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.

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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.

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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