World Cup Winner Argentina Moves Top of FIFA Rankings
Zurich, Apr 6 (AP) World Cup winner Argentina topped the FIFA rankings on Thursday for the first time in six years. Argentina's two wins in friendlies last month ended the one-year run at the top for Brazil, which lost at Morocco 2-1 and fell to No. 3. Also Read | IPL 2023 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Free Live Streaming Online on JioCinema: Get TV Channel Telecast Details of KKR vs RCB T20 Cricket Match on Star Sports. France, the World Cup beaten finalist, followed Argentina in rising one place, to No. 2. France won back-to-back European Championship qualifiers against No. 6 the Netherlands and Ireland. Belgium stayed at No. 4, with England next after two wins including beating No. 8 Italy. Also Read | Fans Pay Rs 300 As Parking Fee To Watch RR vs PBKS IPL 2023 Match in Guwahati, Express Discontentment With ACA. Europe completed the top 10 with No. 7 Croatia followed by Italy, Portugal and Spain. Morocco, which has joined the Spanish and Portuguese in a 2030 World Cup bidding plan, stayed at No. 11 to lead African teams. The United States was still No. 13, two ahead of regional rival Mexico. Canada, the other North American co-host of the 2026 World Cup, rose six to No. 47. Japan at No. 20 was the best of the Asian teams, and 2022 World Cup host Qatar fell to No. 61. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:02 am