Following their shocking performance during the past World Cup, plus their shaky outings in the Euro 2016 Qualifiers, Spain was revealed to be out of FIFA's top ten for the first time in eight years. La Roja's spot was taken by the Italian National Team, which climbed two positions in the monthly rank.
Last month's leader Germany remains at the top of the list, followed by Argentina and Colombia. Apart from Spain, the Top Ten teams did not suffer any changes comparing February's ranking. Among those teams that climbed the most spots are Barbados and Bermuda (up eleven spots), while Lebanon experienced the biggest drop in points(90) and ranks (11).
FIFA's Top Ten teams, with the exclusion of Spain
UEFA holds the biggest number of teams among the top ten with six: Germany (1), Belgium(4), Netherlands(5), Portugal(7), France (8) and Italy (10). Other teams like Romania keep climbing, while England fell behind two more spots.
South America's CONMEBOL shows four of its teams among the Top Ten, while their other six members take places inside the top 100. The Venezuelan side climbed seven spots in the monthly ranking.
CONCACAF's teams did not suffer any significant change, with the USA falling back one spot and Honduras' four-place drop. Costa Rica is the only team in this region among the Top 20, following their performance in the past World Cup and a number of friendly matches.
Ivory Coast's AFCON win was not enough to oust Algeria as the top-ranked team in Africa. Algeria keep that honor, while Ghana climbed one more spot, same as Tunisia.
Iran remains as the top-ranked team in Asia, followed by the Japanese team who climbed two positions since February. Korea Republic and Australia fell back a couple of steps compared to last month's list.
New Zealand kept their spot as OFC's top team, climbing a couple of positions compared to their February ranking. Tahiti showed the most improvement in this confederation, going up three places.
