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            | Ranking as of 15 May 2002 |  
            | Rank: | Team: | Points: May 02
 | Rank: Apr 02
 | Change Since
 Apr 02
 | Rank: Dec 01
 | Change Since
 Dec 01
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            | 2 | Brazil | 784 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |  
            | 2 | Argentina | 784 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  
            | 4 | Colombia | 728 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |  
            | 18 | Paraguay | 671 | 14 | -4 | 13 | -5 |  
            | 24 | Uruguay | 652 | 20 | -4 | 22 | -2 |  
            | 35 | Ecuador | 624 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 2 |  
            | 45 | Chile | 590 | 44 | -1 | 39 | -6 |  
            | 47 | Peru | 578 | 46 | -1 | 43 | -4 |  
            | 70 | Bolivia | 512 | 70 | 0 | 69 | -1 |  
            | 83 | Venezuela | 488 | 83 | 0 | 81 | -2 |  Note: Teams inactive since 1993 and teams which have not played yet do not appear in the latest table. |