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#3 Brazil
Points: 1676
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The South American nation is only the second team from the continent in a list dominated by Europe. Brazil played 15 games in 2018, won 13, drew 1 and lost just 1. As such, they are 3rd in the rankings right now, 42 points ahead of the nearest competitors. However, they are also 50 points behind the team in second and as such, the Latin American dominance in the world of football is under threat from their European counterparts.
The Seleção reached the Quarter finals of the 2018 FIFA World cup, but were defeated by a resolute Belgian team, who progressed into the semis. For a team that is always the favourites to win the tournament, it was a disappointing end to their World Cup.
Brazil next face Panama on Saturday and Czech Republic on Wednesday. They are currently third in the FIFA men's rankings and incidentally, it is also their average ranking since the start of the FIFA Ranking system.
