Netherlands Are New Number One Men's Team In The World; US Up To 28th

The Netherlands knocked Spain off its over-year-long spot at the top of the monthly FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings, released Wednesday.

Spain drops only to second, followed by Germany (unchanged), England (up two spots), and Uruguay (unchanged) in the top five. The second five starts with Brazil (down two), followed by Italy (up one), Portugal (down one), Argentina (up one) and Croatia (down one) rounding out the top tem teams this month.

The US Men's National Team, which saw Jurgen Klinsmann take over as head coach after the firing of Bob Bradley, rise from 30th to 28th, but are still the second-best team in CONCACAF behind Mexico, who were unchanged in 20th.

Bradley's last game with the team was a 4-2 loss to Mexico in the championship game of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA June 25.

Klinsmann's debut as head coach saw the US play to a 1-1 draw August 10 against Mexico at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

The US plays two more games before the next rankings are released September 21 -- hosting Costa Rica at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA September 2 and traveling to Belgium September 6.