FIFA Rankings for December

Former soccer great and World Cup winner Alcides Ghiggia of Uruguay is supported by former World Cup player Fernando Hierro of Spain, left, and Brazilian actress Fernanda Lima, right, during the draw ceremony for the 2014 soccer World Cup in Costa do Sauipe near Salvador, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. AP

ZURICH — FIFA rankings for December (November positions in parentheses):

1. Spain (1)

2. Germany (2)

3. Argentina (3)

4. Colombia (4)

5. Portugal (5)

6. Uruguay (6)

7. Italy (7)

8. Switzerland (8)

9. Netherlands (9)

10. Brazil (10)

11. Belgium (11)

12. Greece (12)

13. England (13)

14. United States (14)

15. Chile (15)

16. Croatia (16)

17. Ivory Coast (17)

18. Ukraine (18)

19. Bosnia-Herzegovina (21)

20. France (19)

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