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Spain Leads International Soccer Rankings as Portugal Moves Up

Spain overtook Argentina to sit at the top of the International Football Association world rankings, helped by a 1‑0 extra‑time win in the World Football Championship final.

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Key Points

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Spain is now number one in the world rankings.

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Portugal reached fifth place.

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Switzerland moved up to twelfth.

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Several other nations improved their positions.

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A total of 338 matches have been played since the World Football Championship.

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Summary

Portugal advanced to fifth place after winning all four of its recent European Football Union Nations Competition matches under new coach Jorge Jesus.

Switzerland rose to twelfth after four victories, including three games won by three goals each.

Australia, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Sweden, Greece, Mali and South Africa also climbed higher in the rankings.

Overall, 338 international matches have been played since the World Football Championship ended in July.

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New Words to Learn

12 words
International Football Association
the organization that decides world soccer rankings
World Football Championship
the biggest tournament where countries play soccer
extra‑time
extra minutes played when a game is tied
European Football Union Nations Competition
a series of soccer games between European countries
coach
the person who trains and leads the team
unbeaten
has not lost any match
quarter-finalists
teams that made it to the last eight teams
leapfrogged
jumped ahead of other teams
soared
went up a lot in rank
revelation
a surprising new player who performed very well
qualifiers
games that decide which teams can join a big tournament
fixtures
planned matches that are scheduled to be played
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