Fifa：世界盃32強排行榜

Spain are justifiably most people's favourites to lift the World Cup in Rio as Vicente del Bosque's reigning champions continue to occupy top spot in the Fifa world rankings ahead of Germany, Portugal and hosts Brazil.

Argentina, who are many people's dark horses to go all the way with the likes of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria in their squad, are currently ranked a surprisingly low seventh, behind South American rivals Colombia (fifth) and Uruguay (sixth).

Belgium, who have entered what some are calling a golden era of rich young talent, are also tipped to do well, although the Fifa rankings have them 12th in the world, a place behind Roy Hodgson's England. However, any team possessing the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and Moussa Dembele will not remain outside the top 10 for long.

The highest ranked team in the world rankings who won't be present in Brazil are Ukraine.

World rankings of teams at 2014 World Cup:

Spain - world ranking 1st

Germany - world ranking 2nd

Portugal - world ranking 3rd

Brazil - world ranking 4th

Colombia - world ranking 5th

Uruguay - world ranking 6th

Argentina - world ranking 7th

Switzerland - world ranking 8th

Italy - world ranking 9th

Greece - world ranking 10th

England - world ranking 11th

Belgium - world ranking 12th

Chile - world ranking 13th

USA - world ranking 14th

Holland - world ranking 15th

France - world ranking 16th

Russia - world ranking 18th

Mexico - world ranking 19th

Croatia - world ranking 20th

Ivory Coast - world ranking 21st

Bosnia - world ranking 25th =

Algeria - world ranking 25th =

Ecuador - world ranking 28th

Honduras - world ranking 30th

Costa Rica - world ranking 34th

Iran - world ranking 37th

Ghana - world ranking 38th

Nigeria - world ranking 44th

Japan - world ranking 47th

Cameroon - world ranking 50th

South Korea - world ranking 55th

Australia - world ranking 59th西班牙隊是世界盃上最受歡迎的球隊，也是世界排名第一的球隊。

西班牙隊當然有理由領跑世界盃成爲最受歡迎的球隊，因爲這隻由博斯克執教的衛冕冠軍球隊擊敗了德國隊，葡萄牙隊以及東道主巴西隊，又一次在國際足聯（FIFA）的排名中拔得頭籌。

坐擁梅西，阿奎拉和迪瑪利亞等優秀球員的阿根廷隊被許多人視爲奪冠的黑馬，但出人意料的是阿隊目前排名並不高，只佔到了第七，低於南美對手哥倫比亞（第五名）和烏拉圭（第六名）。

比利時隊也很好，這隻球隊不乏年輕而又天賦十足的球員，一些人說該球隊已經進入了黃金時代。雖然在此次國際足聯的排名中比利時隊落後羅伊霍奇森任教的英格蘭隊一名，只排到了十二名，但任何一支擁有阿扎爾，孔帕尼和登貝萊等優秀球員的隊伍都會很快擠進前十。

未出戰巴西世界盃的世界排名最高球隊是烏克蘭隊。

出戰2014年世界盃的球隊排名

西班牙-1

德國-2

葡萄牙-3

巴西-4

哥倫比亞-5

烏拉圭-6

阿根廷-7

瑞士-8

意大利-9

希臘-10

英格蘭-11

比利時-12

智利-13

美國-14

荷蘭-15

法國-16

俄羅斯-18

墨西哥-19

克羅地亞-20

科特迪瓦-21

波斯尼亞-25

阿爾及利亞-25

厄瓜多爾-28

洪都拉斯-30

哥斯達尼加-34

伊朗-37

加納-38

尼日利亞-44

日本-47

喀麥隆-50

韓國-55

澳大利亞-59