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March 7 – The primary FIFA/Coca-Cola Girls’s World Rating of 2025 has been launched. With 196 groups now formally ranked, this version showcases new entries, spectacular climbs, and some surprises that reveal the shifting dynamics of the ladies’s worldwide recreation because it continues to quickly develop.
The US stay on the prime of the rankings regardless of a 2-1 loss to Japan within the SheBelieves Cup remaining. Though the reigning Olympic champions suffered a setback, they maintain on to their prime place in the meanwhile.
Japan, alternatively, made probably the most vital transfer on this launch, climbing three locations to fifth – their highest rating since December 2015. It’s a exceptional leap that underscores Japan’s rising energy on the world stage, having already punched a gap in Emma Hayes’ supposedly bulletproof USWNT.
The highest 4 spots stay unchanged, with World Cup champions Spain (2nd), Germany (third), and England (4th) staying in pursuit of USA. Sweden (sixth), Canada (seventh), and Brazil (eighth) every slip one place, whereas Korea DPR (ninth) and the Netherlands (tenth) maintain regular, finishing the highest 10.
Whereas the highest of the rankings stays comparatively secure, it’s the decrease half of the desk the place probably the most motion has occurred. Tanzania and Kenya each made the most important positive aspects, every rising seven spots — the biggest climb on this version.
In the meantime, groups like Puerto Rico, Montenegro, El Salvador, and Nepal have all seen strong enhancements, reflecting the continued improvement of girls’s soccer in areas which can be steadily making their mark on the worldwide stage.
In Africa, Burkina Faso and Benin have additionally made notable strides, every shifting up 5 spots. Nevertheless, it’s Tanzania and Kenya which have actually captured consideration, with their fast ascents serving as an indication of the rising aggressive spirit throughout the continent as funding and curiosity reaches new highs within the continent.
Elsewhere, Djibouti makes its debut within the rankings, coming into at 195th. With 196 groups now within the standings, this marks one other milestone for the worldwide recreation, highlighting the rising depth and attain of girls’s soccer.
Wanting forward, the following FIFA/Coca-Cola Girls’s World Rating might be revealed on June 12, 2025.
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