When the 2017 March FIFA women’s rankings came out, the United States were finally knocked out of the #1 position by Germany, a switch that we’ve made before in 2015. The dance continues as the updated rankings flip the United States back to #1, with some minor shifts throughout the rest of the top 10. Winning results in recent friendlies against Russia, Sweden, and Norway gave the US the bump.
With the 2017 Euros coming up, Germany could retake #1 with some wins, especially since Euro games will weighted more heavily than international friendlies.