Spain climb to third in Fifa rankings, Argentina stay top
Runners-up England moves up to fourth, leapfrogging Brazil in the order
SPAIN rose to third in the latest Fifa rankings published on Thursday (Jul 18), while World Cup winners Argentina held on to the top spot following their Copa America triumph.
The newly crowned European champions, however, are just behind France in the rankings – which are second.
The rankings come after a busy month for football, with Argentina beating Colombia to win the Copa America and Spain defeating England to win the European Championship.
England moved up to fourth, leapfrogging Brazil after their underwhelming Copa America campaign.
Venezuela, who reached the Copa America quarter-finals, were the most improved side in the rankings, rising 17 places to 37th, with Euro quarter-finalists Turkey jumping 16 places to 26th. REUTERS
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