Thursday, 14 July 2016

FIFA Rankings: Wales Climb Above England as Runners Up France Jump 10 Places

Wales v Belgium - Quarter Final: UEFA Euro 2016
Wales have climbed above England in the latest FIFA world rankings, thanks to their run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 and England's humiliating last-16 exit against Iceland.

Chris Coleman's side now sit just outside the top-10 in 11th place after a 15-place jump, while managerless England lie 13th after dropping two spots.
France also made a big leap up the table after their first competitive games in almost two years - their run to the tournament final on home turf taking them up into the top 10 - now sitting seventh after previously languishing in 17th.

The top five teams all remained static though - Argentina topping the table as the top three from this summer's Copa America held firm in first, third and fifth places.

There were some big moves up and down lower in the table - New Zealand the biggest winners (up 54 places from 147th to 93rd) while lowly Belize suffered the biggest drop (down places from 114th to 164th). 

​TeamNew Position (Old Position)​+/-
​Argentina1​ (1)-​
Belgium​2​ (2)-​
Colombia​3 (3)​-​
Germany​4 (4)​-​
Chile​5 (5)​-​
Portugal​6 (8)​2​
France​7 (17)​10​
Spain​8 (6)​-2​
Brazil​​9 (7)​-2
Italy​10 (12)​2​
Wales​11 (26)​15​
Uruguay​12 (9)​-3​
England​13 (11)​-2​
Mexico​14 (16)2​
Croatia​15 (27)​12​

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