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Spain maintained its prime spot within the newest FIFA males’s world rankings prematurely of the 2026 World Cup, whereas the United States males’s nationwide group moved up two spots to overhaul rival Mexico.
The United States’ 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay at Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, moved the group up two spots within the rankings to No. 14, whereas Mexico moved down a spot to No. 15.
Spain is adopted within the rankings by Argentina, France, England and Brazil, which moved up two spots. Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Croatia spherical out the highest 10.
Morocco (11), Italy (12) and Colombia (13) had been ranked forward of the USMNT, with Italy dropping three spots. After Mexico within the No. 15 spot, the highest 20 included Uruguay (16), Switzerland (17), Japan (18), Senegal (19) and Iran (20).
Led by head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States has used various lineups of late whereas nonetheless incomes constructive outcomes because the group cruised previous Uruguay, which dropped a spot within the rankings with the loss.
The assertion sport tied the biggest margin of victory for the USMNT towards an opponent within the prime 15 of the FIFA rankings and it got here with out the companies of Christian Pulisic, Timothy Weah, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and Chris Richards. The nationwide group had a 4-0 victory over then-No. 7 Mexico in 1995.
Pochettino made 9 adjustments to a lineup that had simply earned a 2-1 victory over Paraguay.
‘There remains to be a variety of work to do, however I believe it is about to maintain believing, it is to maintain pushing,’ Pochettino mentioned.
The USMNT is scheduled to play its first World Cup sport in 2026 at Inglewood, Calif., on June 12, with 4 extra worldwide friendlies on the schedule earlier than then, together with matches towards Portugal and Belgium in March.
–Field Level Media