http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s lead in FIFA rankings reduced – La Liga News
Reigning World and European champions continue at the top of FIFA rankings. However, their lead has been reduced after the recent international break, with Netherlands and Germany playing catch-up.
The Spanish football team have a solid FIFA ranking, but their defeat against England and the ensuing draw against Costa Rica in the last two friendlies have decreased their advantage in world rankings.
La Roja suffered at the hands of Three Lions at Wembley, as stand-in captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 scored in front of home fans to mark a memorable victory.
The team from Iberian Peninsula were then run-ragged in their next international meeting against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-Rica-c2877. La Furia Roja could only manage a 2-2 draw in South America
Even after their recent pedestrian performances, Spain have a sizeable lead in the FIFA rankings. They have accumulated 1564 points and are well ahead of their challengers.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 have solidified their position in third with 1345 points. Die Mannschaft are currently on course at threatening the Oranje for their place.
Uruguay make up the top four after their 2011 Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 triumph. They have 1309 points according to the latest issue by the governing body.
Euro 2008 runner-ups, Germany are dangerously close to the runner-up in the rankings after thrashing them 3-0 at home in their last week's international fixture. Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 2014 to certify
their inflated ranking.
Italy continue to perform on the continent and have set an unbeaten run of 13 games.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 have moved up two positions after beating the world champions, they are placed fifth ahead of Brazil.
Following their Euro 2012 playoff victory against Bosnia, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 jumped one place to end at seventh.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 jumped inside the top ten, moving up four places to eighth after qualifying for the European Championships.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841, on the other hand, maintained their tenth position to close the Top-10 list.
In the top fifty, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ecuador-c2889 (42, +10) were prominent movers up the table.
Three teams got their best position since the inception of the rankings in August 1993: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antigua-and-Barbuda-c2840 (83) have never been this high in FIFA listing.
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