Spain climbs to third in FIFA rankings
Newly crowned European champion Spain has risen to third in the FIFA world rankings.
The latest rankings were published on Friday, with World Cup winner Argentina holding on to the top spot after its Copa America triumph.
There were some notable changes to the world rankings after a busy month for football, with Argentina beating Colombia to win the Copa America and Spain defeating England to win Euro 2024.
Euros runner-up England moved up to fourth, leapfrogging Brazil after its underwhelming Copa America campaign.
Venezuela, which reached the Copa America quarter-finals, was the most improved side in the rankings, rising 17 places to 37th.
One of the other big movers were Euros quarter-finalist Turkiye, which jumped 16 places up to 26th.
The top 10-ranked nations:
1 - Argentina
2 - France
3 - Spain
4 - England
5 - Brazil
6 - Belgium
7 - Netherlands
8 - Portugal
9 - Colombia
10 - Italy
