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England up to 14th on FIFA rankings

FIFA's latest rankings has England rated at number 14 in the world.

The Three Lions have enjoyed a strong run of form of late which has seen them move up three spots March's rankings where they sat in 17th place.

A 4-0 Euro2016 qualifying win over Lithuania and a 1-1 friendly draw with Italy allowed Roy Hodgson's men to shift up slightly in the world standings which has them placed 10th in UEFA.

Big movers in FIFA's Top 20 are Belgium who have reached an all-time high of third, Switzerland who have slotted into ninth from 12th and Mexico who came into 18th from 21st.

On a downward slide is France who have slipped to 11th from eighth, Italy who have gone from 10th to 13th and the Czech Republic who find themselves 19th after sitting 16th last month.

Elsewhere, Wales shifted up 15 spots to 22nd, Scotland moved to 29th from 39th, Sweden are into 39th after their ranking of 45th in March while Israel skidded 20 positions to 46th.

FIFA Top 20 rankings - April 2015

1. Germany 2. Argentina 3. Belgium 4. Colombia 5. Brazil

6. Netherlands 7. Portugal 8. Uruguay 9. Switzerland 10. Spain

11. France 12. Romania 13. Italy 14. England 15. Costa Rica

16. Chile 17. Croatia 18. Mexico 19. Czech Republic 20. Slovakia

For the full FIFA rankings list, click here.

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