Belgium hold on to top spot in the latest FIFA world football rankings released Thursday while England are on the rise, snatching fourth place from World Cup finalists Croatia.
The top three positions are unchanged with World Cup winnersFrance in second spot ahead of Brazil, in third.
England move up one place on the strength of convincing Euro2020 qualifier wins against the Czech Republic and Montenegro last month whileCroatia, who reached the 2018 World Cup final before losing to France, retreatone place to fifth.
Germany, rebuilding following their humiliating exit fromthe 2018 World Cup after the group phase, are also moving up.
They rise three places to 13th on the back of their victoryover the Netherlands in the Euro qualifiers last month.
Austria slid 11 places, the biggest drop in the rankings,after Euro qualifier defeats by Poland and Israel in March.
FIFA rankings: 1. Belgium 2. France 3. Brazil 4. England (+1) 5. Croatia (-1) 6. Uruguay (+1) 7. Portugal (-1) 8. Switzerland 9. Spain 10. Denmark.