Thursday 12 March 2015 11:16, UK
England have dropped two places to 17th place in the latest rankings list published by FIFA.
After a run of six successive victories towards the end of last year, Roy Hodgson's side moved up seven spots to 13th.
However, following a period of inactivity they now find themselves below Romania, Costa Rica and the Czech Republic.
Wales have fallen three places to 37th, Scotland dropped one to 39th while Northern Ireland have moved up eight to 43rd.
Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland are 66th on the list having moved up one place during February.
World champions Germany continue to set the pace ahead of Argentina and Colombia while Spain have dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since January 2007.
