By Omotayo Edubi
The 2022 World Cup winner, Argentina, has moved into second place in the new FIFA World Ranking, while South American rival Brazil retained the No. 1 spot.
Argentina’s World Cup victory was not enough to overtake Brazil as number one.
Brazil have retained the position since February 2022, when they took the spot from Belgium.
Brazil won three games and lost to Cameroon in the group stage. They were eliminated from the tournament after losing to Croatia in the quarterfinals.
Argentina won the Copa America in 2021 and are now the world champions, but it was not enough to claim the top spot.
Argentina and France have moved up one spot to second and third place, respectively.
Belgium, which failed to make it past the group stage, slid down two places to fourth. England remains in fifth place following their quarterfinal performance. The Netherlands, another quarterfinalist, dropped two places to sixth.
Croatia’s third place pushed them to seventh, and they have become the most significant climbers in the top 10, moving up five spots. Italy dropped to eighth place after failing to qualify. Portugal remains ninth and unchanged, while Spain drops three places to tenth.
Morocco and Australia both climbed 11 places. Morocco is ranked 11th and is the top-ranked African team, while Australia is ranked 27th.