Spain goalkeeper David de Gea declared the reigning world champions are still the best in the world ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Although Spain lost last year s FIFA Confederations Cup final 3-0 to Brazil, Vicente del Bosque s time remain top of the world rankings ahead of the upcoming World Cup finals.
Spain have not relinquished the top ranking since winning the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa and De Gea, who is one of three goalkeepers in Del Bosque s squad, believes they deserve to be on top of FIFA s standings.
This team is the best in the world and hopefully we can win the title, the 23-year-old told reporters on Monday.
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