The Portuguese women’s soccer team rose this Friday to 19th place in the FIFA ranking, in what is its best historical classification, in addition to its performance in the 2023 World Cup.
Portugal, which did not make it past the group stage in the World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, still managed a victory, against Vietnam (2-0), and a draw, against the then two-time world champion. United States champions (0-0).
Compared to the ranking published in June, Portugal has moved up two places, from 21st place, which was already its best result, to 19th.
The big news is the change in the leadership of the women’s soccer hierarchy, with a great impact the surprising elimination of the North Americans still in the round of 16, which leaves Sweden in first place.
It was the Swedes, already defeated in the semifinals, against Spain (2-1), who beat the United States in the ‘eighth’ (0-0, 5-4 on penalties).
The new FIFA podium is made up of Sweden (2,069 points), followed by the unprecedented world champion Spain (2,051) and the former leader United States (2,051), while the European champion and runner-up in the world, England, kept fourth square. (2030).
Other changes brought by the World Cup in the top-10 were the losses of Germany, from second to sixth, Brazil, from eighth to ninth, and Canada, from seventh to tenth, while the Netherlands rose from ninth to seventh position. Japan from 11th to 8th.
Spain, which was proclaimed world champion by beating England 1-0 in the final in Sydney, rose from sixth to second place in the FIFA ranking and barely snatched the lead from Sweden due to the defeat that ‘La Roja’ was still dragging in the cluster. phase, against Japan (4-0).
The next update of the FIFA ranking is scheduled for December 15 of this year.
Source: TSF
