The FIFA rankings published on Friday still place the USA at the top of the world rankings, ahead of Sweden, which moves from 5th to 2nd place ahead of Germany, which completes the podium. While Canada, Olympic champion, is 6th, Nigeria (38th) is still the best team in Africa.
According to the FIFA rankings published this Friday, the Americans retain their status of world number 1 despite their bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The USA edged second and Olympic finalist Sweden by 21.53 points. Canada’s Olympic champions have moved up two places and are now 6th.
Despite its absence from the 2020 Olympics, the Nigeria Women’s National Team maintains its status as Africa’s best team. The Super Falcons (38th) are ahead of Cameroon (52nd), South Africa (55th), Ghana (60th) and Côte d’Ivoire (61st) on the continent. Zambia (94th), representing Africa at the 2020 Olympics, is the continent’s biggest winner. The team of goalscorer Barbra Banda took 10 places and landed in the World Top 100.
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