Latest FIFA rankings round up

The monthly Coca Cola FIFA ranking for the month of September has been released. Spain is still on the number one spot despite playing a 2-2 draw against Chile in a friendly international.

Argentina has moved to an all-time high on the log. The 'Albaceleste' has been very impressive in their World cup qualifiers by winning 90% of their games. Their latest win was a 5-2 win over Paraguay in Asuncion.

Germany dropped to the third spot on the log despite their recent win in the Brazil 2014 qualifiers.

Uruguay are 4th,Colombia is placed 5th while Belgium now occupies the 6th spot.

Portugal are ranked 7th even though they went down 3-1 against Brazil on Tuesday.

World cup hosts,Brazil are now 8th in the world. The Confederations cup champions defeated Australia and Portugal in their recent matches.

Netherlands are ninth while Croatia are 10th.

Meanwhile,England has slipped to 17th. The three lions have now recorded their poorest rating in 12 years due to an uninspiring World cup qualifiers campaign.

In Africa, Cote d'Ivoire remains the highest ranked team. The Elephants have dropped to 19th in the World. Ghana is Africa's number 2,while Algeria is in the third position with a global rank of 28.

African champions Nigeria surprising dropped to the 36th position in the world,but 4th in Africa. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have won their last three games.
Stephen Keshi's men defeated South Africa 2-0,Malawi 2-0 and Burkina Faso 4-1.

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