World champions Germany pushed Brazil back into second place to return to the top of the Fifa rankings, which was published today.
Germany’s two-one win away to the Czech Republic and their six-nil drubbing of Norway in the World Cup qualifiers lifted them over the already-qualified Brazil, who dropped points in a draw away to Colombia.
European champions Portugal climbed three places to third – even though they are second in their World Cup qualifying group behind Switzerland.
In another surprise, Argentina are fourth in the rankings despite struggling to qualify for the World Cup after drawing their last two games – away to Uruguay and at home to Venezuela.
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