England have
dropped to 20th place in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world
rankings despite a positive start to their European qualifying group.
Roy Hodgson’s men are currently undefeated in Group E after wins against Switzerland, San Marino and Estonia.
Former No 1 ranked Spain have slipped down to 10th following their 2-1 defeat against Slovakia.
FIFA
WORLD RANKINGS
1st: Germany
2nd: Argentina
3rd: Colombia
4th: Belgium
5th: Holland
6th: Brazil
7th: France
8th: Uruguay
9th: Portugal
10th: Spain
11th: Italy
12th: Switzerland
13th: Chile
14th: Croatia
15th: Algeria
16th Costa Rica
17th: Mexico
18th: Greece
19th: Ukraine 20th: England
Spain, who
are the current European champions, have had a difficult start in their
Euro 2016 qualifying group and suffered their first defeat in qualifying
for eight years in Slovakia.
Former Chelsea midfielder Miroslav Stoch scored three minutes from time to ensure Slovakia took all three points.
Spain’s
fall from grace comes after their disastrous World Cup campaign in
Brazil where Vicente del Bosque’s side exited at the group stage after
defeats to Holland and Chile.
Germany have held on to the top spot despite a poor start to their Euro 2016 qualification campaign.
Portugal
(ninth) are making their first appearance in the top 10 since July.
Belgium have leapfrogged Holland into fourth place to achieve their
highest ever ranking.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola world ranking will be published on 27 November 2014.
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