As The New FIFA Rankings Is Released, Germany Replaces Brazil At The Top (Full Story)

World champions Germany have replaced Brazil at the top of the Fifa world rankings after the latest round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

England have fallen two places to 15th, with Wales moving up five places to 13th, replacing Gareth Southgate’s side as the highest-ranked UK team.

Northern Ireland have reached their highest ever position of 20th, while Scotland have risen 15 places to 43rd.

Portugal, Argentina and Belgium complete the top five.

England have dropped to their lowest ranking since June 2015, despite consecutive qualifying wins over Malta and Slovakia earlier this month.

The 2018 World Cup runs from 14 June to 15 July, with eight teams having qualified so far – hosts Russia, Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

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