Ukraine Women’s team stayed at the 16th position in a new FIFA’s ranking, which was promulgated on Friday, July 26.
American leadership
In spite of in a friendly match in May Ukrainians managed to beat Russian team, which is at the 15th position, it was not enough for them to become ahead of their neighbours. So, Ukraine has 1860 points and Russia − 1864. As usual, the rating list is headed by USA, which has 2198 points. The second one is Brazil (2125), the third − Germany (2119), the fourth − Sweden (2100), the fifth − Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2026).
FIFA Women’s ranking
1. USA (2198 points)
2. Brazil (2125)
3. Germany* (2119)
4. Sweden (2100)
5. DPRK (2026)
6. Denmark (2018)
7. Japan (1985)
8. France (1982)
9. England (1973)
10. Norway (1972)
11. Canada (1938)
12. China (1934)
13. Italy (1928)
14. Australia (1892)
15. Russia (1864)
16. Ukraine (1860)
17. Netherlands (1844)
18. Finland (1836)
19. Iceland (1833)
20. Spain (1796)
* Bold type is used to mark the participants of the EURO 2009 final tournament
