ZURICH - Turkey rose four places to 29th in world rankings of FIFA, the international body of football, in which Brazil has the top place.
According to monthly FIFA World Rankings, announced Wednesday, Turkey, along with Burkina Faso, has become the fastest rising national team in top 50.
Brazil, five-time world champions, have topped the list of FIFA rankings in its latest edition ahead of 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Top 50 national teams of FIFA World Rankings is as follows:
Ranking team Points
----------- ------1- Brazil : 1611
2- Spain : 1565
3- Portugal : 1249
4- Netherlands : 1231
5- Italy : 1184
6- Germany : 1082
7- Argentina : 1076
8- England : 1068
9- France : 1044
10- Croatia : 1041
11- Russia : 1015
12- Egypt : 967
13- Greece : 964
14- USA : 957
15- Serbia : 947
16- Uruguay : 899
17- Mexico : 895
18- Chile : 888
19- Cameroon : 887
20- Australia : 886
21- Nigeria : 883
22- Norway : 882
23- Ukraine : 875
24- Switzerland : 866
25- Slovenia : 860
26- Israel : 857
27- Ivory Coast : 856
28- Romania : 853
29- Turkey : 830
30- Algeria : 821
31- Paraguay : 820
32- Ghana : 800
33- Czech Republic : 793
34- Slovakia : 777
35- Colombiya : 776
36- Denmark : 767
37- Sweden : 761
38- Honduras : 734
39- Bulgaria : 711
40- Costa Rica : 710
41- Republic of Ireland : 709
42- Gabon : 700
43- Scotland : 699
44- Ecuador : 694
45- Japan : 682
46- Letonia : 652
47- South Korea : 632
48- Burkina Faso : 611
49- Venezuela : 608
49- Lithuania : 608