Sweden Dethrone USA to Go Top of Women's Rankings, Nigeria Move 8 Places Up

• FIFA have released the new women's Coca-Cola rankings
• Sweden replaces the United States at the summit of the table
• Morocco are the biggest movers in the new rankings

FIFA Women's World Cup semi-finalists, Sweden, have replaced the United States at the top of the women's ranking following an outstanding tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

The Scandinavians moved two places up with world champions Spain placing second in the latest release. La Roja could have gone top of the pile, but the 4-0 defeat to Japan in their final group game at the World Cup meant they lost 35 points.

Meanwhile, four-time champions USA dropped to third place while Germany, who had a tough World Cup fell to sixth position, four down from their previous standing.

The biggest climber in August's edition of the rankings was Morocco, who made a 14-place jump to sit in 58th position. Fellow Africans, Nigeria, maintained their position at the top of the table in Africa and climbed eight places up globally, putting them at 32nd, as reported by fifa.com.

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The other representatives of Africa at the World Cup, South Africa, who are African champions, moved nine places up and are 45th on the world ranking while Zambia made an eight-place move to place 69th.

Spain beat England to win the tournament for the first time in their history, as reported by usatoday.com.

Top ten rankings

1. Sweden

2. Spain

3. USA

4. England

5. France

6. Germany

7. Netherlands

8. Japan

9. Brazil

10. Canada

Africa's top ten rankings

1. Nigeria (32)

2. South Africa (45)

3. Cameroon (56)

4. Morocco (58)

5. Ghana (59)

6. Ivory Coast (66)

7. Zambia (69)

8. Tunisia (76)

9. Algeria (80)

10. Senegal (81)

Spain beat England in final

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Spain are champions of the world in women’s football.

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The Spanish side have beaten England in the final of the 2023 tournament, securing their first title in their history.

As noted by Fox News Olga Carmona scored the only goal of the game in the first half, which was enough to see them secure victory.