Martin O'Neill's Ireland side are up four places to 62nd in the FIFA world rankings released this morning.
And Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland are up one place to 42nd.
World champions Germany remain top of the pile, with Argentina second while Belgium move up to third.
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Home nations FIFA rankings: 14. England 22. Wales 29. Scotland 42. Northern Ireland 62. Republic of Ireland
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Meanwhile, tonight the Ireland under-17 girls play England in Turner's Cross in their Elite Championship qualifier clash (7.0).