Netherlands and Canada hit heights again

Netherlands players Steven Bergwijn, Denzel Dumfries and Frenkie de Jong celebrating

Brazil close on Belgium and France, Italy climb

Karim Benzema of France celebrates

Malta at a World Cup? "Never say never!"

Malta Coach Devis Mangia

England on the podium, Kosovo hit new heights

England v Poland - FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifier

The five faces of Argentina’s successful rebuild

German Pezzella, Rodrigo De Paul, Joaquín Correa and Nicolas Dominguez of Argentina celebrate

Sweden move into second 

Stina Blackstenius #11 of Team Sweden celebrates

Continental champs reap ranking rewards

Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci of Italy celebrate

USA widen gap, France on the podium

Christen Press of the United States is congratulated by teammates Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Samantha Mewis

Podium unchanged ahead of busy schedule

Players of Bahrain are seen on the pitch before a friendly match against Ukraine at the Metalist Stadium Regional Sports Complex

Dutch on the podium, USA retain top spot

Lieke Martens hugs Danielle van de Donk in a friendly win over Australia

Italy, Denmark climb as qualifiers make their mark

Ciro Immobile celebrates scoring for Italy.

The Maltese prodigy making waves in Italy

Haley Bugeja celebrates

Morocco, Mali among African climbers

Members of team Morocco celebrate with the trophy

The minnows who made waves in 2020

Malta's team celebrates.

Hungary’s progress in 12 steps

David Siger of Hungary celebrates

Malta join the party, USA stay top

Netherlands Women v USA Women - International Friendly

Belgium and Hungary take 2020 honours

Romelu Lukaku (#9) of Belgium celebrates scoring his teams third goal of the game with team mates during the UEFA Nations League group stage match between Belgium and Denkmark at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion on November 18, 2020 in Heverlee, Belgium. 

Nigeria's Nnadozie looking out for number one

 Chiamaka Nnadozie of Nigeria poses for a portrait

Nine reasons for Mexico's rise

Carlos Salcedo of Mexico celebrates with teammates

Mexico and Italy return to top ten

Federico Bernardeschi celebrates scoring for Italy

Six steps forward for Malta

Malta's Ryan Camenzuli (R) sends in a cross against Andorra

Maghreb sides making moves

Spain v Morocco: Youssef En Nesyri of Morocco celebrates

Podium unchanged, Malta on the move

Malta national soccer team defender Steve Borg (4) is mobbed in celebrations 

Abdou: Africa's giants are wary of Comoros now

Amir Abdou, coach of Comoros, speaking to players

Six stats behind Russia's six steps

Denis Cheryshev of Russia celebrates after scoring

Portugal into top five, Russia on the move

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrate with Pepe after scoring 0-1 during the Nations League football match between Sweden and Portugal on September 8, 2020 in Stockholm.

Mauritius hoping for rosy future

Lindsay Rose (Thessaloniki) 

Da Mota: I'm chasing a dream with Luxembourg

Daniel Da Mota of Luxembourg.

Status quo remains in Women's Ranking

The USA women's national team celebrate with the SheBelieves Cup.

No change in World Ranking

Hugo Lloris of France saves on Romelu Lukaku of Belgium 

Pioneers Chinese Taipei build for return to former glory

Chinese Taipei celebrate a goal in the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifier match against Thailand 

History-making Bah dreaming big with Gambia

Penda Bah of Gambia lies on the pitch

Ranking remains static as the world fights Covid-19

Empty stands at Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium at sunset after the La Liga match between Getafe CF and CA Osasuna.

Zambia soar as tournaments, qualifiers make their mark

Tokyo-bound Zambia are among several teams to have earned a FIFA Women's World Ranking boost following a busy start to the year. A combination of Women’s Olympic Football Tournament qualifiers and several friendly tournaments have served to cause significant movement across the continents. And while the Zambians (100th, up 6) are this edition’s biggest climbers thanks to their shock preliminary triumph over Cameroon, they are not the only team ascending the order. France (3rd, up 1), Brazil (8th, up 1), Korea DPR (10th, up 1) and Korea Republic (18th, up 2) edged upwards in the top 20, while Slovenia (49th, up 1) and Jamaica (50th, up 1) reached their highest-ever positions. In truth, these gains were often indebted as much to others’ struggles as to the rising team’s successes. Korea DPR leapfrogged Japan (11th, down 1), for example, due to the Nadeshiko suffering three straight losses at the SheBelieves Cup, while Slovenia and Jamaica advanced thanks to that surprise qualifying defeat inflicted on Cameroon (51st, down 2). At the very top, USA’s (1st, unchanged) long reign continues after the world champions lifted the SheBelieves Cup on home soil. But Germany (2nd, unchanged) at least narrowed the gap after impressing at the Algarve Cup gaining 12 Ranking points – more than any other top-10 team in this edition. The global order also welcomed its newest addition, with Gambia (113th) increasing the number of teams ranked to 159 – the second-highest number on record. The next FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking will be published on 26 June 2020.

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