CAIRO: Egypt moved up one place in the monthly FIFA ranking for national teams, taking 12th place in the table.

Even though they gained no points during the past month, the African masters leapfrogged Greece to edge closer to the top 10.

Of the top 20 teams, only Croatia (10), Russia (11) and Egypt will not be present in next month’s World Cup.

Hosts South Africa moved up seven places as Confederations Cup champions Brazil remained in charge of the table.