Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara (centre L) waves as he holds the African Nations Cup trophy with Ivory Coast's soccer team captain Yaya Toure, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan February 9, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
FIFA world ranking published Thursday (January position in parentheses):
1. Germany (1)
2. Argentina (2)
3. Colombia (3)
4. Belgium (4)
5. Netherlands (5)
6. Brazil (6)
7. Portugal (7)
8. France (7)
9. Uruguay (10)
10. Spain (9)
11. Switzerland (12)
12. Italy (11)
13. Costa Rica (16)
14. Chile (14)
15. England (13)
16. Romania (15)
17. Czech Republic (17)
18. Algeria (18)
19. Croatia (19)
20. Ivory Coast (28).
Also:
31. United States (27)
57. Egypt (60)
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