Chile moved up four places to fifth to also reach their
highest position, while Austria improved one place to a best
ever tenth place.
Belgium, who were third last month, beat Andorra 4-1 and Israel
3-1 in their final two Euro 2016 qualifiers to seal their place
in next year's finals in France as Group B winners.
Argentina, who were top, slipped back to third while Germany
stayed in second place.
England, who beat Estonia and Lithuania to make it a perfect 10
wins from 10 in the Euro qualifiers, were the other climbers in
the top 10, rising one place to ninth
Euro 2016 qualifiers Wales, who will play at their first major
tournament since 1958, dropped seven places to 15th.
Top 10 (last month's positions in parentheses)
1 (3) Belgium
2 (2) Germany
3 (1) Argentina
4 (4) Portugal
5 (9) Chile
6 (6) Spain
7 (5) Colombia
8 (7) Brazil
9 (10) England
10 (11) Austria
(Reporting by Mike Collett. Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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