Norway climbs 12 places in
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Norway climbs 12 places in FIFA world rankings after World Cup run

After winning the World Cup, Spain are the new number one in the world rankings, and Argentina is second. Norway climbs twelve places.

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has updated its world rankings after Sunday's World Cup final. Following Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina, the countries have now swapped places at the top, with Spain as world number one.

Despite the bronze medal at the World Cup, England remains in fourth place, with France in third place.

After their successful World Cup, where the team reached the quarter-finals, Norway climbed 12 places - from 31st to 19th. This is the biggest rise of all countries in FIFA's new rankings. Ghana climbed the second most, eight places.

Sweden's World Cup opponent Tunisia is the team that has dropped the most in the rankings - twelve places.

Sweden climbed one place, from 38th to 37th.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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