How Wales could officially become the second best football team in the world if they beat Israel.

Wales' rise up the Fifa rankings shows no sign of slowing, with victory over Israel understood to mean they will be ranked at least fourth in the world.

Just when Wales fans thought things couldn't get much better comes the news our nation could soon be the second best football team in the world. Yes, you read that right!

The Dragon’s have seen an incredible resurgence under boss Chris Coleman, currently standing ninth in the Fifa rankings. They are even above England for the first time with the ‘old enemy’ one place behind.

After a hard-fought win over Cyprus last night, thanks to a great goal from talisman Gareth Bale, Wales are now on the brink of qualifying for Euro 2016 in France next year - the first time they would have done so in nearly 60 years.

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Swansea 1-0 Burnley: Nathan Dyer hands his side all three points by scoring an early goal at the Liberty Stadium. Daily Mail

Swansea City follow up their surprise win against Manchester United by beating Premier League new boys Burnley

Nathan Dyer nets in the 23rd minute to give his side all three points in Swansea's first home match of the campaign

Burnley rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after back to back defeats against Chelsea and Swansea

Sean Dyche tossed his jacket aside soon after this match started and he’s now going to have to roll up his sleeves if Burnley are going to stay in the Barclays Premier League. 

That’s two games and two defeats for the promoted side. Granted, one was against Chelsea and this was away from home against a side who beat Manchester United last weekend.

But already, at this extremely early stage in the season, the Ginger Mourinho looks like he needs a few more creative thinkers on the pitch. Time and again they held possession – 45 per cent, according to the statistics – but lacked the wit to find a way through a backline that is not as strong as it might need to be. 

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Manchester United 1 Swansea City 2: Garry Monk's men deserve much more credit after proving everybody wrong, South Wales Evening Post

IF Manchester United are as bad as we have been told since Saturday lunchtime, why did nobody give Swansea City a chance of beating them this weekend?

Because for all the weaknesses within this United side compared to the various top-class teams Sir Alex Ferguson put together, the current crop were still expected to have far too much power for Swansea.

No-one, as Garry Monk pointed out afterwards, thought his team would have a hope in hell of troubling United on the first day of their new era.

Swansea, therefore, deserve more credit than they have received for what goes down as one of their most famous victories regardless of United's current state.

Predictably, Swansea's first ever league triumph at Old Trafford has been met with minimal praise for them and maximum criticism for United.

Last season, David Moyes was carpeted every time the Red Devils dropped points, yet Gylfi Sigurdsson's late winner has not prompted flak for Louis van Gaal.

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