The Colombian National Team had a dream double date of South American qualifiers, after beating the world champion Argentina under the sunny climate of BarranquillaThe national team is not letting its guard down on the road to the World Cup, nor in the FIFA rankings.
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Colombia It rubs shoulders with the best teams in the world and remains in a privileged position after the latest update of the Fifa ranking. The draw against Peruin Lima, and the victory against Argentina allowed him to defend his place in the top-10.
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Colombia is in the top-10
The cast that directs the Coach Nestor Lorenzo is in ninth position in the ranking with 1,738.71 points and remains one of the most solid teams in the world that wants to continue climbing.
It should be noted that the Colombian National Team got into the top 10 of the world two months ago, after the brilliant Copa América held in the United States, as it was in 12th place and climbed to ninth place, which it defends today.
The cast of Nestor Lorenzo He is the third highest ranked South American team in this ranking. Argentinaworld and Copa América champion, continues to lead the table with 1,889.02 points.
Barranquilla, Colombia, September 10, 2024. Goal that gives Colombia a 2-1 partial victory over Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers. James Rodríguez scored a penalty. Photo by Vanexa Romero/El Tiempo.
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Brazil, which has been very weak in recent times, both in the Copa America and in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, It remains in 5th place with 1,772.02 points. If this continues, it could lose ground to Belgium and the Netherlands, which are hot on its heels.
The top 15 positions in the FIFA rankings remained unchangedTo find a change, you have to go all the way to 16th place, where Japan has climbed two places and reached 1,639.6 points.
Fifa Ranking
1. Argentina: 1889.02 points.
2. France: 1851.92 points.
3. Spain: 1836.42 points.
4. England: 1817.28 points.
5. Brazil: 1772.02 points.
6. Belgium: 1768.14 points.
7. Netherlands: 1759.95 points.
8. Portugal: 1752.14 points.
9. Colombia: 1738.71 points.
10. Italy: 1726.31 points.
11. Uruguay: 1701.34 points.
12. Croatia: 1699.60 points.
13. Germany: 1692.19 points.
14. Morocco: 1676.14 points.
15. Switzerland: 1641 points.
16. Japan: 1,639.6 points.
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