Ghana slipped three places down on the FIFA ranking for the month of July released on Thursday. The Black Stars despite two wins in the Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho last month. Ghana’s 830 points garnered keep them behind Chile, USA and France but still remains Africa’s second best country. Ivory Coast maintained their 13th position and the continent’s highest ranked nation for the month with 1009 points. Brazil lept 13 places to ninth after their stunning victory over Spain in the FIFA Confederations Cup final last Sunday. However, Spain held on to top spot ahead of Germany while Colombia climbed four places to a personal best of third thanks to some impressive performances in the World Cup qualifiers. FIFA took into account, 16 FIFA Confederations Cup games, 89 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and 29 friendlies.