On Thursday, the latest iteration of FIFA World Rankings was released, with the U.S. moving up a single spot after their most recent victory against the Czech Republic.
The U.S. men's national team moved from 18th to 17th after their 1-0 decision to open the new World Cup cycle.
Previously, the men's team had reached 6th in 2005, and a best-ever 4th in 2006.
Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scored a goal in the 39th minute to give the U.S. team a lead over the Czech's they would never relinquish, and keeper Nick Rimando made four saves in the second half.
Jurgen Klinsmann's squad is the third highest ranked CONCACAF team with only Mexico, 16th, and Costa Rica, 15th, ahead of them.
The American's next two foes, Ecuador and Honduras, are ranked 21st and 56th, respectively. Honduras, in particular, fell two spots after splitting two wins and two losses in the Copa Centroamericana.
Germany still leads the overall rankings, despite a loss to Lionel Messi and second-ranked Argentina in a recent rematch of the World Cup Final.
Colombia and the Netherlands have traded places, the former moving up to third and the latter moving to fourth after it lost both of this month's matches.
Wales made the biggest move, skyrocketing 12 places to split 29th with Scotland after winning in Andorra. It is their highest ranking in 20 years, as they were at 116 only four years ago.
Much of their success has been attributed to the arrival of Gareth Bale, who signed with Real Madrid after leaving Tottenham in 2013.
Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, France and the Swiss round out FIFA's top 10.
After beating Jamaica earlier in the month, Canada has moved up two spots to 120, but moved back in the CONCACAF rankings to 15th.
