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USMNT, Mexico move up in latest FIFA world rankings

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The U.S. Men’s National Team moved up a spot in the FIFA World Ranking to 24th, but it still sits nine spots behind Mexico.

El Tri jumped to 15th, as Colombia, Croatia and Italy dropped out of the top 15. Costa Rica is the third-best CONCACAF nation in the rankings, as the Ticos sit one spot behind the USMNT in 25th.

Germany and Brazil remained on top of the rankings, while Belgium moved into third with Portugal and Argentina each falling a spot to fourth and fifth, respectively. Switzerland, France, Spain, Chile and Poland round out the top 10.

Tunisia made the biggest jump, as it leaped nine spots into 14th place, while Italy’s six-spot fall to 20th was the biggest drop in the top 50.

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  1. It could be worse. Chile still ranks 9th, won the two previous South American championships, but didn’t make the WC. They and Italy are probably the two biggest disappointments.

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    • In terms of strength they are probably the biggest disappointments, but I would say that the US and Mexico both have viewed themselves as locks to qualify for the past several cycles, and thus the US could be considered the biggest disappointment.

      Of course this attitude goes a long way to explaining our lackadaisical approach in the Hex this time around, and Mexico’s scare last time.

      Live and learn I guess.

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  2. In previous months we’ve gone down after big wins, now we are going up after having not qualified for the Cuppy. Makes a lot of sense FIFA. This system doesn’t need an overhaul or anything.

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