|
 The American's third World Cup title lifted them above second-placed
Germany who they beat 2-0 in the semi-finals in Canada to the top of
the burgeoning 141-team rankings.
Quarter-finalists France, beaten on penalties by Germany, remain
third, runners-up Japan are fourth having failed to retain the
title, while England climbed up to a highest-ever position of fifth
after they beat Germany to take bronze.
World Cup finalists Colombia (25th), Costa Rica (34th) and Cameroon
(43rd) also rose to their highest ever ranking.
The resumption of women's matches in Indonesia, Congo, Moldova,
Kyrgyzstan, Gabon and Kenya meant the rankings now feature 141
teams, the most since 2007, FIFA said.
1 (2) United States 2189 points
2 (1) Germany 2115
3 (3) France 2081
4 (4) Japan 2073
5 (6) England 2038
6 (7) Brazil 1975
[to top of second column] |
7 (5) Sweden 1971
8 (8) North Korea 1969
9 (10) Australia 1968
10 (11) Norway 1927
(Writing by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
[© 2015 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
Copyright 2015 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
