Belgium top FIFA world rankings for first time

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Reuters




LONDON (Reuters) - Belgium moved to the top of the FIFA world ranking list for the first time on Thursday after overtaking Argentina and world champions Germany following their victories in last month's European qualifiers.

Chile moved up four places to fifth to also reach their highest position, while Austria improved one place to a best ever tenth place.

Belgium, who were third last month, beat Andorra 4-1 and Israel 3-1 in their final two Euro 2016 qualifiers to seal their place in next year's finals in France as Group B winners.

Argentina, who were top, slipped back to third while Germany stayed in second place.

England, who beat Estonia and Lithuania to make it a perfect 10 wins from 10 in the Euro qualifiers, were the other climbers in the top 10, rising one place to ninth

Euro 2016 qualifiers Wales, who will play at their first major tournament since 1958, dropped seven places to 15th.

Top 10 (last month's positions in parentheses)

1 (3) Belgium

2 (2) Germany

3 (1) Argentina

4 (4) Portugal

5 (9) Chile

6 (6) Spain

7 (5) Colombia

8 (7) Brazil

9 (10) England

10 (11) Austria

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they have some very good players , not sure if they're a great team yet

[Goofy]

The way the rankings work is pretty idiotic tbh, there's just no way Belgium are the best in the world...... and no way Portugal are 4th best, they've done fuck all in Euro's or WC's since Eusebio's day! There should be a lot more emphasis on performances at major tourneys and a lot less emphasis on qualifiers and meaningless friendlies.

[redred]

It is fifa maybe they paid some extra

[Goofy]

Probably

[deebakes]

[Hugh_Janus]

wales were higher than england

[redred]

gareth bale is higher than england

fixed

[Teh One Who Knocks]

We're #33







Still higher ranked than Scotland

[Goofy]

Your population is about a billion times bigger than ours, you should be a lot higher than 33rd Plus, we're shite....... anyone below us should be ashamed

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Your population is about a billion times bigger than ours, you should be a lot higher than 33rd Plus, we're shite....... anyone below us should be ashamed

India and China have more people than the United States and they aren't even in the top 50, by you're logic they should both be tied for number 1

[Goofy]

India and China have more people than the United States and they aren't even in the top 50, by you're logic they should both be tied for number 1