On the back of a win and a draw in their latest World Cup qualifiers, the Caltex Socceroos have moved up six places from 56 to 50 in the latest FIFA world rankings, released overnight.
And Brazil, who are on their way to play Australia in Melbourne this June in a friendly, are now ranked number one in the world.
Before that game with the Brazilians, Australia has a crucial World Cup qualifier in Adelaide against Saudi Arabia, who are up five spots to 52 in the world rankings.
