Football governing body FIFA has released latest ranking of countries based on recent performance in the games played by respective countries.
In the ranking, Argentina tops the list with German coming second. Belgium and Portugal were ranked at positions three and four respectively.
Only three African countries made it to top 40 .Algeria was ranked at position 19 worldwide with Cote d’Ivoire coming second in Africa and 21 worldwide.
Below is a list of top 40 countries as presented by FIFA:
1. Argentina
2. Germany
3. Belgium
4. Portugal
5. Colombia
6. Spain
7. Brazil
8. Wales
9. Chile
10. England
11. Austria
12. Switzerland
13. Romania
14. Netherlands
15. Czech Republic
16. Croatia
17. Italy
18. Slovakia
19. Algeria
20. Uruguay
21. Cote d’Ivoire
22. France
23. Iceland
24. Ukraine
25. Ghana
26. Russia
27. Mexico
28. Denmark
29. USA
30. Bosnia and Herzegovina
31. Ecuador
32. Albania
33. Hungary
34. Norway
35. Northern Ireland
36. Tunisia
37. Turkey
38. Senegal
39. Iran
40. Scotland
