Friday 18 July 2014
Germany on Top of Football World
Paris: Germany's victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup has seen them climb to the top of FIFA's world rankings for the first time in about 20 years.
The latest list witnesses Germany moving up to 1st place on back of their 1-0 defeat of Argentina at Maracana.
Meanwhile Messi's Argentina are placed 2nd (an improvement of three places) with the Netherlands leaping 12 places up to 3rd after their impressive World Cup 3rd place finish.
The James Rodriguez-inspired Colombia have moved up to 4th (+4), ahead of Belgium (+6) and Uruguay while devastated & disappointed Brazil dropped 4 spots to 7th.
Costa Rica's remarkable world cup campaign was rewarded with a jump of 12 places to 16th.
England's first round drubbing resulted in dropping 10 places to 20th.
Former World Champions Spain fell 7 spots to their new, less than impressive placing, of 8th with Switzerland and France (+7) completing the top 10.
Latest Rankings:
1. Germany (+1)
2. Argentina (+3)
3. Netherlands (+12)
4. Colombia (+4)
5. Belgium (+6)
6. Uruguay (+1)
7. Brazil (-4)
8. Spain (-7)
9. Switzerland (-3)
10. France (+7)
11. Portugal (-7)
12. Chile (+2)
13. Greece (-1)
14. Italy (-5)
15. USA (-2)
16. Costa Rica (+12)
17. Croatia (+1)
18. Mexico (+2)
19. Bosnia and Hercegovina (+2)
20. England (-10)
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