23 Nov, 2017 @ 13:40
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Spain climbs two places in FIFA world rankings, England drops three

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SPAIN is now the sixth best team in the world, according to FIFA’s new rankings released today.
La Roja climbed two places to sixth while Switzerland were also upgraded, moving up three spots to eighth.

The top five remained unchanged with previous World Cup victors Germany leading the way, followed by Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium.

It it wasn’t such good news for British teams as England dropped three places to 15th despite their recent credible 0-0 draws with Germany and Brazil.

Wales, after failing to reach the World Cup finals, dropped five places to 19th.

See the new rankings below:

1. Germany
2. Brazil
3. Portugal
4. Argentina
5. Belgium
6. Spain (+2)
7. Poland (-1)
8. Switzerland (+3)
9. France (-2)
10. Chile (-1)
11. Peru (-1)
12. Denmark (+7)
13. Colombia
14. Italy (+1)
15. England (-3)
16. Mexico
17. Croatia (+1)
18. Sweden (+7)
19. Wales (-5)
20. Netherlands

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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