ZURICH (AP) — FIFA world rankings for September published Thursday (August position in parentheses) :

1. Germany (1)

2. Argentina (2)

3. Colombia (4)

4. Netherlands (3)

5. Belgium (5)

6. Brazil (7)

7. Uruguay (6)

8. Spain (7)

9. France (10)

10. Switzerland (9)

11. Portugal (11)

12. Chile (12)

13. Italy (14)

14. Greece (13)

15. Costa Rica (15)

16. Mexico (17)

17. United States (18)

18. England (20)

19. Croatia (16)

20. Algeria (24).

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