Egypt have slipped one place to lie 22nd, but surpassed Ghana for the first time since January in the monthly FIFA Ranking for national teams. The African champions are now second-best African nation in the schedule behind Cameroon, who jumped to 12th. Egypt grabbed a precious 1-0 victory in DR Congo last month to book their place in the final round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers for the Dark Continent. The Pharaohs are set to be given a top seed come the draw of the five-group final stage. EURO 2008 champions Spain remained on top of the world, followed by Italy and Germany respectively. European underdogs Lithuania burst into the top 50 to lie 37th after two astounding victories over Romania and Austria.