The rankings cannot be that accurate if England are 3rd when they have just finished 4th in the World Cup of which only 6 countries have professional leagues. The next WWC will have more teams in the finals and everyone else will have caught up so, I'm afraid, they have blown their best chance.
Phil Neville knows this and will be off to pastures new, but I must say he has been a breath of fresh air as a manager especially terms of not making excuses and saying that his players were not good enough.

By the way, where were all the so called fans last night?