Italy lose two places in the FIFA World Rankings and drop to 16th, level with The Netherlands in a table still led by Belgium. Thanks to their success in the Copa América Brazil force France out of second spot, while Uruguay gain three places as they rise to 5th. There are also big advancements for Colombia, from 13th to 8th, and for Mexico, from 18th to 12th. Germany drop four places, now in 15th where they sit 13 points ahead of Italy. The next FIFA World Rankings will be released on 19 September.

The top 20 countries in the FIFA World Rankings:
1) Belgium 1746 points (-)
2) Brazil 1726 points (+1)
3) France 1718 points (-1)
4) England 1652 points (-)
5) Uruguay 1637 points (+3)
6) Portugal 1631 points (-1)
7) Croatia 1625 points (-1)
8) Colombia 1622 points (+5)
9) Spain 1617 points (-2)
10) Argentina 1610 points (+1)
11) Switzerland 1605 points (-2)
12) Mexico 1604 points (+6)
13) Denmark 1589 points (-3)
14) Chile 1583 points (+2)
15) Germany 1582 points (-4)
16) ITALY 1569 points (-2)
16) Netherlands 1569 points (-2)
17) Sweden 1558 points (-1)
18) Peru 1552 points (+2)
19) Poland 1550 points (-1)