By IANS
London : Brazil head the latest FIFA rankings released Wednesday on their website jumping two places, thanks to their victory in the Copa America.
Beaten Copa finalists Argentina move up three places to second, while World Cup champions Italy drop from top spot to third.
France also drop two places to fourth followed by Germany and the Netherlands.
Croatia are up four places to seventh, followed by Portugal and Spain while Gold Cup finalists and Copa semi-finalists Mexico jump 16 places to 10th.
Countries sliding down the rankings include the Ivory Coast (31st, down 11), Ghana (37th, down 18) and Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland (45th, down 20).
In Asia, the opening round of matches in the Asian Cup has seen Thailand move up 15 places to 107th, Vietnam leap 25 places to 117th and Indonesia up 16 spots to 127th.