ZURICH, July 19: Brazil’s Copa America victory has helped moved them back to the top of FIFA world rankings. The South Americans climbed up from third place after beating Argentina 3-0 in the tournament’s final on Sunday.

Argentina are themselves up to second place, with World Cup champions Italy slipping from top place to third in the latest monthly rankings published by FIFA on Wednesday.

Brazil were knocked off top spot in January, having previously led the rankings for an uninterrupted run of more than four years.

Top 10 FIFA rankings (previous position in parentheses):

1. Brazil (3), 2. Argentina (5), 3. Italy (1), 4. France (2), 5. Germany (4), 6. Netherlands (9), 7. Croatia (11), 8. Portugal (6), 9. Spain (7), 10. Mexico (26). —Reuters