Argies top FIFA soccer rankings for the first time

Argentina is the world’s top soccer nation according to the latest rankings released today by the sport’s governing body- FIFA. “Los albicelestes” reached the peak for the first time since the rankings were created in 1993 and leapfrogged over World Cup winner Italy and soccer giant Brazil.

Other countries from the Americas in the top 30 of the FIFA rankings include Mexico (21), Ecuador (24), Uruguay (26), Paraguay (29), and the U.S. (30).

Links- Bloomberg, FOX Sports, The Latin Americanist, El Día, USA TODAY

Image- akisporteam.com (“Gauchito”, the mascot of the 1978 World cup hosted by Argentina)