Despite Failing to Qualify for the 2022 World Cup, Nigeria Move Two Places in Latest FIFA Ranking

• Nigeria are now ranked the 30th best football team in the world despite missing out on the 2022 FIFA World Cup
• Ghana are through to the Mundial which kicks off in November, but the Black Stars remain out of the top ten African teams
• South American side Brazil have snatched the top spot from Belgium, as France, Argentina and England make up the top five

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up two spots in the latest FIFA ranking despite missing out on the 2022 World Cup after Ghana qualified courtesy of the away goals rule.

Despite playing two draws with the Black Stars of Ghana, Nigeria moved from 32nd to 30th in the world, while Ghana are still outside the top 10 teams on the continent moving up a spot from 61st to 60th in the ranking.

The Eagles remain the third-best team on the continent behind AFCON winners Senegal 20th and North African side Morocco 24th.

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The Pharaohs of Egypt, 32nd and Tunisia, 35th make up the top five teams on the continent while, the teams who make up the top 10 are Cameroon, Algeria, Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Following the latest ranking released, Thursday, by FIFA, Brazil has snatched the top spot from Belgium, as France, Argentina and England make up the top five in that order.

In the top ten of the latest FIFA ranking are Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Netherlands.

FIFA scraps biennial World Cup

Meanwhile, the world’s football governing body FIFA has scrapped the idea of staging the World Cup every two years after its president, Gianni Infantino, made a U-turn.

The plan to have a biennial tournament has been publicly ditched, with Infantino stating he was not behind the stunning idea.

The idea of having the World Cup has been met with backlashes and the FIFA boss seemed to have aimed a jibe at former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during a conference.

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Infantino, earlier stated that the World Cup being held every two years will go a long way in preventing African migrants from death in the sea.

How Italy could still qualify for the World Cup

Sports Brief earlier reported that Italy have a slim chance of still going to the Qatar World Cup if an odd loophole is exploited.

The reigning European Champions, against the odds, were stunned out of the play-offs by North Macedonia in a game that they were expected to cruise through.

Defeat to North Macedonia ended Roberto Mancini’s side hopes of playing in the World Cup for the second edition in a row, but there is still a glimmer of hope if a report on Sportbible is anything to go by.