European champion Greece 8th FIFA rankings; U.S. jumps seven places to 21st (AP)
Published 4/9/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
European champion Greece is eighth in FIFA's world rankings while the United States jumped seven spots to 21 in the list released Wednesday. Argentina is still at No. 1 at the head of an unchanged top seven. The United States moved up after a 3-0 exhibition win at Poland. For Greece, it is its highest position ever.
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