text: isn't it a joke tha the us in on fifa's 4th place in the world ranking above other powerhouses? 1  brazil 2 czech republic 3 the netherlands 4 usa 5 spain 6 mexico 7 france 8 portugal 8 argentina 10 england 11 denmark 12 nigeria 12 turkey 14 italy 15 cameroon 16 sweden 17 japan 18 egypt 19 greece 19 germany 21 tunisia 22 iran 22 uruguay 24 croatia 25 romania 26 costa rica 27 colombia 28 poland 29 senegal 30 korea republic 30 republic of ireland 32 côte d'ivoire 33 paraguay 34 saudi arabia 35 switzerland 35 morocco 37 russia 38 bulgaria 39 ecuador 40 norway fifa rankings mean jack. the real test is hadling their pool in the world cup. they may not get so lucky playing in europe. the crowd will definitely be aginst them.