FIFA Rankings: Germany retain top spot, India slips down eight places

Germany remained #1 in the newly released FIFA Rankings

The 2014 World Cup champions Germany have retained their spot at the top of the FIFA rankings for the month of September with 1765 points.

They were closely followed by two South American teams – losing finalists Argentina with 1631 points and Colombia with 1488 points. Colombia leapfrogged World Cup third place winners Netherlands who slipped to fourth with 1456 points.

Brazil also climbed one spot to sixth, behind Belgium and ahead of both Uruguay and Spain. France and Sswitzerland round off the top ten.

Other big teams outside the top 10 include Portugal (11th), Italy (13th) and England (18th).

Meanwhile, India slipped eight spots to 158 with 116 points.

LATEST FIFA RANKINGS

RANK	COUNTRY	POINTS	+/-
1	Germany	1765	0
2	Argentina	1631	0
3	Colombia	1488	+1
4	Netherlands	1456	-1
5	Belgium	1444	0
6	Brazil	1291	+1
7	Uruguay	1243	-1
8	Spain	1228	-1
9	France	1202	+1
10	Switzerland	1175	-1
11	Portugal	1150	0
12	Chile	1100	0
13	Italy	1068	+1
14	Greece	1052	-1
15	Costa Rica	988	0
16	Mexico	963	+1
17	USA	936	+1
18	England	935	+2
19	Croatia	928	-3
20	Algeria	926	+4