FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR MARCH 2016

* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.

* The biggest mover by points this month is Venezuela (up 57 points)

* The biggest mover by ranks this month is Armenia (up 7 ranks)

* Côte d’Ivoire made the biggest drop by points this month (down 84 points)

* Sao Tome e Príncipe made the biggest drop by rank this month (down 15 ranks)

Belgium National Team
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1 Belgium 1506 points

2 Argentina 1457 points

3 Spain 1374 points

4 Germany 1355 points

5 Chile 1307 points

6 Brazil 1254 points

7 Portugal 1234 points

8 Colombia 1215 points

9 England 1112 points

10 Austria 1095 points

11 Uruguay 1082 points

12 Switzerland 1070 points

13 Ecuador 1039 points

14 Italy 999 points

15 Netherlands 997 points

16 Romania 990 points

17 Wales 984 points

18 Croatia 965 points

19 Hungary 951 points

20 Turkey 943 points

Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Cape Verde (31) 789 points

2. Côte d’Ivoire (36) 744 points

3. Algeria (37) 743 points

4. Ghana (41) 656 points

5. Tunisia (47) 609 points

6. Senegal (48) 603 points

7. Egypt (53) 589 points

8. Congo DR (58) 565 points

9. Congo (59) 564 points

10. Cameroon (61) 551 points

* Nigeria moved up one place in the rankings this month. The Super Eagles are now ranked 62nd in the world and 11th in Africa.

FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR JANUARY 2016

* Belgium remain top of the table in the first FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2016, while Argentina and Spain have also held onto their respective second and third positions.

* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.

* The biggest mover by points this month is Saudi Arabia (up 42 points)

* The biggest mover by ranks this month is Thailand (up 12 ranks)

* Cuba made the biggest drop by points and ranks this month (down 118 points, drop down 45 ranks)

1 Belgium 1494 points

2 Argentina 1455 points

3 Spain 1370 points

4 Germany 1347 points

5 Chile 1273 points

6 Brazil 1251 points

7 Portugal 1219 points

8 Colombia 1211 points

9 England 1106 points

10 Austria 1091 points

11 Uruguay 1074 points

12 Switzerland 1050 points

13 Ecuador 1040 points

14 Netherlands 994 points

15 Italy 991 points

16 Romania 980 points

17 Wales 974 points

18 Croatia 958 points

19 Côte d’Ivoire 950 points

20 Hungary 945 points

Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Côte d’Ivoire (19) 950 points

2. Algeria (28) 845 points

3. Ghana (33) 778 points

4. Cape Verde (39) 745 points

5. Tunisia (40) 711 points

6. Senegal (45) 661 points

7. Republic of Congo (48) 638 points

8. Guinea (49) 624 points

9. Cameroon (57) 586 points

10. Egypt (58) 585 points

* Nigeria did not make any move on the rankings this month. The Super Eagles are still ranked 66th in the world ranking and 14th in the CAF ranking.

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FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING FOR DECEMBER 2015

* A first-place finish on the last ranking of the year sees Belgium claim the Team of the Year award for 2015.

* Turkey receive the award for best Mover of the Year thanks to the 329 points they collected over the last 12 months of football.

* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.

* The biggest mover by point this month is Hungary (up 186 points)

* The biggest mover by rank this month is Libya (up 32 ranks)

* Portugal made the biggest drop by point this month (down 145 points)

* Liberia made the biggest drop by rank this month (drop down 21 ranks)

Belgium National Team
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1 Belgium 1494 points

2 Argentina 1455 points

3 Spain 1370 points

4 Germany 1347 points

5 Chile 1273 points

6 Brazil 1251 points

7 Portugal 1219 points

8 Colombia 1211 points

9 England 1106 points

10 Austria 1091 points

11 Uruguay 1074 points

12 Switzerland 1050 points

13 Ecuador 1040 points

14 Netherlands 994 points

15 Italy 991 points

16 Romania 980 points

17 Wales 974 points

18 Croatia 958 points

19 Côte d’Ivoire 950 points

20 Hungary 945 points

Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;

1. Côte d’Ivoire (19) 950 points

2. Algeria (28) 845 points

3. Ghana (33) 778 points

4. Cape Verde (39) 745 points

5. Tunisia (40) 711 points

6. Senegal (44) 661 points

7. Republic of Congo (48) 638 points

8. Guinea (50) 621 points

9. Egypt (57) 585 points

10. Cameroon (59) 583 points

* Nigeria (drop down 7 ranks, down 41 points) are ranked 66th in the world ranking and 14th in the CAF ranking.