Source: FOOTYMAD
Republic of Ireland-Latest FIFA Rankings
Both Irelands joint 39th Spain remain number one with Brazil trailing in 2nd. England move up to 8th position following some good results. The Republic of Irelands opponents in Group B Russia move up to 12th position, and are Irelands major threat in the group. Meanwhile Slovakia are in 31st place, only 8 places above the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Both teams are on 748 points and tied in 39th place.Table courtesy of www.fifa.com1 Spain16420152 Brazil15940263 Netherlands13240364 Italy12260175 Germany12081356 Portugal1201-1257 France11710548 England11091339 Argentina1087-1510 Greece107424411 Croatia10500-312 Russia104211613 Serbia98066414 Chile97121615 Mexico96822115 Switzerland96834417 Egypt967-7-10218 USA954-4-919 Uruguay93622720 Cameroon8880-2621 Nigeria879-6-7722 Côte d'Ivoire8740923 Australia86701024 Ukraine8510325 Czech Republic84301526 Israel8211-227 Slovenia81965228 Ghana818-1-529 Paraguay8150930 Bulgaria81201131 Slovakia81055832 Algeria803-11933 Denmark798-7-2933 Norway798-12635 Honduras776-11736 Romania77422937 Ecuador761-2838 Colombia75712139 Republic of Ireland748-2239 Northern Ireland74811941 Turkey73911142 Sweden73711043 Gabon7061044 Costa Rica7011245 Scotland68111646 Japan672-6-5747 Latvia66222848 Hungary64543049 Venezuela644-2-249 Bosnia-Herzegovina644-1-1
