Int Football - No change for England in rankings

Eurosport - Wed, 09 Apr 12:32:00 2008

England remained in 11th place in the latest world rankings issued by governing body FIFA.

FOOTBALL: England crest - 0

A 1-0 defeat to France in Paris last month was not enough to alter the position of Fabio Capello's side in the list, which is once again topped by Argentina.

A 2-0 friendly win over Egypt last month helped Argentina hold top spot for the seventh consecutive month but Brazil narrowed the gap with a 1-0 victory in their friendly game against higher-ranked Sweden.

There was no movement among the top seven sides but Greece secured their highest ranking, climbing above Portugal into eighth place after beating Luiz Felipe Scolari's men 2-1 last month.

Scotland, who drew 1-1 with Croatia in March, dropped one place to 15th.

FIFA RANKINGS (previous positions in brackets):

1. (1) Argentina

2. (2) Brazil

3. (3) Italy

4. (4) Spain

5. (5) Germany

6. (6) Czech Republic

7. (7) France

8. (10) Greece

9. (8) Portugal

10. (9) Netherlands

11. (11) England

12. (13) Romania

13. (12) Croatia

14. (15) Ghana

15. (14) Scotland

16. (16) Mexico

17. (17) Cameroon

18. (19) Bulgaria

19. (20) Colombia

20. (22) Israel

Mike Hytner / Reuters