International football is $#@!. I'd say in Europe, Italy are comfortably behind Spain, France, and Germany. They might be on a par with Belgium, Croatia, and Holland. I'm truly disappointed in Holland and Argentina. I didn't mention England because they are always over-rated, and personally, I never rate them. I don't consider a team that won a World Cup (by cheating) over 50 years ago a superpower of international football.