No change for Ireland in FIFA rankings

The Republic of Ireland remain 26th in the latest FIFA rankings, which were released this morning.

Portugal are the only side to have made an upwards move inside the top 10, with Paulo Bento’s men moving from fifth to fourth, with Uruguay swapping places with them.

The table, which takes into account August’s internationals, sees reigning world and European champions Spain stay top, with Germany second and England third.

The rest of the top 10 is made up of Italy, Argentina, Holland, Croatia and Denmark.

Switzerland have broken into the top 20 with a three-place rise from 23rd, while Slovenia are big movers, up nine spots to 24th, with Belgium also making a leap from 53rd to 40th.

Wales drop eight places to 45th, Scotland are 47th, with Northern Ireland in 129th place.