Ghana have moved to the 25th position in the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday October 1.
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China made a small progress in the rankings after a goalless draw with Hong Kong, China in Shenzhen on September 3 and a 3-0 win over Maldives in the World Cup qualifiers. However, the gap between Argentina and Germany reduced to 18 points.
Cristiano Ronaldo had further reason to smile a day after scoring his 500th career goal, as he saw Portugal climb two places to fourth.
They are followed by Brazil who slipped two places.
Last month, China earned four points in two matches of the 2018 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Roy Hodgson’s England remain in 10th position, having clinched their place at next summer’s finals in France following victories over San Marino and Switzerland.
Argentina are still the top ranked team in the world.
Roy Hodgson’s England remain in 10th place, Northern Ireland rise six places to 35th while Scotland drop nine places to 40th.
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One of the big movers near the top was Spain, who moved up five spots into 6th and kicking Romania out of the top 10.
