June 11 (Reuters) - Argentina ⁠returned to the top of ⁠the world rankings on Thursday right ‌in time for their World Cup title defence as France dropped two spots to third.

Argentina, ​who kick off their ⁠World Cup campaign ⁠against Algeria on Tuesday in Kansas City, have ⁠not ‌led the ranking since July 2025 but moved up ⁠two spots after victories in warm-up ​fixtures against ‌Iceland and Honduras.