By KWAME TIEKU | July 12th, 2006 at 4:48 pm I luv my country Ghana.First tyme appearing n have beaten the likes of USA(ironically our major donors and ranked way ahead of us fifa 5),and FIFA’s no 2(CZECh REPUBLIC).. and from our 48Th rank to 25the RANK..I should say my boys have done a yeomans job.Bravo for uniting GHANA and AFRICA as a whole..BRAVO GHANA BLACK STARS
By KWAME TIEKU | July 12th, 2006 at 4:52 pm I luv my country Ghana.First tyme appearing n have beaten the likes of USA(ironically our major donors and ranked way ahead of us fifa 5),and FIFA’s no 2(CZECh REPUBLIC).. and from our 48Th rank to 25the RANK..I should say my boys have done a yeomans job.Bravo for uniting GHANA and AFRICA as a whole..BRAVO GHANA BLACK STARS
posted from Ghana
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