The United States men's team is ranked 13th worldwide according to the Coca-Cola FIFA World Rankings.

The U.S.'s opponents in the World Cup are ranked as follows: (5) Portugal; (38) Poland; and (40) South Korea.

Coach Bruce Arena's squad has climbed 11 spots since December 2001, so that's quite a testament to the job he's done and gives me great hope that our Red-White-Blue gang can make it out of Group play and into the Quarterfinals.

France is ranked #1, while Argentina and Brazil are tied for 2nd. The rest of the Top 20: (4) Colombia; (6) Italy; (7) Mexico; (8) Spain; (9) Netherlands; (10) Yugoslavia; (11) Germany; (12) England; (14) Romania; (15) Ireland and Czech Republic; (17) Cameroon; (18) Paraguay; (19) Sweden; and (20) Denmark.

FIFA World Rankings