The Socceroos, whose FIFAWorldCup heroics gave the sport such an injection of hope before the violence at AAMIPark knocked it back, are set to reach their highest point in the FIFAcom men’s world rankings in more than a decade. 7NEWS
heroics gave the sport such an injection of hope before the violence at AAMI Park knocked it back, are set to reach their highest point in the FIFA men’s world rankings in more than a decade.Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free onGraham Arnold’s side, who won two matches in Qatar in reaching the last 16 - where they scared eventual champions Argentina, will climb 11 places to 27th in the rankings. It is their best placing since being 25th in September 2012 under Holger Osieck.
Either Argentina or France would have overtaken them if they had won in regulation time, but the former’s penalty shoot-out victory did not garner enough points to displace Brazil. Argentina will move up to second with France third and Belgium, who exited in the group stage, down to fourth. Quarter-finalists England and the Netherlands will be next with third-placed Croatia climbing five places to seventh.
European champions Italy, who did not qualify for the finals, will be eighth with Portugal and Spain making up the top 10. Morocco will be 11th.
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