England, Germany, Uruguay and Italy all ranked number 1, all in the same year? Are you sure? There must have been so many changes just in that one year.
I think this is really wrong, Spain has been first for several years, while Uruguay has never been in the top. Also, Brazil was nb 1 way before 2008. Check Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings
The US was robbed in the 2002 world cup against Germany in the quarter-finals. It was our golden age and it continued into 2006 despite a disappointing showing at that world cup.