FIFA tracks 199 countries and Brazil somehow still remains top of the pile while England were overtaken by Germany for he 5th spot.
Japan move up one place to 46th position. South Korea remain in 51st position.
The USA are in 31st. Croatia are 15th after their good results in Euro 2008 qualifying. Scotland are down a [...]

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Stadium: Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
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Portugal made it’s entrance into the World Cup with a rather sluggish performance.
They started out brightly enough, with Pauleta grabbing the first goal which would be the winner in the 4th minute,just the exact same time England took their lead against Paraguay the other [...]

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