Lionesses move up to No. 4 while Canada falls to No. 7 in FIFA women’s rankings
Canada dropped one place to No. 7 while newly crowned European champion England jumped four places to No. 4 in the new FIFA women’s world rankings.
The U.S., fresh from its 1-0 CONCACAF W Championship win over the Canadian women on July 18, remained atop the rankings. European runner-up Germany climbed three places to No. 2 with European semifinalist Sweden falling one rung to No. 3.
France dropped behind England, slipping two places to No. 5. The Dutch were No. 6, down two spots.
Spain, down one place, was No. 8 after Olympic champion Canada. Brazil and North Korea, both unchanged, filled out the rest of the top 10.