Germans close in on Dutch
World and European champions Spain remain unchallenged at the top of this month’s FIFA world rankings. Despite an upset to England and a draw with Costa Rica, that lost them points, their place on the global ladder remains unchanged. Just behind them,...
World and European champions Spain remain unchallenged at the top of this month’s FIFA world rankings.
Despite an upset to England and a draw with Costa Rica, that lost them points, their place on the global ladder remains unchanged.
Just behind them, an intriguing three-way tussle is under way, with Germany edging dangerously close to the second-placed Netherlands following their 3-0 victory in the match between the two sides.
Hot on their heels are Uruguay, who are continuing to make progress following their convincing 4-0 win over Chile in the South American World Cup qualifiers and a friendly defeat of Italy, which brought Cesare Prandelli’s team’s 13-game unbeaten run to an end.
The Maltese national team is now ranked at no.155, an improvement of three places.
In all, 131 international matches were played in the past month.
Top 10 teams
1. Spain; 2. Netherlands; 3. Ger-many; 4. Uruguay; 5. England (+2); 6. Brazil (-1); 7. Portugal (+1); 8. Croatia (+4); 9. Italy (-3); 10. Argentina.