Antonio Conte misses out on £425,000 Italy bonus by one Fifa rankings place while Wales shoot up above England

ANTONIO CONTE has missed out a massive payday by one place in the Fifa rankings — while Wales rose 15 places and above England.

Italy moved up to tenth in the latest release but ninth place would have netted the new Chelsea boss a £425,000 bonus.

The Azzurri missed out on the hallowed top nine due because of their defeat to Ireland and France’s second-place showing.

Didier Deschamps’ men fell short at the final hurdle as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Portugal in the Paris showpiece.

But they can console themselves with their impressive rise from 17^th to seventh in Fifa’s latest rankings.

Les Bleus’ rise coupled with Italy’s famous loss to Ireland in the group stage stopped the Azzurri from accumulating enough points to break into the top nine.

Conte can take solace in the fact they were in 14^th place when he took over and had shot down to 17^th at one point.

Wales, meanwhile, have shot up a staggering 15 place to 11^th after their most impressive showing ever at a major tournament.

England’s humiliating Euro 2016 exit to Iceland saw them move down to places to 13^th.

Despite an impressive campaign, Northern Ireland drop two places to 28^th while victory over Italy lifted Republic of Ireland to 31^st.

Failure to qualify saw Scotland fall to 50^th.

The top five remained unchanged with Argentina leading the way — followed by Belgium, Colombia, Germany and Chile.