Tough break for the USWNT! Alex Morgan and co. drop out of top-three in FIFA World Rankings despite W Gold Cup triumph

The Stars and Stripes celebrated a win over Brazil in Sunday's final, but it was a shock group stage defeat to Mexico that has proven to be costly after the numbers were crunched for the latest edition of the ratings.

Spain remain top, while England move up to second spot, trading places with their American counterparts, after their recent wins over Italy and Austria. There's little movement elsewhere in the top ten bar some minor moves with Korea Republic sliding two places to 11th.

Since the rankings began in 2003 the USWNT has never been outside of the top two, so the fall to fourth will come as something of a wake-up call for a team in transition and currently under the interim charge of Twila Kilgore as they await the arrival of Chelsea's Emma Hayes.

The United States are next in action against 7th ranked Japan in the SheBelieves Cup next month as they build up to this summer's main event, and a real opportunity to repair their rankings slide at the Paris Olympics beginning in July.