ZURICH (Switzerland), Aug 16: Pakistan stay at 153rd position in the latest rankings announced for the month of August by the World football governing body, FIFA on Wednesday.

The order of top 15 teams remains unchanged in the latest rankings.

Brazil, despite their disappointing exit from the World Cup quarter-finals, maintained their top spot followed by current world champions Italy.

Noticeable changes occur further down the rankings with Mexico moving two places up from 18 and USA falling seven spots down from 16.

Rankings: 1. Brazil, 2. Italy, 3. Argentina, 4. France, 5. England, 6. Netherlands, 7. Spain, 8. Portugal, 9. Germany, 10. Czech Republic, 11. Nigeria, 12. Cameroon, 13. Switzerland, 14. Uruguay, 15. Ukraine.—Agencies

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