NEW YORK: Germany dropped out of the top two in the FIFA women’s rankings for the first time since 2009 after a poor run of results while the United States retained top spot. The USA team were unbeaten as they won this month’s SheBelieves Cup on home soil, while Germany failed to register a single victory at the annual invitational tournament. England’s second place in the tournament secured them No.2 spot for the first time. France rose to fifth after. Netherlands remain at No.7 while Sweden rose to ninth. Top 10 FIFA women’s rankings: 1. United States, 2. England, 3. Germany, 4. Canada, 5. France, 6. Australia, 7. Netherlands, 8. Brazil, 9. Sweden and 10. Korea DPR. Published in Daily Times, March 24th 2018.