SPORTSTICKER SOCCER NOTE
*FIFA World Soccer Rankings*
(as of December 25, 2001)
| Rank | Team | Points | Rank: Nov 2001 |
| 1 | France | 812 | 1 |
| 2 | Argentina | 802 | 2 |
| 3 | Brazil | 793 | 3 |
| 4 | Portugal | 741 | 4 |
| 5 | Colombia | 739 | 5 |
| 6 | Italy | 734 | 6 |
| 7 | Spain | 730 | 7 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 722 | 8 |
| 9 | Mexico | 714 | 9 |
| 10 | England | 712 | 10 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 710 | 12 |
| 12 | Germany | 707 | 11 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 691 | 14 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 689 | 13 |
| 15 | Romania | 688 | 15 |
| 16 | Sweden | 676 | 16 |
| 17 | Ireland | 672 | 18 |
| 18 | Denmark | 672 | 17 |
| 19 | Croatia | 668 | 19 |
| 20 | Belgium | 666 | 20 |
| 21 | Russia | 665 | 22 |
| 22 | Uruguay | 664 | 24 |
| 23 | Turkey | 663 | 23 |
| 24 | United States | 662 | 21 |
| 25 | Slovenia | 650 | 27 |
| 26 | Norway | 650 | 25 |
| 27 | Honduras | 650 | 26 |
| 28 | Tunisia | 648 | 28 |
| 29 | Iran | 642 | 29 |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 635 | 31 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 632 | 30 |
| 32 | Trinidad & Tobago | 630 | 32 |
| 33 | Poland | 629 | 33 |
| 34 | Japan | 626 | 35 |
| 35 | South Africa | 626 | 34 |
| 36 | Morocco | 623 | 36 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 613 | 37 |
| 38 | Cameroon | 609 | 38 |
| 39 | Chile | 604 | 39 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 604 | 40 |
| 41 | Egypt | 602 | 41 |
| 42 | South Korea | 599 | 43 |
| 43 | Peru | 598 | 42 |
| 44 | Ivory Coast | 596 | 46 |
| 45 | Ukraine | 593 | 44 |
| 46 | Finland | 588 | 47 |
| 47 | Slovakia | 588 | 45 |
| 48 | Australia | 586 | 50 |
| 49 | Israel | 583 | 48 |
| 50 | Scotland | 577 | 49 |