Ireland are up four places to 66th in the FIFA world rankings.
Germany remain on top.
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Staying with soccer and
Luis Suarez will find out when he can return to football this afternoon.
The former Liverpool striker, who recently signed for Barcelona, appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his four month ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup.
At the moment, he can't play or train with his team-mates until the end of October.