2022 WORLD CUP - LAST SIXTEEN - PREVIEW

the last sixteen

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2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 13 - LAST SIXTEEN - NETHERLANDS VS USA 3:1

Netherlands reaches quarter-finals

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2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 13 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS AUSTRALIA 2:1

Argentina reaches quarter-finals

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2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 12 - GROUP H - KOREA VS PORTUGAL 2:1

Korea and Portugal reach the last sixteen

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2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 12 - GROUP G - SERBIA VS SWITZERLAND 2:3

Switzerland reaches the last sixteen

2 Dec 2022
2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP F - CROATIA VS BELGIUM 0:0

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FIFA RANKING - Sierra Leone break new ground

The Leone Stars, who are now ranked 50th in the world, have also broken into the top 10 teams on the continent, sitting in seventh place.

But the biggest mover in the world is Lesotho, who have risen 26 places to 105th - they are 29th in Africa.

Algeria retain their position at the top of the African list.

Africa's top 10 in July's Fifa rankings - global ranking in brackets:

1. Algeria (24)
2. Ivory Coast (25)
3. Nigeria (33)
4. Ghana (36)
5. Egypt (38)
6. Tunisia (42)
7. Sierra Leone (50)
8. Cameroon (54)
9. Burkina Faso (58)
10. Senegal (59)

14 Aug 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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