{"id":3631,"date":"2018-10-25T09:26:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2018-10-25T09:26:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:26:27","slug":"england-climb-to-fifth-in-fifa-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"England Climb to Fifth in FIFA Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"England have climbed to fifth place in the latest FIFA world rankings, with Belgium now clear at the top.<\/p>\n

Gareth Southgate\u2019s men beat Spain 3-2 in their Nations League fixture in Sevilla on October 15, which helped the Three Lions move up from sixth to a five-year high placing.<\/p>\n

France drop off joint top spot, with Belgium now ranked as the best nation in world football.<\/p>\n

Wales, meanwhile, move up to 18th, but the Republic of Ireland (33) and Northern Ireland (34) both fall, along with Scotland, who are in 40th place after suffering back-to-back including their Nations League clash in Israel.<\/p>\n

Germany find themselves down in 14th as their poor run of form continues following a shock early World Cup exit.<\/p>\n

Minnows Gibraltar were the biggest climbers of the European countries, up eight spots to 190th following wins in their Nations League matches against Armenia and Liechtenstein.<\/p>\n

FIFA now uses a new formula for calculating ranking positions, which adds up points for wins and takes away points for any defeats.<\/p>\n

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