ZURICH — Women’s World Cup winner Spain rose to No. 2 within the FIFA rankings revealed Friday, with the United States falling off the highest spot for the primary time in additional than six years.

Sweden, which misplaced to Spain within the semifinals, tops the rankings. FIFA mentioned Spain, which jumped 4 spots, would have led however for rating factors misplaced in a group-stage 4-0 defeat by Japan.

The U.S. dropped to No. 3. The two-time defending World Cup champion misplaced within the spherical of 16 to Sweden.

European champion England, which misplaced to Spain within the last, stayed at No. 4. England received its semifinal in opposition to France which is No. 5.

Germany dropped to sixth from second after failing to advance from the group stage on the World Cup. Germany was the final European workforce to steer the rankings in 2017.

Olympic champion Canada additionally failed to achieve the knockout rounds and dropped three locations to No. 10.

PHOTOS: World champion Spain rises to No. 2 in FIFA rankings led by Sweden. US off prime spot after six years

World Cup co-host Australia fell one place to eleventh as a result of it misplaced the third-place sport to Sweden.

Teams rising after impressing on the World Cup embody Colombia (up three to No. 22), Nigeria (up eight to No. 32), South Africa (up 9 to No. 45) and Morocco (up 14 to No. 58).

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