THUR, JUNE 29 2023-theGBJournal |Argentina (1st) are settling into their new role as world leaders. Nearly three months on from regaining top spot in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, La Albiceleste remain out front thanks to friendly wins over Australia and Indonesia.
The top three is also unchanged, with the reigning world champions staying ahead of France (2nd) and Brazil (3rd).
Nigeria climbed to 39th position overall, staying top of the African ranking, ahead of Cameroon, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Ghana.
There has been movement behind them. England (4th, plus 1) and Belgium (5th, minus 1) swap places, as do Croatia (6th, plus 1) and Netherlands (7th, minus 1).
Newly crowned CONCACAF Nations League champions USA (11th, plus 2) close in on the Top 10, where Spain (10th) manage to remain thanks to their UEFA Nations League triumph.
There have been some major moves further down the Ranking. While Wales (35th, minus 9) and Côte d’Ivoire (51st, minus 6) dropped places, Ukraine (24th, plus 6), Scotland (30th, plus 6) and Armenia (90th, plus 7) all move in the opposite direction.
Slovakia (46th, plus 5), Greece (49th, plus 3) and Mali (50th, plus 3) are back in the Top 50, while Mauritania (99th, plus 6) and India (100th, plus 1) both return to the Top 100.
The biggest climb of all has come outside the Top 100, courtesy of Kazakhstan (104th, plus 8). Other notable climbers are Togo (122nd, plus 7), Tanzania (123rd, plus 7) and Moldova (164th, plus 7), who have picked up 22.7 points,
thanks in no small part to their shock 3-2 defeat of Poland in the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifiers, a match in which 148 places separated the two sides at kick-off.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 20 July 2023
Leader Argentina (unchanged)
Moves into top 10 None
Moves out of top 10 None
Matches played in total 153
Most matches played Mexico (5)
Biggest move by points Armenia (plus 28.5)
Biggest move by places Kazakhstan (plus 8)
Biggest drop by points Wales (minus 32.9)
Biggest drop by places Wales (minus 9)
Newly ranked teams None
Teams that are no longer ranked None
Inactive teams that are no longer ranked None
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