Italy stay 5th in FIFA standings

| Thu, 05/07/2009 - 03:49

Italy held on to fifth spot in FIFA's latest monthly standings behind European champions Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Brazil.

The May Top 15 was unchanged.

Italy were fourth for months before Brazil leapfrogged Marcello Lippi's men in last month's standings.

Standings points:
1. Spain - 1729
2. Germany - 1362
3. Netherlands - 1360
4. Brazil - 1281
5. Italy - 1271
6. Argentina - 1195
7. England - 1173
8. Croatia - 1151
9. Russia - 1117
10. France - 1074
11. Portugal - 1013
12. Czech Republic - 968
13. Greece - 927
14. Turkey - 923
15. USA - 919.

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