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FIFA Rankings Released: U.S. Tumbles While Brazil and Italy Hold Top Two Spots
FIFA Rankings for the month of November
The latest FIFA rankings are in and the U.S. is out. In six months the Americans have fallen 26 spots to land at number 31 in the standings. It is the first time in seven years the U.S. hasn’t been in the Top 30.
While the United States fell in the Brazilians remained in the top spot. Their 2-1 victory over Switzerland on November 15 gave them enough points (1,588) to keep Italy (1,560) in the number two spot. Brazil has claimed the number one spot for more than four years now.
Argentina is within sight of the Italians, pulling in 1,551 points to earn the number three ranking from FIFA. France dropped a spot in the rankings to finish with 1,523 points and the number four position.
England remained fifth in the FIFA rankings while Germany and the Netherlands held on to their sixth and seventh ranking respectively. Portugal moved up a spot to become the new number eight while Nigeria jumped two positions to claim the ninth spot. The Czech Republic rounds out the top 10 in the FIFA Rankings for the month of November.
Russia, backed by a solid EURO 2008 qualifying run, climbed 10 spots in the rankings to hold the number 23 position. That is their highest FIFA Ranking since 2003.
FIFA Rankings with Points (Top 20)
1 Brazil 1588
2 Italy 1560
3 Argentina 1551
4 France 1523
5 England 1359
6 Germany 1348
7 Netherlands 1305
8 Portugal 1258
9 Nigeria 1242
10 Czech Republic 1190
11 Cameroon 1160
12 Spain 1154
13 Ukraine 1054
14 Sweden 958
15 Croatia 948
16 Greece 945
17 Switzerland 937
18 Côte d'Ivoire 919
19 Romania 912
20 Mexico 887
21 Denmark
22 Poland
23 Russia
24 Scotland
25 Turkey
26 Egypt
27 Guinea
28 Ghana
29 Uruguay
30 Ecuador
31 USA
32 Tunisia
33 Serbia
34 Colombia
35 Paraguay
36 Mali
37 Slovakia
38 Iran
39 Australia
39 Morocco
41 Senegal
42 Chile
43 Bulgaria
44 Israel
45 Uzbekistan
46 Cuba
47 Japan
48 Northern Ireland
49 Republic of Ireland
50 Norway
