Their performance in the four Nations League games, in which they beat Switzerland (4-0) and the Czech Republic (2-0), draw with Spain (1-1) and loss in the second meeting with the Swiss (1-0), saw the team led by coach Fernando Santos go down one place in the world hierarchy.

Brazil remained at the top of the rankings, followed by Belgium, but with a new companion on the podium, rival Argentina, which rose to third position, relegating France, the reigning world champions, to fourth.

England remains in fifth place, now ahead of Spain, whose performance in the group that also includes Portugal in the League of Nations and allowed them to overtake Italy, the current European champions.

FIFA rankings: 1. (1) Brazil, 1,837.56 points. 2. (2) Belgium, 1,821.92. 3. (4) Argentina, 1,770.65. 4. (3) France, 1764.85. 5. (5) England, 1737.46. 6. (7) Spain, 1,716.93. 7. (6) Italy, 1,713.86. 8. (10) Netherlands, 1,679.41. 9. (8) PORTUGAL, 1,678.65. 10. (11) Denmark, 1665.47.