Golden run rockets Socceroos to 10-year high

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After their aureate tally successful Qatar, which saw a last 16 tally extremity to eventual World Cup champions Argentina, the Socceroos are acceptable to emergence to their highest presumption successful the FIFA men's rankings successful the much than a decade.

Graham Arnold's broadside volition leap 11 spots to 27th successful the rankings, their champion spot since being 25th successful September 2012 nether Holger Osieck.

The Socceroos won 2 matches astatine a World Cup for the archetypal time, beating Tunisia and Denmark earlier going down 2-1 to Argentina successful the archetypal circular of abrupt death. Their different crippled was a 4-1 nonaccomplishment to France - the different tourney finalist.

Australia and Morocco (11th) volition beryllium the biggest movers successful the rankings arsenic Arnold's aboriginal with the squad is nether treatment astatine Football Australia.

His erstwhile woody expired aft overseeing Australia's World Cup run and he's expected to beryllium offered a caller contract.

Australia volition stay the 4th highest Asian federation down Japan (20), Iran (24) and South Korea (25).

Brazil is acceptable to stay No.1 contempt Argentina's victory, which volition assistance them to 2nd with France 3rd and Belgium, who exited successful the radical stage, down to fourth.

England (6th) and the Netherlands (7th) are adjacent with third-placed Croatia climbing to seventh from 12th.

European champions Italy, who did not suffice for the finals, volition beryllium eighth with Portugal and Spain making up the apical 10. Morocco volition beryllium 11th.

World rankings are often utilized for seeding purposes, including successful World Cup qualifying arsenic good arsenic astatine the finals.

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