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Spain and England suffer ranking pain
Spain have dropped out of the top 10 in FIFA's world rankings for the first time since 2007, while England have fallen for the second consecutive month.
Vicente Del Bosque's side - who crashed out of the World Cup in the group stages last summer as holders of the tournament - are 11th on the list, released by world football's governing body on Thursday.
Spain, the defending European champions, are deposed from an otherwise unchanged top 10 by Italy.
World Cup-winners Germany remain at the pinnacle of the rankings, based on results over the last four years, with Argentina, Colombia, Belgium and the Netherlands behind them.
WORLD RANKING: @Azzurri move into the top ten as Spain drop out in the latest #FIFARanking. http://t.co/0h5551q0WJ pic.twitter.com/z1qvO39sw6
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) March 12, 2015England drop down to 17th place with Romania and the Czech Republic now in front of them.
The fall, which follows a disastrous World Cup for Roy Hodgson's side, comes despite wins in all four of their Euro 2016 qualifiers so far.
Jurgen Klinsmann's United States team are down one place - now 32nd in the rankings - while Algeria, at 18th, are the highest-placed African team.
Meanwhile, Romania's rise to No.14 means they could be seeded when European qualifying groups for the 2018 World Cup are drawn in July.
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