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England drop to 11th in FIFA World Ranking while Northern Ireland reach all-time high

The England team to face Turkey at Wembley
Image: The England team line up ahead of their friendly against Turkey at Wembley last month

England have dropped out of the top 10 in the FIFA World Ranking as they prepare to head to France for Euro 2016.

Roy Hodgson's side are down to 11th place from 10th in the latest list published by world football's governing body despite beating Turkey and Australia at home in May.

In contrast, Northern Ireland will head to their first major finals since the 1986 World Cup on a high after moving up one position to 25th - their highest ever ranking.

Michael O'Neill's side are now one place above fellow finalists Wales, who have dropped two spots, as have the Republic of Ireland who are now ranked 33rd.

Gareth McAuley (R) celebrates a goal against Hungary in a Euro 2016 qualifier with Kyle Lafferty (L) and Niall McGinn (2nd R)
Image: Northern Ireland are now up to 25th in the list

Scotland, who failed to qualify for Euro 2016, have tumbled three places to 43rd.

Argentina remain top of the rankings with Belgium the leading European team in second spot, ahead of Colombia and Germany who have both moved above fifth-placed Chile.

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FIFA World Ranking - Top 10 + Euro 2016 qualifiers

Team Points Change
1 - Argentina 1503 =
2 - Belgium 1384 =
3 - Colombia 1328 +1
4 - Germany 1310 +1
5 - Chile 1293 -2
6 - Spain 1267 =
7 - Brazil 1257 =
8 - Portugal 1181 =
9 - Uruguay 1150 =
10 - Austria 1077 +1
11 - England 1069 -1
12 - Italy 982 +3
15 - Switzerland 948 -1
17 - France 925 +4
18 - Turkey 919 -5
19 - Ukraine 894 +3
20 - Hungary 886 -2
22 - Romania 878 -3
24 - Slovakia 852 +8
25 - Northern Ireland 851 +1
26 - Wales 846 -2
27 - Croatia 842 -4
27 - Poland 842 =
29 - Russia 828 -2
30 - Czech Republic 815 -1
33 - Republic of Ireland 768 -2
34 - Iceland 751 +1
35 - Sweden 735 +1
42 - Albania 667 +3
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