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Belgium players and coaches celebrate after victory in the third place play off REUTERS\/Michael Dalder<\/p>\n
(Reuters) – Belgium have joined world champions France as the joint leaders in the FIFA rankings published on Thursday, the first time in the table’s 25-year history that the top spot has been shared.<\/p>\n
Roberto Martinez’s Belgium collected two wins, including their first in the UEFA Nations League over Iceland earlier this month, to bring them level with France on 1729 points.<\/p>\n
France, meanwhile, were held to a goalless draw by Germany in Munich in their Nations League opener before beating the Netherlands 2-1.<\/p>\n
The only other change in the top 10 saw Denmark slip down to 10th spot, below Spain.<\/p>\n
Following their disappointing group-stage exit at the World Cup, Germany have climbed a further three positions and now sit 12th.<\/p>\n
Kenya were the biggest movers as they earned 22 points to move up five places to 107th. Those points came courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Ghana in 2019 African Nations Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n
Top 10 rankings: (previous positions in brackets)<\/p>\n
1. France<\/p>\n
1. Belgium (2)<\/p>\n
3. Brazil<\/p>\n
4. Croatia<\/p>\n
5. Uruguay<\/p>\n
6. England<\/p>\n
7. Portugal<\/p>\n
8. Switzerland<\/p>\n
9. Spain<\/p>\n
10. Denmark (9)<\/p>\n
Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar<\/p>\n
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