Argentina, who are many people's dark horses to go all the way with the likes of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria in their squad, are currently ranked a surprisingly low seventh, behind South American rivals Colombia (fifth) and Uruguay (sixth).
Belgium, who have entered what some are calling a golden era of rich young talent, are also tipped to do well, although the Fifa rankings have them 12th in the world, a place behind Roy Hodgson's England. However, any team possessing the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and Moussa Dembele will not remain outside the top 10 for long.
The highest ranked team in the world rankings who won't be present in Brazil are Ukraine.
World rankings of teams at 2014 World Cup:
Spain - world ranking 1st
Germany - world ranking 2nd
Portugal - world ranking 3rd
Brazil - world ranking 4th
Colombia - world ranking 5th
Uruguay - world ranking 6th
Argentina - world ranking 7th
Switzerland - world ranking 8th
Italy - world ranking 9th
Greece - world ranking 10th
England - world ranking 11th
Belgium - world ranking 12th
Chile - world ranking 13th
USA - world ranking 14th
Holland - world ranking 15th
France - world ranking 16th
Russia - world ranking 18th
Mexico - world ranking 19th
Croatia - world ranking 20th
Ivory Coast - world ranking 21st
Bosnia - world ranking 25th =
Algeria - world ranking 25th =
Ecuador - world ranking 28th
Honduras - world ranking 30th
Costa Rica - world ranking 34th
Iran - world ranking 37th
Ghana - world ranking 38th
Nigeria - world ranking 44th
Japan - world ranking 47th
Cameroon - world ranking 50th
South Korea - world ranking 55th
Australia - world ranking 59th
西班牙队是世界杯上最受欢迎的球队，也是世界排名第一的球队。
西班牙队当然有理由领跑世界杯成为最受欢迎的球队，因为这只由博斯克执教的卫冕冠军球队击败了德国队，葡萄牙队以及东道主巴西队，又一次在国际足联（FIFA）的排名中拔得头筹。
坐拥梅西，阿奎拉和迪玛利亚等优秀球员的阿根廷队被许多人视为夺冠的黑马，但出人意料的是阿队目前排名并不高，只占到了第七，低于南美对手哥伦比亚（第五名）和乌拉圭（第六名）。
比利时队也很好，这只球队不乏年轻而又天赋十足的球员，一些人说该球队已经进入了黄金时代。虽然在此次国际足联的排名中比利时队落后罗伊霍奇森任教的英格兰队一名，只排到了十二名，但任何一支拥有阿扎尔，孔帕尼和登贝莱等优秀球员的队伍都会很快挤进前十。
未出战巴西世界杯的世界排名最高球队是乌克兰队。
出战2014年世界杯的球队排名
西班牙-1
德国-2
葡萄牙-3
巴西-4
哥伦比亚-5
乌拉圭-6
阿根廷-7
瑞士-8
意大利-9
希腊-10
英格兰-11
比利时-12
智利-13
美国-14
荷兰-15
法国-16
俄罗斯-18
墨西哥-19
克罗地亚-20
科特迪瓦-21
波斯尼亚-25
阿尔及利亚-25
厄瓜多尔-28
洪都拉斯-30
哥斯达尼加-34
伊朗-37
加纳-38
尼日利亚-44
日本-47
喀麦隆-50
韩国-55
澳大利亚-59
