Morocco and Senegal climb FIFA rankings, Brazil sit fifth | OneFootball

The African Cup of Nations propelled Morocco and Senegal to their best positions in the FIFA ranking, updated this Monday. The Brazilian National Team, meanwhile, appears in fifth position.

Morocco, despite being the runner-up, reached eighth place, returning to the top 10 of the list for the first time since April 1998. Senegal, the great continental champion, climbed seven positions and now ranks 12th, also an unprecedented achievement.

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Spain leads the ranking

Spain leads, closely followed by Argentina and France. Morocco's rise resulted in Croatia dropping out of the top 10. Belgium and Germany also lost one position, now occupying the ninth and tenth places, respectively.

Among the top 50 teams, Nigeria and Cameroon made the most significant progress, both jumping 12 positions. Nigeria is now in 26th, while Cameroon appears in 45th, reflecting their strong performances in the African Cup of Nations.

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The distribution of the top 50 teams by confederation showed changes. The CAF (Confederation of African Football) increased its representation, adding two teams and now having nine.

UEFA maintains its dominance with 26 teams in the top 50, while Conmebol has seven, including the Brazilian National Team, in fifth place.

Check out the top 10 of the FIFA ranking:

1: Spain – 1,877.18 points 2: Argentina – 1,873.33 3: France – 1,870 4: England – 1,834.12 5: Brazil — 1760.46 6: Portugal – 1,760.38 7: Netherlands – 1,756.27 8: Morocco — 1736.57 9: Belgium – 1,730.71 10: Germany – 1,724.15

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