Argentina solely No. 2 in new FIFA rankings led by Brazil

Winning the World Cup was not sufficient to carry Argentina atop the FIFA world rankings with Brazil protecting the No. 1 place on Thursday.

Brazil was eradicated within the quarterfinals by Croatia however constructed sufficient rankings factors from outcomes over current years that feed into FIFA’s calculation. Argentina moved up one place to No. 2 and crushed finalist France additionally rose one to No. 3.

Belgium remains to be at No. 4, a fall of two locations, regardless of profitable just one recreation in Qatar and failing to advance from the group stage. England and the Netherlands, each crushed quarterfinalists, keep at Nos. 5 and 6 respectively.

Croatia climbed 5 locations to No. 7. European champion Italy is at No. 8 regardless of failing to qualify for the World Cup. Morocco is the best-placed African nation at No. 11, up 11 locations, for its historic run to the semifinals.

The United States at No. 13 is one of the best of the CONCACAF area groups, rising three locations after advancing to the spherical of 16. Mexico is No. 15. Japan leads the Asian confederation groups at No. 20, up 4 locations, and Australia rises 11 locations to No. 27. Both reached the spherical of 16.

Cameroon, which beat Brazil within the group stage, rose 10 locations to be No. 33. Qatar dropped 10 locations to No. 60 after shedding all three video games as the house crew on the World Cup.