Egypt have moved up three places to fourteenth in the latest Fifa world rankings released on Wednesday.
Hassan Shehata's side, who lost 3-1 to England in their latest friendly, are the highest ranked African team.
World Cup-bound Cameroon are the only other side from the continent in the world's top 20.
Spain retained top spot while Portugal and England both improved their positions in the top 10.
European champions Spain lead second-place Brazil and the third-placed Netherlands, with Portugal fourth after climbing two places.
Most team slides in the rankings came about because points earned from World Cup qualifiers played in March 2009 lost their value.
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