Bafana Bafana have moved up one place in the latest world rankings, released on Thursday by World football governing body Fifa.
Bafana dropped from 72nd in May to 74th in June, following their COSAFA Cup quarterfinal defeat to Madagascar.
Last month South Africa remain unchanged in the latest in the rankings at number 74 in the after the first release of the list in two months and since the completion of the World Cup in Russia.
Stuart Baxter's Bafana remain number 15 in Africa‚ with Tunisia the top side on the continent‚ followed by Senegal‚ DR Congo‚ Morocco and Nigeria.
Belgium have climbed to the top of the Fifa World Ranking, alongside 2018 World Cup champions France, which means that the top spot is currently being shared for the first time in the table’s 25-year history.
A pair of wins for the Red Devils (1st, up 1), including their first in the UEFA Nations League over Iceland (36th, down 4), has brought them level with Les Bleus (1st, unchanged) on 1,729 points.
The only other change in the top ten sees Denmark (10th, down 1) slip below Spain (9th, unchanged).
The biggest leap in terms of points is in Africa, however, with Kenya (107th, up 5) clinching 22 points – 17.9 of which thanks to a 1-0 win over Ghana (51st, down 6) in CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
As a result of that defeat to Kenya, the Black Stars join Slovenia (61st, down 6), as the biggest fallers of the month.
Leaders
France (unchanged) and Belgium (up 1)
Moves into top 10
None
Moves out of top 10
None
Matches played in total
154
Most matches played
Cuba (5 matches)
Biggest move by points
Kenya (up 22 points)
Biggest move by ranks
Ukraine (up 6 places)
Biggest drop by points
Burkina Faso and Ghana (down 17 points each)
Biggest drop by ranks
Ghana and Slovenia (down 6 places each)
Newly ranked teams
None
Teams that are no longer ranked
None
Inactive teams, not ranked
None
