The Belgium team remains at the top of the FIFA world ranking ahead of Brazil and France, in which Argentina snatches fourth place from England and Ecuador climbs two places compared to the last update.
The ranking of selections has been modified this February 10 and the Tricolor accumulates 1,458.63 points, 10.36 more than in the classification of December 23, 2021 (1,448.27), when the Ecuadorian team was ranked 46.
In the last seven weeks, The National Team achieved two draws in the South American qualifying round for Qatar 2022 that have virtually put it in the World Cup. One was recorded on January 27, tied at 1 in Quito with Brazil, and the other on February 1, same result in Lima against Peru.
In the qualifier, Ecuador is third with two rounds to go, with the World Cup repechage assured and a 99% chance of achieving a direct ticket.
From South America, lower than the Tri are only the teams of Paraguay (50, before 43), Venezuela (58, before 59) and Bolivia (76, before 77), these three already without options to be in Qatar.
Meanwhile, the dispute of the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup allowed Argentina to overtake England and get closer to France. The second half of Top 10 it is made up of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and the Netherlands, in that order.
Ecuador closes the season in position 46 of the FIFA ranking; Belgium leads
Germany and Mexico progress to eleventh and twelfth places, respectively, and Uruguay to sixteenth position.
Senegal, who became African champions in Cameroon last Sunday, reached their best position on the list, eighteenth, while the Egyptian team, finalists, moved up to thirty-fourth. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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