Ireland stay fourteenth in rankings

Brian Kerr's Republic of Ireland side are still ranked 14th in the world following the publication of the first FIFA world rankings of 2004.

The Irish are to set entertain Brazil, the world's number one side, and the Czech Republic in forthcoming friendlies at Lansdowne Road, with the Samba boys flying in for a February 18 date and the 6th-ranked Czechs due to line out on either March 30 or 31.