Australia back into top 50

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The Socceroos have jumped back into the top of the official FIFA World Rankings that were released on Friday.

The Socceroos have jumped back into the top of the official FIFA World Rankings that were released on Friday.

The 1-0 win over top 20-ranked Nigeria at Craven Cottage in London a week ago, saw Australia jump four places to 48th after picking up 29 points.

Australia remains fourth in terms of Asia rankings, behind Japan (33), Iran (40) and Korea Republic (42).

South America giants Argentina and Brazil, who have already started their long World Cup campaign, remain one and two with Italy in third.

Australia-s former Oceania rival New Zealand was one of the highest movers in the November rankings, jumping 33 places to 95th after starting its World Cup qualifying matches.