ZURICH, Switzerland — European champion Spain has ended the year as the world's No. 1 in the latest FIFA rankings published Wednesday.

Spain won all 16 of its matches in 2008 — including the penalty shootout victory over Italy in a European Championship quarterfinal — after starting the year ranked No. 4. Spain has been atop the list for six straight months since winning Euro 2008 in June.

Germany, which lost in the Euro finals, is still ranked second, while the Netherlands rose one spot to No. 3, trading places with Italy. South American rivals Brazil and Argentina followed in fifth and sixth.

England continued its revival under coach Fabio Capello, moving up to No. 8, and Turkey, a Euro 2008 semifinalist, climbed three spots into 10th.

The Czech Republic and Portugal fell out of the top 10, joining France in a three-way tie for 11th.

The United States leads the CONCACAF nations at No. 22.

A total of 1,040 international matches played in 2008 counted toward the rankings.