World champions France have predictably shot to the top of the first FIFA rankings following the football world cup
World champions France have predictably shot to the top of the first FIFA rankings following the football world cup
17 August 2018
The French are followed by Belgium after their third place finish in Russia, while 2014 winners Germany have slumped to 15th after their humiliating first round exit.
Beaten finalists Croatia are up 16 places to fourth, while England's run to the semi-finals has taken them up to sixth place from 12th.
Despite not making it to the world cup, New Zealand's climbed one sport to 119th.
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