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Argentina has maintained their ace in the latest FIFA ranking, with Nigeria struggling at a distant 67th position.
With no A-international matches played in April, the May edition of the FIFA/Cola-Cola World Ranking provided a brief moment of security for teams eager to hold onto their top positions.
All teams in the Top 50 maintained their positions this month.
Meanwhile, the regional composition of said teams also remained unaffected since last month’s ranking.
For May, UEFA has 30 teams in the Top 50, CONMEBOL 8, CAF 7, CONCACAF 3, AFC 2 and OFC 0.
Kuwait’s forfeiture of their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualification matches scheduled for March against Korea Republic and Laos were included in the calculation for the May Ranking.
Consequently Korea Republic moved into 54th (up 2) and Laos moved up 6 places into 176.
PHILIPPINES REACH PERSONAL BEST
The Philippines failed to qualify for the next round of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in the AFC region.
However, the Azkals get to celebrate a milestone in the May Ranking.
Thomas Dooley’s men moved up one rank this month to reach their best ever position on the FIFA/Cola-Cola World Ranking (115).
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 2 June 2016.
See the best 50 below:
1. Argentina
2. Belgium
3. Chile
4. Colombia
5. Germany
6. Spain
7. Brazil
8. Portugal
9. Uruguay
10. England
11. Austria
12. Ecuador
13. Turkey
14. Switzerland
15. Italy
16. Mexico
17. Netherlands
18. Hungary
19. Romania
20. Bosnia and Herzegovina
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21. France
22. Ukraine
23. Croatia
24. Wales
25. Costa Rica
26. Northern Ireland
27. Poland
28. Russia
29. USA
30. Czech Republic
31. Republic of Ireland
32. Slovakia
33. Algeria
34. Côte d’Ivoire
35. Iceland
36. Sweden
37. Greece
38. Ghana
39. Paraguay
40. Scotland
41. Denmark
42. Iran
43. Senegal
44. Egypt
45. Albania
46. Peru
47. Cape Verde Islands
48. Tunisia
49. Norway
50. Australia
…
67. Nigeria
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