ZURICH - Turkish national football team climbed back to the top ten and ranked the 10th in FIFA World Ranking for December with 1016 points.
The Turkish team last ranked 10th in September's list. They were 13th in November's rankings.
European champions Spain remained at the top of the list. They were followed by Germany and The Netherlands. The Dutch climbed from fourth into third and swapped places with Italy.
Below is FIFA's latest world ranking. Numbers within parentheses indicate previous rankings.
1. (1)Spain 1663 points
2. (2)Germany 1381
3. (4)The Netherlands 1338
4. (3)Italy 1326
5. (5)Brazil 1246
6. (6)Argentine 1180
7. (7)Croatia 1142
8. (10)England 1115
9. (8)Russia 1103
10. (13)TURKEY 1016
11. (11)France 1007
11. (10)Portugal 1007
11. (9)Czech Republic 1007
14. (14)Cameroon 989
15. (20)Ukraine 909
16. (21)Egypt 894
17. (17)Paraguay 889
18. (15)Israel 877
19. (22)Nigeria 876
20. (18)Greece 872
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