Netherlands back in the top 10

The Netherlands and Argentina are back in the top 10 of FIFA world rankings

The Netherlands and Argentina are back in the top 10 of FIFA world rankings. The Netherlands, who were down in 25th place in last month's list jumped 19 places into sixth.

Argentina move up 10 spots from 17th to seventh. The other big movers were South Africa going from 36 to 20 and Israel from 63 to 46.

There were no changes among the top five in the monthly rankings which continue to be led by defending World Cup champions Brazil followed by Germany, the Czech Republic, Mexico and England.

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