Brazil behind on tip while Gold Cup performers climb

Brazil have returned to a tip of a FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking after a one-month hiatus, replacing reigning FIFA World Cupâ„¢ champions Germany (2nd, down 1), who slipped behind into second spot.

Argentina sojourn in third though a heavyweight contingent are accompanied in a tip 5 by dual sides reaching scarcely heady heights. Switzerland (4th, adult 1) have reached their tip position given a really initial month of a World Ranking (they were third in Aug 1993), while Poland (5th, adult 1) are during an all-time high. Neither have forsaken in a standings for 11 months.

Portugal (6th, down 2) make approach for a pair, while Belgium (9th, adult 1) are a usually other traveller within a tip ten.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup was obliged for some vital transformation serve down a table, with degraded finalists Jamaica (57th, adult 19) accruing a many points over a month. Meanwhile, champions USA (26th, adult 9), Costa Rica (21st, adult 5) and Mexico (14th, adult 2) all changed adult a standings. 

A special discuss also goes to Namibia (136th, adult 20), who were a month’s biggest climbers.

The subsequent FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 14 Sep 2017.

Leader

Brazil

Moves into tip 10

None

Moves out of tip 10

None

Matches played in sum

64

Most matches played

Jamaica (6 matches)

Biggest pierce by points

Jamaica (up 172 points)

Biggest pierce by ranks

Namibia (up 20 ranks)

Biggest dump by points

Curaçao (down 147 points)

Biggest dump by ranks

Cuba, Curaçao (down 18 ranks each)

Newly ranked teams

None

Teams that are no longer ranked

None

Inactive teams, not ranked

None

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