France and Belgium tie for leading FIFA classification

IANS Thursday, 20 September 2018 05:30:13 PM

Madrid : Current world champion France and Belgium shared the top spot of FIFA's ranking of men's national football teams issued on Thursday, something that has never happened before.

Brazil came in third, ahead of Croatia and Uruguay, respectively.

The top-10 list witnessed no change except for Denmark, which declined one spot down to the 10th, reports Efe news.

Meanwhile, Germany climbed three positions to be ranked 12th alongside Chile.

The current FIFA rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Belgium 1,729 points

1. France 1,729

3. Brazil 1,663

4. Croatia 1,634

5. Uruguay 1,632

6. England 1,612

7. Portugal 1,606

8. Switzerland 1,598

9. Spain 1,597

10. Denmark 1,581