The Republic of Ireland women have fallen two places to 33rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings.
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Nigeria's involvement in the World Cup moves them up four places in the rankings to leapfrog Ireland into 29th, Poland also rise two to join the Czech Republic and Thailand on joint 30th.
Ireland's failure to qualify for the 2015 World Cup means they haven't played a match since a 1-0 win over Haiti in May, which came four days after a 3-0 loss to eventual World Cup winners USA.
USA World Cup win has seen them replace Germany at the top of the rankings.
