The Super Eagles have
risen up ten places in the latest global rankings released on Thursday
following their second round finish in Brazil Nigeria rose up ten spots to 34th
place in the FIFA rankings released on Thursday, courtesy of the Super Eagles'
second round finish at the World Cup in Brazil.
The Eagles are now the
third-ranked African side behind Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire who finished in the
24th and 25th positions....continue
World Champions Germany
(1) climbed to the top of the pile after defeating Argentina (2) in the
showpiece final on July 13. The South Americans are now in second place.
The Netherlands who won
bronze at the World Cup rose twelve places to finish 3rd on the rankings as
Colombia were also rewarded with a 4th position. Belgium (5) and Uruguay (6)
follow but World cup hosts Brazil dropped four places to finish 7th after a
disastrous end to their campaign saw them concede 10 times in two matches. Eyah!
Former world champions
Spain fell from first place to 8th spot as they crashed out in the group stage.
Switzerland dropped three places to finish 9th while France climbed up seven
places to the 10th spot. England dropped ten places to finish in 20th place
after their first round elimination.
In Africa, Ghana dropped
one place to finish in 38th place and fifth in Africa with Egypt holding onto
the 36th spot and fourth in the region. Cameroon moved up three places to 53rd despite
losing all three matches at the World Cup. They are now the eighth
highest-ranked African side behind Tunisia (42) and Guinea (51) while Burkina
Faso (58) and Mali (60) round up the top ten.
-Chidblaq
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