July 14 – Euro 2016 semi-finalists Wales have moved above England and up to 11th in the FIFA world rankings.
Chris Coleman’s men have jumped 15 places and are now two above managerless England who could only watch with envy after being knocked out by Iceland in the first knockout round.
Iceland, still on cloud nine after reaching the quarter-finals, moved up 12 places to 22nd despite a population of just 330,000, another reward for the country’s enviable coaching setup.
The top five teams remain the same, with Argentina ranked first ahead of Belgium, Colombia, Germany and Chile.
Euro 2016 winners Portugal and defeated finalists France moved up two and 10 places respectively to sit sixth and seventh, with Spain, Brazil and Italy rounding off the top 10.
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