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 The 1-0 victory in the final has taken them up one place to top
spot, ahead of their opponents in the Brazil final, Argentina, who
rise three to second.
The Netherlands move up a hefty 12 rungs on the ladder to third
after their impressive World Cup third-place finish.
Spain have paid the penalty for not progressing from the group
stages in Brazil by dropping from first to eighth place with
Colombia, Belgium and Uruguay occupying the places above them.
Hosts Brazil, hammered 7-1 by Germany in the World Cup semi-final in
the shock of the tournament, drop four places to seventh.
England have fallen 10 places to 20th in the list, their lowest
position since May 1996, after a dismal World Cup when defeat in
their opening two group matches gave them their worst performance in
over 50 years.
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World top 10 (compared to June rankings)
1 - Germany (+1)
2 - Argentina (+3)
3 - Netherlands (+12)
4 - Colombia (+4)
5 - Belgium (+6)
6 - Uruguay (+1)
7 - Brazil (-4)
8 - Spain (-7)
9 - Switzerland (-3)
10 - France (+7)
(Reporting By Tony Goodson; Editing by John O'Brien)
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