FIFA rankings for August (July positions in parentheses):

1. Spain (1)

2. Germany (2)

3. Colombia (3)

4. Argentina (4)

5. Netherlands (5)

6. Italy (6)

7. Portugal (7)

8. Croatia (8)

9. Brazil (9)

10. Belgium (10)

11. Greece (11)

12. Uruguay (12)

13. Bosnia-Herzegovina (14)

14. England (15)

15. Switzerland (16)

16. Russia (17)

17. Ecuador (18)

18. Ivory Coast (13)

19. United States (22)

20. Mexico (20).

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