Warriors slip 12 places

Zimbabwe's football fortunes have suffered a massive blow after the team slipped 12 places down the FIFA/Coca Cola rankings.

According to the latest table, the international football mother body released on Thursday, The Warriors are now ranked 114th in the world.

The latest setback follows a horrendous conclusion to a futile World Cup qualification.

In June, the month under review, Zimbabwe lost back-to-back qualifiers against Guinea (away) and Egypt (home).

Meanwhile, Brazil's stunning victory over Spain in the FIFA Confederations Cup Final has helped reap them another reward, a 13-place leap to ninth on the July edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's side won all five of their matches at that competition, and defeated France in a preparatory friendly.

Spain nevertheless held on to pole position ahead of Germany, while Colombia climbed four places to a personal best of third, thanks to some impressive performances in the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

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