
Wales Move Above England In FIFA World Rankings
Wales’ run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 saw them climb to 11th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, above England who drop down to 13th following an early exit at the hands of outsiders Iceland.
Chris Coleman’s men recovered from losing to England in lens as they went on to win Group B before beating Northern Ireland, Belgium – currently the second best team in the world behind Argentina – and then losing 2-0 against Portugal, the eventual champions.
Wales move up 15 places to 11th, an increase of some 291 ranking points, the highest of any nation.
England, meanwhile, are down two spots, now also below Uruguay, after only winning one game at Euro 2016 and are currently looking for a new manager to replace Roy Hodgson.
Elsewhere, Northern Ireland are in 28th spot, down three places despite a memorable first European Championship campaign where they qualified for the last 16.
FIFA World Rankings:
1 Argentina
2 Belgium
3 Colombia
4 Germany
5 Chile
6 Portugal
7 France
8 Spain
9 Brazil
10 Italy
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