Football: Norway drops on FIFA ranking

Norway's national football team drops one place on FIFA's World Ranking for November and is now ranked 25th, following a 1-4 loss for Wales 10 days ago.(Photo: Norway coach Egil Olsen)

Spain still tops the ranking, ahead of the Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay.

Top Nordic country is Denmark in 11th place, and with Sweden in 18th.

(NRK)

Thursday, 24 November 2011 07:38

Written by Rolleiv Solholm

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