Czech national football team
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The Czechs defeated the home Scotland 2-0 on the Euro in the basic group D, drew 1: 1 with Croatia and also lost to the home England 0: 1. In the round of 16, the charges of coach Jaroslav Šilhavý defeated the favored Dutch 2: 0, but in the quarterfinals they lost to Denmark 1: 2.
The Italians won the European Championships for the second time in history and for the first time since 1968. In the London final, they beat England in penalties, which still ranks fourth. The selection of coach Robert Mancini eliminated the leader of the ranking of Belgium in the quarterfinals.
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Behind the “Red Devils”, Brazil, which was previously third, moved to second place. The “Canaries” lost to Argentina in the home final of the South American Championship 0: 1. Captain Lionel Messi’s team moved from eighth to sixth. The reigning world champions, the French, who fell to the Euro in the round of 16 after a penalty shootout with the Swiss, fell by one place to a third overall.
| Ranking of national football teams in the FIFA rankings as of 12 August (in brackets previous ranking): |
| 1. (1.) Belgie 1822 b., |
| 2. (3.) Brazil 1798, |
| 3. (2.) France 1762, |
| 4. (4.) England 1753, |
| 5. (7.) Italy 1745, |
| 6. (8.) Argentina 1714, |
| 7. (6.) Spain 1680, |
| 8. (5.) Portugal 1662, |
| 9. (11.) Mexico 1658, |
| 10. (20.) USA 1648, |
| 11. (10.) Denmark 1642, |
| 12. (16.) The Netherlands 1637, |
| 13. (9.) Uruguay 1635, |
| 14. (13.) Switzerland 1621, |
| 15. (15.) Colombia 1618, |
| 16. (12.) Germany 1613, |
| 17. (18.) Sweden 1607, |
| 18. (14.) Croatia 1594, |
| 19. (17.) Wales 1567, |
| 20. (19.) Chile 1558, |
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| 31. (40.) CR 1493, |
| 89. (89.) Belarus 1271, |
| 110. (116.) Estonia 1171. |
The United States of America recorded a big leap thanks to a triumph at the North and Central American Championships. After the previous 20th place, they are now tenth.
The next ranking will be published by FIFA on September 16.
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