US top of FIFA rankings after winning Women's World Cup

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: 06:50 pm Jul 10, 2015

In this July 5, 2015 file photo, confetti floats down as the United States Women's National Team women celebrate with their trophy after beating Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, Canada. On Friday July 10, 2015, in New York, the team will make their way through swirling ticker tape up Broadway's Canyon of Heroes to a ceremony at City Hall, where they will be the first national team since 1984 and the first all-female team ever to be honored with the iconic parade. Photo: AP

ZURICH: The United States has returned to the top of the FIFA women's rankings after winning the World Cup. The U.S. toppled Germany after beating Japan 5-2 in Sunday's final in Vancouver to collect the top prize in women's soccer for the first time in 16 years. Germany finished fourth in Canada after losing to England in the third-place game. England moved up a place to fifth, behind France and Japan, after its best Women's World Cup showing.

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US top of FIFA rankings after winning Women's World Cup