Spain still topped the FIFA men’s world rankings published Friday that show Germany back on track to be a top-seeded team in the World Cup finals tournament draw on Dec. 5, involving U.S. President Donald Trump.
Germany rose two places to No. 10 after back-to-back wins in a World Cup qualifying group against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland. Germany had lost its opening qualifier last month against Slovakia.
Croatia, runner-up at the 2018 World Cup and a semifinalist in the 2022 edition, fell to No. 11 after drawing one of its games at the Czech Republic last week.
The 12 top-seeded nations in the 48-team draw will be the three co-hosts — the United States, Canada and Mexico — plus the nine highest-ranked direct qualifiers in the updated FIFA rankings for November.
Current No. 9 Italy is likely heading to European playoffs in March as runner-up in a qualifying group led
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