The Super
Eagles have risen up ten places in the latest global rankings released on
Thursday following their second round finish in Brazil
Nigeria rose up ten spots to 34th place in the
Fifa rankings released on Thursday, courtesy of the Super Eagles' second round
finish at the World Cup in Brazil.
The Eagles
are now the third-ranked African side behind Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire who
finished in the 24th and 25th positions.
World
champions Germany (1) climbed to the top of the pile after defeating Argentina
(2) in the showpiece final on July 13. The South Americans are now in second
place.
The
Netherlands who won bronze at the World Cup rose twelve places to finish 3rd on
the rankings as Colombia were also rewarded with a 4th position.
Belgium (5)
and Uruguay (6) follow but hosts Brazil dropped four places to finish 7th after
a disastrous end to their campaign saw them concede 10 times in two matches.
Former world
champions Spain fell from first place to 8th spot as they crashed out in the
group stage. Switzerland dropped three places to finish 9th while France
climbed up seven places to the 10th spot.
England
dropped ten places to finish in 20th place after their first round elimination.
In Africa,
Ghana dropped one place to finish in 38th place and fifth in Africa with Egypt
holding onto the 36th spot and fourth in the region.
Cameroon
moved up three places to 53rd depsite losing all three matches at the World
Cup. They are now the eighth highest-ranked African side behind Tunisia (42)
and Guinea (51) while Burkina Faso (58) and Mali (60) round up the top ten.
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