Macedonia climbed two places but this FIFA World ranking list will be remembered by the fact that Andorra surpassed Macedonia by five places.
Macedonian national team played two matches in June: a goalless draw in a friendly match against Turkey, and a 2:1 defeat by Spain in the World Cup qualifications. Ten points gained Macedonia since the last rankings moving up two places to the 134th position.
The surprising win on Andorra against Hungary in the World Cup qualifications awarded the Andorrans 177 points and an unbelievable move of 57 places, or from the 186th to the 129th, ahead of Macedonia. Worst moved is Namibia who dropped 62 places and is now bellow Macedonia.
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129. Andorra 246
130. Latvia 242
131. Thailand 235
132. Swaziland 232
133. Vietnam 231
134. Macedonia 228
135. Luxembourg 223
136. Ethiopia 215
137. Turkmenistan 214
138. Lesotho 204
138. Botswana 204
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for July 2017:
1. Germany 1609
2. Brazil 1603
3. Argentina 1413
4. Portugal 1332
5. Switzerland 1329
6. Poland 1319
7. Chile 1250
8. Colombia 1208
9. France 1199
10. Belgium 1194
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (15.) Croatia 1007
2. (30.) Bosnia and Herzegovina 815
3. (33.) Turkey 779
4. (38.) Greece 716
5. (42.) Serbia 713
5. (42.) Romania 713
7. (53.) Slovenia 652
8. (54.) Bulgaria 643
8. (54.) Montenegro 643
10. (63.) Albania 583
11. (134.) Macedonia 228
12. (177.) Kosovo 90
FIFA Rankings for UEFA members (actual ranking in brackets, showing only the bottom 15):
41. (98.) Estonia 334
42. (99.) Lithuania 333
43. (106.) Kazakhstan 308
44. (110.) Finland 293
45. (112.) Georgia 290
46. (129.) Andorra 246
47. (130.) Latvia 242
48. (134.) Macedonia 228
49. (135.) Luxembourg 223
50. (158.) Moldova 154
51. (177.) Kosovo 90
52. (191.) Malta 56
52. (191.) Liechtenstein 56
54. (204.) San Marino 12
55. (206.) Gibraltar 0
FIFA Rankings for members of Group G in 2018 World Cup qualifying (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (11.) Spain 1114
2. (12.) Italy 1059
3. (63.) Albania 583
4. (70.) Israel 512
5. (134.) Macedonia 228
6. (191.) Liechtenstein 56
The next rankings will be published on 10 August 2017.