The August edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World
Ranking shows a change in the top three, with Belgium occupying the second
spot, swapping places with Germany who are in the third position behind leaders
Argentina. Nigeria moved up to the 53rd position, amassing a total of 601
points in the latest ranking made available on Thursday. Chile entered the
top ten at the expense of the Netherlands who occupy the 12th position. The
loss of points by Germany and the Netherlands is due to the devaluation of last
year’s FIFA World Cup matches. Further down the global ladder, the
CONCACAF Gold Cup finalists have made good ground: Mexico (26th), winners of
the trophy for the tenth time, have risen 14 places, while this year’s surprise
package, Jamaica (55th), are now just outside the top 50 following a sizeable
21-spot leap. In addition to the above teams, Albania (22nd), Malawi
(98th), Sierra Leone (104th), Mauritania (113rd), Swaziland (132nd), Guam
(146th) and Guyana (152nd) all went up by more than five places in August. The
next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on September 3.
Source - Daily Times.
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