ZURICH -- Belgium rose to their highest-ever spot at No. 3 in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, which are still led by World Cup winner Germany.
Argentina are second while Belgium traded places with Colombia, who now sit fourth.
Brazil, who beat France in a friendly last month, rose to No. 5 and swapped places with Netherlands at No. 6.
NEW #FIFARANKING Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay, Switzerland and Spain all climb in top 10 http://t.co/9WQCSiT3TT pic.twitter.com/50RAgXX8wL
- FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) April 9, 2015
Switzerland and Spain return to the top 10, at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively, while England are 14th.
Costa Rica fell two spots to No. 15 but still lead CONCACAF nations. Mexico rose three to No. 18 and the United States are at No. 27, up five places.
Algeria are Africa's best at No. 21, and No. 40 Iran are the best-ranked Asian team.
The April rankings decide seeding for Asia's World Cup qualifying group draw featuring 40 teams. Bhutan rises to No. 163 from last among 209 FIFA members after beating Sri Lanka home and away.
Seeding for the European qualifying groups will be decided by the July rankings ahead of the July 25 draw in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Wales, inspired by Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, could be in the second-seeded pot after rising to its highest-ever ranking of No. 22.