Argentina back on top of FIFA rankings 

The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) revealed the monthly rankings for the teams for the month of April, which saw World champions Argentina dethrone Brazil and returned to the top of the Fifa rankings on Thursday after a six-year gap. Argentina, who won last year's World Cup in Qatar by beating France in the final, achieved the No 1.

spot after Lionel Scaloni's side beat Panama 2-0 and Curacao 7-0 in friendlies. France moved up one place to second after a 4-0 win over the Netherlands and a 1-0 victory in Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifiers, while Brazil slipped to third after losing 2-1 away to Morocco in a friendly. Belgium remained fourth, England was fifth followed by the Netherlands in sixth, Croatia seventh, and Italy eighth. Portugal and Spain completed the top 10. Italy ranked eighth in the FIFA rankings, followed by Portugal, then Spain ranked tenth in the world, and Morocco maintained its eleventh position in the world rankings.