Unsurprisingly, champions Spain were the number one side following their 1-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday.
England finished 13th, while New Zealand took a credible 22nd place, four ahead of Italy (26th) and seven ahead of France (29th).
The worst team on show were North Korea, who lost all their group games and were thrashed 7-0 by Portugal.
The rankings are based on performances at the finals, and take into account scorelines and how good the opposition were.
Of the teams exiting in the second round, England were placed behind Japan, Chile, Portugal and the USA.
You have to go back to 1958 for England's previous worse performance, when they finished 11th.
Fifa 2010 World Cup standings:
1 Spain
2 Netherlands
3 Germany
4 Uruguay
5 Argentina
6 Brazil
7 Ghana
8 Paraguay
9 Japan
10 Chile
11 Portugal
12 United States
13 England
14 Mexico
15 Korea Republic
16 Slovakia
17Cote d'Ivoire
18 Slovenia
19 Switzerland
20 South Africa
21 Australia
22 New Zealand
23 Serbia
24 Denmark
25 Greece
26 Italy
27 Nigeria
28 Algeria
29 France
30 Honduras
31 Cameroon
32 Korea DPR
