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Real Madrid’s Spain international Iker Casillas is using the Confed Cup in South Africa as an opportunity to patch up his personal rating: he picked up 20 rating points after Spain painfully beat Iraq 1:0 in their second outing in the competition. With

Spain’s 1:0 win over Iraq in the Confed Cup in South Africa has allowed Barcelona playmaker Xavi (pictured) to move to 3rd place in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best midfielders, pushing down Real Madrid’s new sign superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Confed Cup seems an opportunity as good as any for Real Madrid goalkeeper and Spain international Iker Casillas to give his lately sagging rating fortunes a good boost: Casillas picked up 25 rating points after Spain’s drubbing of miserable New Zealand

Real Madrid's Fabio Cannavaro acknowledges the supporters during their Spanish first division soccer match against Real Mallorca at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Real Madrid's Gabriel Heinze gestures during their Spanish first division soccer match against Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.