Despite winning the inaugural W Gold Cup, USA (4th) slipped two places due to their 2-0 group-stage defeat to Mexico. Germany (5th, up 1), meanwhile, has leapfrogged Sweden (6th, down 1).
Brazil (10th) rose one place to move back into the top ten, which is completed by Japan (7th, up 1), Netherlands (8th, down 1), and Canada (9th, up 1).
Mexico (31st, up 4) and Slovenia (41st, up 3) are the highest climbers in the top 50, though the biggest moves of all are to be found further down the Ranking. Zambia (65th, up 5), Puerto Rico (85th, up 18), and Kosovo (91st, up 9) have each hit all-time highs, while Solomon Islands (88th, up 21) make the biggest jump of all, following wins over American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa.
In the process, Zambia, Puerto Rico, Kosovo, and the Solomon Islands have all achieved their highest-ever points totals, as have Spain, El Salvador, Nepal, Lebanon, Tanzania, and Saudi Arabia.
Finally, Iraq (172nd) has now joined the World Ranking, which now features a record 193 national teams. That figure could be eclipsed in June, with six more teams just one official match away from joining, namely Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gibraltar, Libya, and Sudan.
Nigeria dropped from 34th to 36th while South Africa moved from 52nd to 51st, and Morocco from 60th to 58th in the latest ranking
African Top 10.
1. Nigeria (36)
2. South Africa (51)
3. Morocco (58)
4. Ghana (64)
5. Zambia (65)
6. Cameroon (67)
7. Ivory Coast (71)
8. Tunisia (78)
9. Mali (81)
10. Equatorial Guinea (82)
