The Moldovan national football team climbed two slots to the 140th in the updated world rankings published by FIFA Wednesday, Info-Prim Neo reports. This is despite two defeats suffered last month in friendlies with Venezuela (0-4) and El Salvador (0-2). The next friendly for Ion Caras' squad will be on August 15 against Albania. This will be Moldova's last test before the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. Among Moldova's qualification rivals England are the best rated, standing 6th. Montenegro follow on 50th, Ukraine on 52nd, Poland on 62nd, and San Marino remain at the bottom, placing 203rd. European and world champions Spain continued to lead in the FIFA rankings. They are followed by Uruguay and Germany.