England have climbed to fourth in the world rankings on the back of their historic Euro 2022 win on Sunday.
The Lionesses were ranked eighth in the world at the start of the tournament before they beat Germany 2-1 in the final, with former Everton forward Chloe Kelly scoring the winning goal in extra-time. Their triumph earned the country its first major trophy since the men's team won the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany.
The United States – who knocked England out of the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup before going on to win the tournament – remain top of the rankings, followed by Germany in second and Sweden third. England’s rankings surge sees overtake France, the Netherlands, Canada and Spain.
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In addition to the Euros, several other continental championships also took place last month in Africa, South America, North America and Oceania, all of which served as qualifying events for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The US triumphed in CONCACAF’s W Championship to help preserve their place at the rankings summit.
The World Cup draw is set to take place in Auckland on October 22.
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