Argentina’s Lionel Messi lifts the trophy after successful the FIFA World Cup closing match between Argentina and France on the Lusail Stadium. AP
World Cup champions Argentina have climbed one place, to second, within the newest FIFA Rankings. Brazil, who misplaced to Croatia in quarter-finals, proceed to occupy prime spot.
La Albiceleste would have leapfrogged the Selecao had they crushed third-ranked France in regular or additional time. As an alternative, Les Bleus scored two targets in 97 seconds to stage a outstanding comeback from 0-2 down after 80 minutes.
Later, Kylian Mbappe, who bagged a hat-trick within the closing, scored a penalty within the 118th minute to take the thriller into penalties. There, Emiliano Martinez emerged hero to avoid wasting two spot kicks and finish Argentina’s 36-year World Cup wait.
France, who have been vying to turn into the primary crew since Brazil in 1962 to win successive World Cups, have moved up a spot to 3rd. Dropping out of the top-three are Belgium who exited within the group stage with England rounding off the top-five.
Croatia and Morocco, who each reached the semi-finals, climbed 5 and 11 locations every to seventh and eleventh respectively. The Atlas Lions are the 12 months’s highest climbers, having collected 142 factors over the past 12 months.
Saudi Arabia, who shocked Argentina at first of the World Cup in Qatar, have jumped two locations to forty ninth in final FIFA rankings of the 12 months.
Highlights from newest FIFA rankings:
Leaders: Brazil (unchanged)
Strikes into top-10: Croatia (seventh, plus 5)
Strikes out of top-10: Denmark (18th, minus 8)
Greatest transfer by factors: Morocco (plus 108.85)
Greatest transfer by locations: Australia, Morocco (plus 11)
Greatest drop by factors: Denmark (minus 58.46)
Greatest drop by locations: Canada (minus 12)
Newest FIFA Rankings (22 December):
1. Brazil – 1840.77 factors
2. Argentina – 1838.38 factors
3. France – 1823.39 factors
4. Belgium – 1781.3 factors
5. England – 1774.19 factors
6. Netherlands – 1740.92 factors
7. Croatia – 1727.62 factors
8. Italy – 1723.56 factors
9. Portugal – 1702.54 factors
10. Spain – 1692.71 factors
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