The United States dropped one spot, to 28th place, in the FIFA world rankings released Thursday.
The fall comes despite a 2-0 win over Mexico in the U.S. team's last game, largely because Russia picked up 47 points in the poll, jumping up five spots and elbowing its way past the Americans and into 27th place in the standings.
The top 17 spots in the rankings remained unchanged with World Cup winner Germany at No. 1 followed by Argentina, the team it beat in last summer's final.
Belgium, Colombia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, Uruguay, Switzerland and Spain round out the top 10.