Brazil remain the top-seeded team in the world after the FIFA World Rankings were released on Thursday.
A total of 53 Nations League matches and 119 friendlies played in the recent international break were factored in the latest rankings, which is the final release before the World Cup kicks off this November – with the next update set to be published on December 22.
There was no change among the top five nations from the August rankings, with Belgium securing runners-up spot – ahead of Argentina, France and England.
Italy (No 6) failed to qualify for the tournament but closed the gap on Gareth Southgate’s side after a 1-0 win over the Three Lions at the San Siro in the Nations League last month.
Wales held their No 19 spot in the rankings, despite dropping points from their August World Ranking tally – having suffered relegation from their Nations League Group A4 following defeats to Belgium and Poland (No 26).
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