Argentina Keeps Lead Of FIFA Rankings In Slow Month
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17:56 05/07 2008
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Argentina remains atop the largely unchanged FIFA world rankings.
With just 20 international games affecting the monthly list released Wednesday, Argentina stayed ahead of fierce rival Brazil, with Italy, Spain and Germany rounding out the top five.
Argentina's lead over Brazil was trimmed from 10 to 2 points as rankings points from older matches were either devalued or lost.
The only change in the top 20 was Cameroon's jump over Mexico to 16th.
The Czech Republic, France, Greece, Portugal and the Netherlands continued to fill out places six through 10, and no team in the top 50 rose or fell by more than two places.
All six confederations also have the same leading team as last month: Argentina, Italy, Ghana (14th), Mexico, Japan (37th) and New Zealand (78th).
Only Mozambique and Lebanon have gained more than five places.
While the African team rose seven places to No. 71, Lebanon picked up two wins over the lowly Maldives in qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup to move up eight places to No. 140.
With just 20 international games affecting the monthly list released Wednesday, Argentina stayed ahead of fierce rival Brazil, with Italy, Spain and Germany rounding out the top five.
Argentina's lead over Brazil was trimmed from 10 to 2 points as rankings points from older matches were either devalued or lost.
The only change in the top 20 was Cameroon's jump over Mexico to 16th.
The Czech Republic, France, Greece, Portugal and the Netherlands continued to fill out places six through 10, and no team in the top 50 rose or fell by more than two places.
All six confederations also have the same leading team as last month: Argentina, Italy, Ghana (14th), Mexico, Japan (37th) and New Zealand (78th).
Only Mozambique and Lebanon have gained more than five places.
While the African team rose seven places to No. 71, Lebanon picked up two wins over the lowly Maldives in qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup to move up eight places to No. 140.
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