The concluding Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Europe and the Tournament of Nations in the USA saw Australia move up two places to sixth while England moved into third spot, up one, swapping places with France, now fourth, down one.

The Matildas registered 33 points – the highest number among all teams in the top 50 – after beating Brazil and Japan and drawing with their American hosts at that star-studded Tournament of Nations.

Sweden (ninth, up two), meanwhile, enter the top ten on the back of their World Cup qualifying win away to Denmark, while Scotland (19th, up two) – who recently qualified for the global finals for the first time – have equalled their best-ever ranking position.

Venezuela (54th, up four) have done better still by setting a new personal ranking best, while the likes of China PR (15th, up two), Croatia (50th, up three) and Jamaica (64th, up seven) can also celebrate noteworthy rises.

Ten teams have also returned to the ranking, including three from Central America and four from Oceania, leaving the table with 147 teams – the highest in three years.

Leader  USA (unchanged)
Moves into top ten  Sweden (9th, up 2)
Moves out of top ten  Korea DPR (11th, down 1)
Matches played in total  161
Most matches played  Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda (both 9)
Biggest move by points  Uganda (up 44)
Biggest move by ranks  Jamaica (64th, up 7)
Biggest drop by points  Denmark (down 39)
Biggest drop by ranks  Seven teams (down 9)
Newly ranked teams (re-entries unless otherwise stated)  Panama (1376), Fiji (1286), Guam (1282), El Salvador (1179), Vanuatu (1161), Solomon Islands (1153), Nicaragua (1092), FYR Macedonia (1056), American Samoa (1047), Rwanda (896)
Teams no longer ranked due to prolonged inactivity  Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan

The top 20

Rank Team Total Points Previous Points +/- Positions
  1 USAUSA 2114 2114 0  
  2 GERGermany 2060 2049 0  
  3 ENGEngland 2034 2026 1  
  4 FRAFrance 2033 2032 -1  
  5 CANCanada 2014 2009 0  
  6 AUSAustralia 2012 1979 2  
  7 JPNJapan 1981 1988 -1  
  8 BRABrazil 1973 1985 -1  
  9 SWESweden 1964 1941 2  
  10 NEDNetherlands 1963 1977 -1  
  11 PRKKorea DPR 1938 1955 -1  
  12 ESPSpain 1916 1911 0  
  13 NORNorway 1907 1887 1  
  14 KORKorea Republic 1880 1881 1  
  15 CHNChina PR 1876 1867 2  
  16 DENDenmark 1864 1903 -3  
  17 ITAItaly 1855 1870 -1  
  18 SUISwitzerland 1840 1861 0  
  19 SCOScotland 1811 1801 2  
  20 NZLNew Zealand 1810 1810 0