The effects of Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 have led to significant changes in the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings.
On July 18, FIFA released the July world rankings. South Korea is ranked 23rd, down one spot from 22nd. While South Korea did not play an A-match, Austria, previously ranked 25th, jumped three spots after posting two wins and two losses at the Euros. In addition to South Korea, Australia dropped one spot to No. 24 and Ukraine dropped one spot to No. 25.
South Korea remains third in Asia. Japan dropped one spot to 18th overall, while Iran remained at 20th overall. 카지노사이트 South Korea is followed by Australia, Qatar (34th overall), and Iraq (55th overall).
The biggest changes were in Europe, South America, and North and Central America, rather than Asia. Copa America winners Argentina retained the top spot with a whopping seven more wins, while France, despite missing out on the Euro quarterfinals, still managed to stay in second place with a respectable four wins, two draws, and one loss.
Euro champions Spain jumped five spots to third place with a whopping 105.75 points after winning all seven of their matches. Euro runners-up England also moved up one spot from fifth to fourth.
Brazil, who have struggled in recent tournaments, dropped one spot to fifth and Belgium dropped three spots to sixth.
Spain was the top-ranked team in July, while the second-ranked team was Venezuela, who went 3-1 in the Copa. Venezuela earned 59.17 points and jumped 17 spots to 37th place. Copa runners-up Colombia added 57.88 points and moved up three spots to No. 9.
On the other hand, the countries with the biggest drops were Samoa, Jamaica, Solomon Islands, the United States, and the Czech Republic. Of these, Samoa and Solomon Islands were in the middle of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Nations Cup when the rest of the world wasn’t paying attention.
The biggest jump in the rankings was Venezuela. The second-biggest jump was made by Turkiye, who jumped 16 spots to No. 26 thanks to their Euro campaign. Oceania’s strongest team, New Zealand, who won the OFC Nations Cup, jumped 13 spots to No. 94.
The biggest faller was the Czech Republic, who dropped 13 places. The Czech Republic drew one and lost two games at the Euros and slipped to 47th place.
The FIFA Rankings are calculated using a new methodology introduced in 2018 that scores A-match wins and losses for the month and adds or subtracts them to the score from a month earlier.