Zurich (Switzerland), Dec. 11 -- World champions Spain (1st, unchanged) retained their UEFA Women's Nations League crown to stay in pole position in the ranking after regaining top spot in August.
In the continental showdown, La Roja overcame Germany (3rd, up 2), who have made the biggest leap amongst the top 10. Sandwiched between the two European heavyweights are the USA (2nd, unchanged), who beat Italy in two friendlies in the most recent international break but lost to Portugal back in October.
Further down the top 10, Sweden (now 5th) have tumbled two places following their semi-final defeat to Spain in the UEFA Women's Nations League, while France (7th, down 1) and Canada (10th, down 1) also lost ground. Moving in the other directio...