Canada remains No. 10 in FIFA women's soccer rankings
Canada remains 10th in the latest FIFA women's world soccer rankings while two of the team's pool rivals stayed in the top 5.
Pool opponents Germany, Australia remain in top 5
Canada remains 10th in the latest FIFA women's world soccer rankings released Friday.
There was no movement at the top, with the top-ranked Americans and 12 other countries unchanged. But Spain moved up one place to No. 14 and the Swiss climbed four spots to their highest-ever position of 15th. Iceland also jumped four places to No. 16.
While two of Canada's pool rivals at the Rio Olympics — No. 2 Germany and No. 5 Australia — were unchanged in the rankings, Zimbabwe climbed two places to No. 93.
Bulgaria re-entered the rankings at No. 69 after dropping out in March while Argentina, Guam, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bhutan slipped out due to inactivity, leaving 132 teams in the ranking.