Published: 16 October, 2009, 16:06
Edited: 17 October, 2009, 07:07
Russia has dropped six places in the newly announced FIFA World rankings, moving from sixth to twelfth position.
Guus Hiddink’s men held two World Cup qualifying matches in October, failing to achieve a win in any of them. They lost to Germany 1-0 and could only get a 1-1 draw in Azerbaijan.
Despite the poor results, Russia is seeded in the World Cup qualifying playoffs, which means they avoid facing Portugal, France and Greece.
The playoff draw is scheduled for Monday, October 19, with Slovenia, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine being unseeded.
European champions Spain closed the gap on Brazil in the World Rankings, but they remain second, followed by the Netherlands.
World champions Italy overtook Germany for fourth position. Argentina's victories against Peru and Uruguay last week helped them climb two places to sixth, ahead of England.
And Croatia rose one place to eighth, despite being eliminated in the World Cup qualifiers.
FIFA World rankings:
1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Netherlands
4. Italy
5. Germany
6. Argentina
7. England
8. Croatia
9. France
10. Portugal