England women climb to third in Fifa rankings

Friday, 28 September 2018 16:00

England’s women have climbed to third in the Fifa world rankings, leapfrogging France.

The Lionesses are behind the USA and Germany, while France - who will host the 2019 World Cup - drop down to fourth.

Phil Neville’s team beat Wales 3-0 to secure their qualification for next summer's World Cup, before thrashing Kazakhstan 6-0 to conclude their unbeaten qualifying campaign.

The Lionesses are now unbeaten in 59 World Cup and European Championship qualifying matches - a run extending back to 2002.

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