A ten-man USA gained a measure of revenge for defeat at last year's CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over Panama thanks to a debut goal from Graham Zusi.
With only 11 matches taken into account, there was little change on the latest edition of the FIFA Ranking, though Chile rose to 12th and Bosnia-Herzegovina went into a personal best of 19th.
The last edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for this year brings little change as world champions Spain remain at the top of the table, followed by Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay.
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Honduras will be the team to beat in next year's CONCACAF qualifying Group 3, a wide-open affair with Canada, Cuba and Panama all looking like potential spoilers.
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USA have been placed in Group A alongside Canada, Cuba, and El Salvador for Men's Olympic Football qualifying in CONCACAF, which will be held in both Nashville and Carson.
Jurgen Klinsmann's USA will continue their preparation for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying with two friendlies at the beginning of 2012, at home to Venezuela and away against Panama.
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