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ZURICH (AP) – Portugal, League of Nations champion, wins two places in fifth place in the FIFA Men's Ranking, still led by Belgium.
France, world champion in second place, hosts Brazil, Copa America, and England completes the top 4 unchanged rankings released Friday.
Croatia, second in the World Cup, loses a sixth place and Spain two to seven. Germany is second in eleventh place, tied with Argentina.
Italy climbed three places to 14th, tied with the Netherlands, who lost the final of the League of Nations on Sunday.
Mexico is No. 18 before the kickoff of the Gold Cup on Saturday. The United States has dropped from six to thirty.
Iran is rising to make a rare appearance for an Asian team in the top 20. The host country of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar, remains unchanged at number 55.
The Asian Football Confederation uses these rankings for the draw in the next qualifying round for the World Cup. The draw of the five-team groups will take place next month in Doha. Iraq is leading the top eight teams in pot 1 completed by China, No. 73.
# 22 Senegal is Africa's best player before the kickoff of the Africa Cup of Nations on June 21st.
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