USWNT hold No. 1 spot, England as much as fourth in FIFA rankings after Euro win

The United States stored their No.1 spot on the high of the newest ladies’s FIFA rankings printed on Friday, whereas newly topped European champions England rose to fourth place.

The rankings come after a busy month for girls’s soccer by which continental championships for Africa, North America, South America and Oceania came about alongside the European Championship as a part of qualifying for the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup.

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The U.S. gained their ninth CONCACAF W Championship title in July to stay in first place, a spot they’ve occupied since 2017.

England’s Euros win on house soil pushed them up 4 spots from eighth, whereas runners-up Germany leapfrogged shedding semifinalists Sweden into second.

England and the U.S. are set to face one another in a conflict between the European and world champions at Wembley on Oct. 7.

South Africa moved as much as 54th off the again of their first Africa Cup of Nations title, whereas Zambia, who reached the match’s semifinals, have been probably the most improved aspect within the rankings, rising 23 locations to 80th.

Copa America Femenina winners Brazil remained in ninth place.

Joint World Cup hosts Australia and New Zealand have been 12th and 22nd respectively.