MOSCOW, March 14 (R-Sport) - The latest FIFA rankings see Russia move up three places to 19th, the biggest month-on-month improvement inside the world's top 20 teams along with England.
Fabio Capello's side, bound for the World Cup this summer for the first time in 12 years, beat Armenia 2-0 earlier this month on goals from Alexander Kokorin and Dmitry Kombarov.
They rise from 22nd place to 19th, helping to displace Denmark and Bosnia and Herzegovina from the top 20. England's rise, on the back of the 1-0 win over Denmark earlier this month, sees Roy Hodgson's men climb three places to 12th.
The top five remain unchanged, headed by world and European champions Spain, Germany, Argentina, Portugal and Colombia.
Russia got a relatively kind draw for Brazil, sharing Group H with South Korea, Belgium and Algeria. They round off their World Cup preparations with friendlies against Slovakia on May 26, Norway on May 31 and Morocco on June 6.
