Oranje tops Fifa football rankings

The Netherlands has topped the Fifa world football rankings for the first time in history, the Telegraaf reports on Friday.


The paper says the official list is due to be published on August 24, but Italy’s 2-1 win in a friendly over Spain has pushed Oranje into the top spot.

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