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CANADA NO. 7 IN FIFA RANKINGS

Canada dropped one place to No. 7 while newly crowned European champion England jumped four places to No. 4 in the new FIFA women's world rankings. The United States, fresh from its 1-0 CONCACAF W Championship win over the Canadian women on July 18, remained atop the rankings. European runner-up Germany climbed three places to No. 2 with European semifinalist Sweden falling one rung to No. 3.

France slipped two places to No. 5. The Dutch were No. 6, down two spots. The Canadian women, currently coached by Bev Priestman, pictured, have never gone higher than No. 4 in the rankings. Canada first made it to No. 4 after winning the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, moving up six spots after beating host Brazil 2-1 in the third-place match.

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