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FIFA World Ranking
Updated: 20 Feb 2026Men's Teams
Understanding the FIFA World Ranking System
The FIFA World Ranking is the official ranking system for men's national football teams, updated monthly based on international match results. Rankings determine tournament seedings, qualifying groups, and have significant implications for a nation's football standing on the world stage.
RankNational TeamConfederationTotal Points
1
SpainUEFA
1877.18
1
1877.18
2
ArgentinaCONMEBOL
1873.33
2
1873.33
3
FranceUEFA
1870.00
3
1870.00
4
EnglandUEFA
1834.12
4
1834.12
5
BrazilCONMEBOL
1760.46
5
1760.46
6
PortugalUEFA
1760.38
6
1760.38
7
NetherlandsUEFA
1756.27
7
1756.27
8
3
MoroccoCAF
1736.57+20.23 pts
8
3
1736.57+20.23 pts
9
1
BelgiumUEFA
1730.71
9
1
1730.71
10
1
GermanyUEFA
1724.15
10
1
1724.15
11
1
CroatiaUEFA
1716.88
11
1
1716.88
12
7
SenegalCAF
1706.83+58.76 pts
12
7
1706.83+58.76 pts
13
1
ItalyUEFA
1702.06
13
1
1702.06
14
1
ColombiaCONMEBOL
1701.30
14
1
1701.30
15
1
United StatesCONCACAF
1681.88
15
1
1681.88
16
1
MexicoCONCACAF
1675.75
16
1
1675.75
17
1
UruguayCONMEBOL
1672.62
17
1
1672.62
18
1
SwitzerlandUEFA
1654.69
18
1
1654.69
19
1
JapanAFC
1650.12
19
1
1650.12
20
IR IranAFC
1617.02
20
1617.02
21
DenmarkUEFA
1616.75
21
1616.75
22
Korea RepublicAFC
1599.45
22
1599.45
23
EcuadorCONMEBOL
1591.73
23
1591.73
24
AustriaUEFA
1585.51
24
1585.51
25
TürkiyeUEFA
1582.69
25
1582.69
26
12
NigeriaCAF
1581.55+79.09 pts
26
12
1581.55+79.09 pts
27
1
AustraliaAFC
1574.01
27
1
1574.01
28
6
AlgeriaCAF
1560.91+43.23 pts
28
6
1560.91+43.23 pts
29
2
CanadaCONCACAF
1559.15
29
2
1559.15
30
2
UkraineUEFA
1557.47
30
2
1557.47
31
4
EgyptCAF
1556.71+41.53 pts
31
4
1556.71+41.53 pts
32
3
NorwayUEFA
1553.14
32
3
1553.14
33
3
PanamaCONCACAF
1539.47-0.96 pts
33
3
1539.47-0.96 pts
34
3
PolandUEFA
1532.04
34
3
1532.04
35
3
WalesUEFA
1529.71
35
3
1529.71
36
3
RussiaUEFA
1524.52
36
3
1524.52
37
5
Côte d’IvoireCAF
1522.48+32.89 pts
37
5
1522.48+32.89 pts
38
2
ScotlandUEFA
1506.77
38
2
1506.77
39
2
SerbiaUEFA
1506.34
39
2
1506.34
40
1
ParaguayCONMEBOL
1501.50
40
1
1501.50
41
1
HungaryUEFA
1496.29
41
1
1496.29
42
1
SwedenUEFA
1487.13
42
1
1487.13
43
1
CzechiaUEFA
1487.00
43
1
1487.00
44
1
SlovakiaUEFA
1485.65
44
1
1485.65
45
12
CameroonCAF
1482.39+41.96 pts
45
12
1482.39+41.96 pts
46
GreeceUEFA
1480.38
46
1480.38
47
6
TunisiaCAF
1479.04-15.82 pts
47
6
1479.04-15.82 pts
48
8
Congo DRCAF
1468.22+24.06 pts
48
8
1468.22+24.06 pts
49
2
RomaniaUEFA
1465.78
49
2
1465.78
50
2
VenezuelaCONMEBOL
1465.22
50
2
1465.22
51
2
Costa RicaCONCACAF
1464.24
51
2
1464.24
52
2
UzbekistanAFC
1462.03
52
2
1462.03
53
2
PeruCONMEBOL
1459.57
53
2
1459.57
54
1
MaliCAF
1458.48+3.45 pts
54
1
1458.48+3.45 pts
55
3
ChileCONMEBOL
1457.84
55
3
1457.84
56
2
QatarAFC
1454.96
56
2
1454.96
57
2
SloveniaUEFA
1447.31
57
2
1447.31
58
IraqAFC
1436.94
58
1436.94
59
Republic of IrelandUEFA
1436.04
59
1436.04
60
1
South AfricaCAF
1432.76+6.03 pts
60
1
1432.76+6.03 pts
61
1
Saudi ArabiaAFC
1429.48
61
1
1429.48
62
Burkina FasoCAF
1412.79+7.98 pts
62
1412.79+7.98 pts
63
AlbaniaUEFA
1401.07
63
1401.07
64
JordanAFC
1388.93
64
1388.93
65
HondurasCONCACAF
1379.54
65
1379.54
66
North MacedoniaUEFA
1378.57
66
1378.57
67
Cabo VerdeCAF
1370.49
67
1370.49
68
United Arab EmiratesAFC
1370.47
68
1370.47
69
Northern IrelandUEFA
1366.02
69
1366.02
70
JamaicaCONCACAF
1362.46
70
1362.46
71
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA
1362.37
71
1362.37
72
GhanaCAF
1351.09
72
1351.09
73
GeorgiaUEFA
1347.88
73
1347.88
74
IcelandUEFA
1344.72
74
1344.72
75
FinlandUEFA
1341.81
75
1341.81
76
BoliviaCONMEBOL
1330.52+0.96 pts
76
1330.52+0.96 pts
77
IsraelUEFA
1328.14
77
1328.14
78
1
OmanAFC
1313.46
78
1
1313.46
79
1
KosovoUEFA
1308.84
79
1
1308.84
80
1
GuineaCAF
1307.05
80
1
1307.05
81
1
CuraçaoCONCACAF
1302.70
81
1
1302.70
82
1
MontenegroUEFA
1297.09
82
1
1297.09
83
1
HaitiCONCACAF
1294.49
83
1
1294.49
84
2
SyriaAFC
1282.62
84
2
1282.62
85
2
New ZealandOFC
1279.25
85
2
1279.25
86
8
GabonCAF
1276.28-44.97 pts
86
8
1276.28-44.97 pts
87
1
BulgariaUEFA
1272.19
87
1
1272.19
88
3
UgandaCAF
1264.09-23.92 pts
88
3
1264.09-23.92 pts
89
AngolaCAF
1263.10-8.44 pts
89
1263.10-8.44 pts
90
BahrainAFC
1258.53
90
1258.53
91
ZambiaCAF
1256.68-1.72 pts
91
1256.68-1.72 pts
92
BeninCAF
1250.05-5.67 pts
92
1250.05-5.67 pts
93
China PRAFC
1249.06
93
1249.06
94
GuatemalaCONCACAF
1245.77
94
1245.77
95
PalestineAFC
1244.73
95
1244.73
96
ThailandAFC
1243.27
96
1243.27
97
1
Trinidad and TobagoCONCACAF
1227.32
97
1
1227.32
98
1
BelarusUEFA
1227.09
98
1
1227.09
99
1
El SalvadorCONCACAF
1226.65
99
1
1226.65
100
1
TajikistanAFC
1224.93
100
1
1224.93
101
1
MozambiqueCAF
1224.31+0.83 pts
101
1
1224.31+0.83 pts
102
1
LuxembourgUEFA
1218.91
102
1
1218.91
103
1
Kyrgyz RepublicAFC
1201.22
103
1
1201.22
104
1
MadagascarCAF
1198.87
104
1
1198.87
105
1
ArmeniaUEFA
1196.08
105
1
1196.08
106
3
ComorosCAF
1193.49+7.08 pts
106
3
1193.49+7.08 pts
107
10
Equatorial GuineaCAF
1190.01-39.08 pts
107
10
1190.01-39.08 pts
108
1
VietnamAFC
1189.51
108
1
1189.51
109
1
LebanonAFC
1187.96
109
1
1187.96
110
2
TanzaniaCAF
1186.14+4.92 pts
110
2
1186.14+4.92 pts
112
1
LibyaCAF
1183.06
112
1
1183.06
113
KenyaCAF
1179.54
113
1179.54
114
KazakhstanUEFA
1173.00
114
1173.00
115
MauritaniaCAF
1171.35
115
1171.35
116
The GambiaCAF
1161.55
116
1161.55
117
SudanCAF
1157.22+2.78 pts
117
1157.22+2.78 pts
118
NamibiaCAF
1153.22
118
1153.22
119
Korea DPRAFC
1151.05
119
1151.05
120
Sierra LeoneCAF
1149.10
120
1149.10
121
MalaysiaAFC
1145.89
121
1145.89
122
IndonesiaAFC
1144.73
122
1144.73
123
SurinameCONCACAF
1140.54
123
1140.54
124
TogoCAF
1140.35
124
1140.35
125
Faroe IslandsUEFA
1135.42
125
1135.42
126
MalawiCAF
1133.75
126
1133.75
127
AzerbaijanUEFA
1132.97
127
1132.97
128
CyprusUEFA
1128.50
128
1128.50
129
1
EstoniaUEFA
1123.11
129
1
1123.11
130
1
RwandaCAF
1117.78
130
1
1117.78
131
1
NicaraguaCONCACAF
1116.86
131
1
1116.86
132
3
ZimbabweCAF
1113.61-10.08 pts
132
3
1113.61-10.08 pts
133
Guinea-BissauCAF
1108.09
133
1108.09
135
KuwaitAFC
1105.10
135
1105.10
136
PhilippinesAFC
1090.95
136
1090.95
137
TurkmenistanAFC
1087.52
137
1087.52
138
1
Central African RepublicCAF
1083.57
138
1
1083.57
139
1
LatviaUEFA
1082.68
139
1
1082.68
140
1
LiberiaCAF
1081.46
140
1
1081.46
141
1
IndiaAFC
1079.52
141
1
1079.52
142
1
Dominican RepublicCONCACAF
1077.49
142
1
1077.49
143
1
LesothoCAF
1065.97
143
1
1065.97
144
6
BotswanaCAF
1062.42-22.14 pts
144
6
1062.42-22.14 pts
145
BurundiCAF
1060.22
145
1060.22
146
LithuaniaUEFA
1056.34
146
1056.34
147
EthiopiaCAF
1055.36
147
1055.36
148
SingaporeAFC
1050.35
148
1050.35
149
YemenAFC
1049.49
149
1049.49
150
New CaledoniaOFC
1042.62
150
1042.62
151
GuyanaCONCACAF
1041.90
151
1041.90
152
Solomon IslandsOFC
1039.86
152
1039.86
153
Hong Kong, ChinaAFC
1038.14
153
1038.14
154
St Kitts and NevisCONCACAF
1035.25
154
1035.25
155
FijiOFC
1029.70
155
1029.70
156
Puerto RicoCONCACAF
1020.07
156
1020.07
157
TahitiOFC
1019.04
157
1019.04
158
MoldovaUEFA
1012.64
158
1012.64
159
EswatiniCAF
1010.52
159
1010.52
160
VanuatuOFC
997.01
160
997.01
161
MaltaUEFA
996.59
161
996.59
162
AfghanistanAFC
991.19
162
991.19
163
MyanmarAFC
990.81
163
990.81
164
GrenadaCONCACAF
989.59
164
989.59
165
Antigua and BarbudaCONCACAF
986.58
165
986.58
166
CubaCONCACAF
980.49
166
980.49
167
St LuciaCONCACAF
980.28
167
980.28
168
South SudanCAF
977.50
168
977.50
169
BermudaCONCACAF
976.87
169
976.87
170
Papua New GuineaOFC
974.90
170
974.90
171
St Vincent and the GrenadinesCONCACAF
963.74
171
963.74
172
AndorraUEFA
949.44
172
949.44
173
MaldivesAFC
945.02
173
945.02
174
Chinese TaipeiAFC
938.21
174
938.21
175
MontserratCONCACAF
916.75
175
916.75
176
MauritiusCAF
915.51
176
915.51
177
ChadCAF
914.65
177
914.65
178
BarbadosCONCACAF
914.42
178
914.42
179
CambodiaAFC
911.54
179
911.54
180
BangladeshAFC
911.10
180
911.10
181
BelizeCONCACAF
910.74
181
910.74
182
NepalAFC
902.52
182
902.52
184
American SamoaOFC
883.17
184
883.17
185
MongoliaAFC
879.75
185
879.75
186
Cook IslandsOFC
877.53
186
877.53
188
Brunei DarussalamAFC
875.78
188
875.78
189
São Tomé and PríncipeCAF
871.63
189
871.63
190
LaosAFC
871.16
190
871.16
191
ArubaCONCACAF
867.94
191
867.94
192
BhutanAFC
867.86
192
867.86
193
MacauAFC
865.29
193
865.29
194
Sri LankaAFC
857.40
194
857.40
195
Cayman IslandsCONCACAF
851.74
195
851.74
196
DjiboutiCAF
847.03
196
847.03
197
TongaOFC
835.64
197
835.64
198
Timor-LesteAFC
835.55
198
835.55
199
PakistanAFC
833.16
199
833.16
200
SomaliaCAF
828.90
200
828.90
201
GuamAFC
823.08
201
823.08
202
GibraltarUEFA
818.03
202
818.03
203
SeychellesCAF
805.33
203
805.33
204
Turks and Caicos IslandsCONCACAF
803.98
204
803.98
205
LiechtensteinUEFA
799.80
205
799.80
206
BahamasCONCACAF
796.60
206
796.60
207
US Virgin IslandsCONCACAF
776.60
207
776.60
208
British Virgin IslandsCONCACAF
776.54
208
776.54
209
AnguillaCONCACAF
759.78
209
759.78
210
San MarinoUEFA
726.03
210
726.03
Ranking Impact on Tournament Seedings
Understanding how rankings affect tournament seedings is crucial for fans following qualification campaigns and major tournaments.