The Eagles remain 44th in the world despite picking up two draws against Scotland and Greece in pre-World Cup friendlies.
Stephen Keshi’s team are also the sixth best country in Africa but
Algeria have toppled Ivory Coast as the highest ranked nation on the
continent, while Cameroon have dropped down six places to 10th in
Africa.
World Cup hosts Brazil have moved up to third position overall behind Germany, but Spain remains the top team in the world.
Special mention must be made of Palestine (94th, up 71), whose four
wins and one draw secured them the AFC Challenge Cup together with
participation in a continental final competition for the first time, the
AFC Asian Cup, due to be held in Australia next January. As a result,
Palestine have achieved their highest-ever position in the ranking, as
have Aruba (120th, up 35), Azerbaijan (83rd, up 2), Montserrat (166th,
up 22) and South Sudan (185th, up 16).
The results of 112 “A” international matches have been taken into
account for the current edition of the ranking, with 67 friendly matches
plus continental qualifiers in CAF (26 matches), the AFC (16) and
CONCACAF (3) being played up to 30 May.
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