Argentina Takes FIFA Rankings Top Spot from Germany

Meanwhile, Argentina are the new leaders of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

The South American giants also lost to Germany in last summer’s World Cup final, suggesting once again that perhaps FIFA’s system for ranking nations is not the most sound.

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Brazil, Portugal, Romania, England, Wales round up the top 10.

Wales, who recently recorded a huge home victory over Belgium, have leapt up 12 positions to make the top ten.

Wales were ranked a lowly 117th in August 2011 but they have enjoyed a dramatic rise ever since and now stand above France, Italy and Spain as well as newly-crowned Copa America champions Chile.

DESPITE A DISAPPOINTING draw with Scotland that casts real doubt on Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016, Martin O’Neill’s men have jumped eight places to join the Cape Verde Islands as the 52nd ranked team in world football. The United States drops seven to No. 34.

Singapore moved up four spots to 150, their highest position in about two years, after thrashing Cambodia 4-0 and a superb 0-0 draw with 50th-ranked Japan (second in Asia behind 38th-placed Iran) in World Cup qualifiers last month, both away.