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In the previous standings, Roberto Martinez's men were also one point ahead of their French neighbors.
Despite a heavy defeat in Switzerland, fatal to its qualification for the Final Four of the League of Nations, Belgium is the only leader in the world ranking of FIFA, published Thursday by the international football body. With 1727 units, the Red Devils are ahead of a short length the champions of the French world.
During the last international break, the Belgians first beat Iceland (2-0) before losing to Lucerne in front of Switzerland (5-2). France, which already had one point less than Belgium in the standings of October 25, lost to the Netherlands (2-0) in the League of Nations before taking the measure of Uruguay (1-0) in friendly .
These results ensure the Belgians, third of the Russian World Cup this summer, to remain in the top of the Fifa ranking until April 2019, after the international meetings scheduled for March.
In addition to Belgium and France, the top 5 is completed by Brazil, Croatia and England.
Belgium, which had plunged to 71st place in June 2007, had already held the 1st place from November 2015 to April 2016, while Marc Wilmots was at the head of the selection.
Sunday, the Red Devils will know their opponents for the qualifications of Euro 2020, scheduled from March to November 2019. The Belgians appear in pot 1 draw, conducted in Dublin. The first two of each of the 10 qualifying groups will qualify directly for the finals.
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