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Spain continue to lead in the FIFA World Rankings, while Italy bumps Germany off the second spot. Turkey moved into the top ten, with Russia dropping down to twelth place.

The ranking as of September 3rd

1. Spain 1565
2. Italy 1339
3. Germany 1329
4. Netherlands 1295
5. Croatia 1266
6. Brazil 1252
7. Argentina 1230
8. Czech Republic 1134
9. Portugal 1120
10. Turkey 1033
11. France 1019
12. Russia 1013
15. England 991

Looking at the top fifty alone, the country that climbed the most spots is Mexico, from 32nd to 24th place.

Colombia make the biggest drop, going down from 23rd to the 29th spot.

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