Mexico soars 19 spots in FIFA world rankings

CONCACAF Gold Cup winners Mexico have soared 19 places in the latest FIFA world rankings published on Wednesday. El Tri are now ninth in the rankings -- the first time they have been in the top 10 since 2007 -- following their 4-2 defeat of hosts the United States in the Gold Cup final.

FIFA world ranking released on Wednesday (change in brackets):
1. Spain
2. Netherlands
3. Germany (+1)
4. England (+2)
5. Brazil (-2)
6. Italy (+3)
7. Portugal (+1)
8. Croatia (+2)
9. Mexico (+19)
10. Argentina (-5)

Selected:
13. Japan (+1)
14. Ivory Coast (+7)
15. France (+4)
16. Montenegro (+8)
17. Russia (+1)
18. Uruguay (-11)
22. Australia (-2)
24. United States (-2)
26. South Korea (+5)

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