Fifa ranking: Brazil drop, new leader | OneFootball

The FIFA international window has come to an end, and the organization has updated its national team rankings. In the top 10, two significant changes stand out. The first is France, which moved ahead of Argentina and Spain to take first place. The second change involves the Brazilian National Team, which dropped to sixth place after being overtaken by Portugal, now fifth.

Despite the 3-1 win over Croatia last Tuesday, Brazil did not remain in the top 5 of the rankings. This happened because of the significant 2-1 loss to France in the first friendly of this FIFA window. The result against Croatia prevented a bigger drop, since the win added 4.67 points to the ranking. Any negative result for Brazil could have caused them to lose position, as the gap to seventh-placed Netherlands is only 3.29 points.

France took over the top spot in the rankings after a perfect FIFA window. The French took advantage of Spain’s stumble in a 0-0 draw against Egypt, as well as Argentina’s wins against lower-ranked national teams, which resulted in few ranking points. France beat Brazil 2-1 in the first match and dominated Colombia in a 3-1 win in the second game.

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Top 10 in the FIFA rankings

Brazil's upcoming matches

Brazil will now return to the field on May 31 for another friendly, against Panama, on Brazilian soil at the Maracanã. After that, the national team will play its final friendly before the World Cup against Egypt in Cleveland, United States, on June 6.

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