France have climbed to the top of the Fifa World Rankings, while South Africa remain 74th on the list.

Les Bleus lifted the World Cup in Russia last month and have usurped Germany at the summit of the rankings. Die Mannschaft have dropped 14 positions to No 15 on the list.

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Belgium come in at second and are followed by Brazil‚ Croatia and Uruguay.

England, who finished fourth in Russia, have risen to sixth place. Portugal fell three spots to seventh while Switzerland, Spain and Denmark complete the top 10.

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Lionel Messi’s Argentina dropped to 11th spot after a poor display at the World Cup.

Russia were the highest risers and after an excellent tournament on home soil, they climbed 21 places to No 49 in the world.

Bafana remain No 15 in Africa‚ while Tunisia are the top-ranked side on the continent‚ followed by Senegal‚ DR Congo‚ Ghana and Morocco.

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FIFA World Rankings (Africa Top 10)

1)Tunisia
2)Senegal
3)Congo DR
4)Ghana
5)Morocco
6)Cameroon
7)Nigeria
8)Burkina Faso
9)Mali
10)Cape Verde

— Bolarinwa Olajide (@iambolar) August 16, 2018

Mohamed Salah’s Egypt suffered the biggest drop as they fell 20 places to No 65 in the world and 11th in Africa.

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