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In the latest FIFA rankings, usual suspects Spain lead an unchanged top three ahead of Germany and Argentina.
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Fourth-place England improved two places after their recent
victory over Brazil in a friendly, pushing Italy to fifth spot, followed by
Colombia, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia and Russia in 10th.
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Five-times World Cup winners and 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil
stay in 18th, their lowest-ever ranking.
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Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria leapt 22 places up the
standings. The Super Eagles, who edged Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final, rise to
30th place in the table, their best position for three years.
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Their opponents Burkina Faso, who defied expectations by
reaching the final, stayed outside the top 50 but have jumped 37 places to 55th.
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Ivory Coast takes the honours as the top-ranked African
country in twelfth spot, followed by Ghana
seven places below. The continent still remains without a team in the top ten however.
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The USA dropped four spots to 32nd after losing a World Cup
qualifier to 51st-ranked Honduras.
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Mexico
leads CONCACAF nations in 15th spot, while Japan leads Asian nations at No. 28,
down seven places.
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South America showed their strength-in-depth as Venezuela climbed
10 places to 45th, leaving all of the continent's 10 teams in the top 50.
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And last, but not least, tied in 207th place are The Turks and Caicos Islands, Bhutan and San Marino.