Argentina remain in third but the heavyweight trio are accompanied in the top five by two sides reaching unusually heady heights. Switzerland (4th, up 1) have reached their highest position since the very first month of the World Ranking (they were third in August 1993), while Poland (5th, up 1) are at an all-time high. Neither have dropped in the standings for 11 months.
Portugal (6th, down 2) make way for the pair, while Belgium (9th, up 1) are the only other climber within the top ten.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup was responsible for some major movement further down the table, with defeated finalists Jamaica (57th, up 19) accruing the most points over the month. Meanwhile, champions USA (26th, up 9), Costa Rica (21st, up 5) and Mexico (14th, up 2) all moved up the standings.
A special mention also goes to Namibia (136th, up 20), who were the month’s biggest climbers.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 14 September 2017.
Leader | Brazil |
Moves into top ten | None |
Moves out of top ten | None |
Matches played in total | 64 |
Most matches played | Jamaica (6 matches) |
Biggest move by points | Jamaica (up 172 points) |
Biggest move by ranks | Namibia (up 20 ranks) |
Biggest drop by points | Curaçao (down 147 points) |
Biggest drop by ranks | Cuba, Curaçao (down 18 ranks each) |
Newly ranked teams | None |
Teams that are no longer ranked | None |
Inactive teams, not ranked | None |