Fresh from their triumph at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™,
the USA have reclaimed pole position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World
Ranking, relegating Germany to second place by some distance. The two
heavyweights in women’s football went toe to toe in the semi-finals in
Montreal, with the Americans prevailing to secure the top slot.
Quarter-finalists
France retain a narrow advantage in third place over Japan, despite the
latter making it all the way to the final. The leading pack now has a
new challenger in the shape of England, who have attained their
highest-ever position after reaching the semi-finals and defeating
Germany in the match for third place.
Elsewhere in the top ten,
Sweden have lost further ground by slipping to seventh, while World Cup
hosts Canada have dropped out of the top ten altogether after just two
wins in five games against lesser-ranked teams, falling three places to
11th.
In addition to England, three teams are now in their
highest-ever position: Colombia (25th, up 3), Costa Rica (34th, up 3)
and Cameroon (43rd, up ten). Cameroon beat two higher-ranked teams in
Ecuador and Switzerland and only lost by one goal to Japan and China PR
respectively. Six teams (Indonesia, Congo, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Gabon
and Kenya) have re-entered the ranking after long periods of inactivity,
which means that 141 teams are currently ranked – the highest total
since December 2007
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