Zimbabwe Warriors improve on Fifa - Coca Cola World Rankings

Zimbabwe Warriors have climbed four places from number 74 last month  to number 70 on the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World Rankings released on Wednesday 23 November 2011.

Their latest ranking also sees the Warriors jump one places to 16 on the African continent.

In the previous rankings, Zimbabwe Warriors had dropped eight places to position 74 (previously 66) after the Cape Verde loss.

Zimbabwe Warriors beat Bafana Bafana 3 - 0 in Harare recently in a friendly international match.

World and European champion Spain stays atop FIFA's monthly world rankings, despite losing a friendly to England which climbs two places to No 5.

The Netherlands remains second but third-placed Germany narrowed the gap after winning 3-0 in a friendly between the sides.

South American champion Uruguay also closed on the top three, beating Chile and No 9 Italy to remain unbeaten in 13 matches. Brazil falls one place to No 6.

Portugal and Croatia won 2012 European Championship playoffs and rise to seventh and eighth respectively.

Ivory Coast leads African teams at No 16 and 19th-placed Japan is the best Asian team.

Mexico rises two to No 20 and heads CONCACAF members