No. 2 in the world

In our World Cup Blog Power rankings, Spain has moved up to No. 2.

At first it seems a bit silly, but upon further review I think Spain will have one of the top five squads at the World Cup. In terms of the best overall teams in June, I would rank Brazil and Argentina as 1-2, with Spain, Italy and England clumped together in the next three spots.

By the way, Sports Illustrated’s World Cup team previews are complete.

Here’s Spain.

And because you’ll want to know about Spain’s opponents, here’s Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Ukraine.