The Zambian Women’s National Team, the Copper Queens have dropped two places on the latest FIFA Coca-Cola Rankings.
The Copper Queens have dropped to 64th in the World from 62nd place that they held in December last year.
This follows the March International Window that saw Zambia beat the Scorchers of Malawi 2-0 before losing 3-2 to the same opponent.
The Nora Elizabeth Häuptle coached outfit has lost 12 points from 1412 points held in December to 1400 points.
Meanwhile, Djibouti have made their debut, entering the global pecking order in 195th place.
The USA still lead the table despite having suffered a 2-1 reverse at home in the SheBelieves Cup trophy decider; their conquerors, Japan (5th, up 3), return to the top fove for the first time since December 2015.
It is as you were immediately below the Stars and Stripes, with Spain (2nd), Germany (3rd) and England (4th) remaining their closest pursuers. Moving down, Sweden (6th), Canada (7th) and Brazil (8th) have all slipped a spot, while Korea DPR (9th) and the Netherlands (10th) have not budged and continue to round off the top 10.
The Nadeshiko are the only team in the upper echelons to have climbed more than two places. On the other hand, a glance further down the standings reveals a string of remarkable rises, including by Puerto Rico (81st, up 4), Montenegro (84th, up 4), El Salvador (85th, up 5), Nepal (99th, up 4), the United Arab Emirates (112th, up 4), Cabo Verde (125th, up 4) and Cyprus (127th, up 6).
Burkina Faso (132nd) and Benin (147th) have also enjoyed impressive progressions (both up 5), but they are eclipsed by two fellow African nations: Tanzania (138th) and Kenya (142nd) share the honour of being this edition’s biggest climbers in terms of places, having both soared up seven spots.
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The next edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking will be published on 12 June 2025.
Leaders USA
Moves into top 10 None
Moves out of top 10 None
Matches played in total 127
Most matches played Myanmar, Nepal (4 matches each)
Biggest move by points Tanzania (up 41.12 points)
Biggest move by rank Tanzania, Kenya (up 7 ranks)
Biggest drop by points Tunisia (down 43.79 points)
Biggest drop by rank Tunisia (down 11 ranks)
Newly ranked teams Djibouti (195th)
Teams that are no longer ranked None
