Slovenia made it into the top 20 of FIFA rankings for the first time in the country's history after an impressive showing in the World Cup.

One win and a draw out of three matches at the World Cup in South Africa propelled the Slovenian national football team to the 19th place in FIFA's latest world rankings, the highest ranking ever for Slovenia.

Their previous high was the 23th spot in April. President of the Slovenian Football Association (NZS) Ivan Simic said ahead of the World Cup that Slovenia's goal was to get among the top 20.