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The Canadian Press

Canadian men drop one spot to No. 45 in latest FIFA world rankings

Canada, which lost 4-1 to Japan in its lone outing this month, dropped one spot to No. 45 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Japan, which downed Canada 4-1 on Oct. 13 in Niigata before blanking Tunisia 2-0 four days later, climbed one spot to No. 18. Argentina remains atop the rankings, followed by France, Brazil, England and Belgium. England is closing the gap on Brazil, which was held to a 1-1 draw at home to Venezuela and lost 2-0 at Uruguay. Portugal moved up two places to sixth followed by