England move up Fifa list

Welsh football fans have a team to be proud of

Fifa rankings

England, Wales and Scotland have made jumps up Fifa's world rankings for October.

Sven-Goran Eriksson's team - despite moderate performances against Slovakia and Macedonia - have moved up three places to joint sixth with Mexico.

Wales, who recorded an unexpected but thoroughly deserved win against Italy, have gained 15 places to lie 61st.

Wales leap up Fifa rankings

The Italians, meanwhile, slip out of the top 10 and are now 11th.

Scotland's win in Iceland has seen them leap eight places to 55th.

It is the first rise in their world standing since Berti Vogts became manager.

Scots on the up

The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland's placings remain unchanged at 14th and 98th.

Another side on the move is Holland who go from 12th to ninth, after wining both their opening Euro 2004 qualifying matches.

Brazil remain top with France second.

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Fifa rankings for October
(last month's rankings in brackets)

1 (1) Brazil
2 (2) France
3 (2) Spain
4 (4) Germany
5 (5) Argentina
6= (9) England
6= (6) Mexico
8 (7) Turkey
9 (12) Netherlands
10 (8) United States

Selected others

14 (14) Republic of Ireland
55 (63) Scotland
61 (76) Wales
98 (98) Northern Ireland

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