The Socceroos have been officially recognised among the world's elite after their ranking soared to a stunning 16th in the latest list published by FIFA today.

On the back of qualifying for successive World Cups for the first time, Australia jumped a remarkable 13 places in the monthly list, by far their highest ever ranking.

Current top 20:

1 Brazil
2 Spain
3 Netherlands
4 Italy
5 Germany
6 Russia
7 England
8 Argentina
9 France
10 Croatia
11 Greece
12 USA
13 Switzerland
14 Serbia
15 Denmark
16 Australia
17 Portugal
18 Côte d'Ivoire
19 Ukraine
20 Uruguay