In October, the five time world cup winners were ranked fifth, behind Spain in first, the Netherlands in second, Germany in third and Uruguay in fourth.
However England’s two wins over Sweden and world cup winners Spain, moved them one place above Brazil.
The Selecao’s next game is not until February 2012, where their scheduled to face Egypt again, this time in Cairo.
These are the top ten ranked teams:
1. Spain
2. Netherlands
3. Germany
4. Uruguay
5. England
6. Brazil
7. Portugal
8. Croatia
9. Italy
10. Argentina