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Spain climb to third in FIFA rankings, Argentina stay top

• European Champions Spain

• European Champions Spain

 Newly crowned European champions, Spain, rose to third in the latest FIFA rankings published on Thursday, while World Cup winners Argen­tina held on to the top spot following their Copa America triumph.

The rankings come after a busy month for football, with Argentina beating Colombia to win the Copa America and Spain defeating England to win the European Championship.

England moved up to fourth, leapfrogging Brazil af­ter their underwhelming Copa America campaign.

Venezuela, who reached the Copa America quarter-finals, were the most improved side in the rankings, rising 17 places to 37th, with Euro quarter-final­ists Turkey jumping 16 places to 26th.

The top 10-ranked nations:

1. Argentina

2. France

3. Spain

4. England

5. Brazil

6. Belgium

7. Netherlands

8. Portugal

9. Colombia

10. Italy

—Reuters

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