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Updated: 20 Jul 2026Men's TeamsSimulate Ranking

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.

1
1
Spain
SpainUEFA
1995.88+121.17 pts
2
1
Argentina
ArgentinaCONMEBOL
1970.37+93.10 pts
3
France
FranceUEFA
1948.97+78.27 pts
4
England
EnglandUEFA
1922.83+94.81 pts
5
1
Brazil
BrazilCONMEBOL
1804.92+39.06 pts
6
1
Morocco
MoroccoCAF
1803.99+48.89 pts
7
2
Portugal
PortugalUEFA
1787.85+20.00 pts
8
1
Belgium
BelgiumUEFA
1778.36+36.12 pts
9
1
Netherlands
NetherlandsUEFA
1775.54+21.97 pts
10
4
Mexico
MexicoCONCACAF
1754.30+66.82 pts
11
2
Colombia
ColombiaCONMEBOL
1739.89+41.54 pts
12
2
Germany
GermanyUEFA
1726.22-9.55 pts
13
2
Croatia
CroatiaUEFA
1723.05+8.18 pts
14
5
Switzerland
SwitzerlandUEFA
1710.88+60.82 pts
15
3
Italy
ItalyUEFA
1704.73
16
1
United States
United StatesCONCACAF
1690.33+19.10 pts
17
1
Japan
JapanAFC
1673.68+12.10 pts
18
3
Senegal
SenegalCAF
1653.43-30.64 pts
19
12
Norway
NorwayUEFA
1651.29+93.85 pts
20
4
Uruguay
UruguayCONMEBOL
1634.70-38.37 pts
21
Denmark
DenmarkUEFA
1619.47
22
2
IR Iran
IR IranAFC
1609.85-9.73 pts
23
1
Austria
AustriaUEFA
1598.82+1.42 pts
24
5
Egypt
EgyptCAF
1597.04+34.67 pts
25
2
Ecuador
EcuadorCONMEBOL
1592.59-5.93 pts
26
Nigeria
NigeriaCAF
1585.02
27
5
Türkiye
TürkiyeUEFA
1582.54-23.19 pts
28
1
Australia
AustraliaAFC
1581.51+2.17 pts
29
1
Algeria
AlgeriaCAF
1576.80+5.77 pts
30
Canada
CanadaCONCACAF
1571.34+11.86 pts
31
2
Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’IvoireCAF
1565.47+24.60 pts
32
7
Korea Republic
Korea RepublicAFC
1558.72-32.91 pts
33
1
Ukraine
UkraineUEFA
1549.29
34
7
Paraguay
ParaguayCONMEBOL
1542.48+37.13 pts
35
Russia
RussiaUEFA
1529.60
36
Poland
PolandUEFA
1526.18
37
1
Sweden
SwedenUEFA
1525.58+15.79 pts
38
1
Wales
WalesUEFA
1516.95
39
Hungary
HungaryUEFA
1506.39
40
3
Serbia
SerbiaUEFA
1502.13
41
5
Congo DR
Congo DRCAF
1495.48+21.05 pts
42
Scotland
ScotlandUEFA
1491.22-12.12 pts
43
1
Cameroon
CameroonCAF
1481.24
44
10
Panama
PanamaCONCACAF
1478.41-60.75 pts
45
2
Slovakia
SlovakiaUEFA
1473.66
46
2
Greece
GreeceUEFA
1473.19
47
2
Venezuela
VenezuelaCONMEBOL
1469.18
48
8
Czechia
CzechiaUEFA
1467.26-38.48 pts
49
2
Chile
ChileCONMEBOL
1458.20
50
2
Peru
PeruCONMEBOL
1457.69
51
2
Costa Rica
Costa RicaCONCACAF
1456.03
52
2
Romania
RomaniaUEFA
1455.89
53
2
Mali
MaliCAF
1455.59
54
6
South Africa
South AfricaCAF
1451.24+22.86 pts
55
3
Republic of Ireland
Republic of IrelandUEFA
1441.10
56
3
Slovenia
SloveniaUEFA
1441.09
57
12
Tunisia
TunisiaCAF
1426.58-49.83 pts
58
3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi ArabiaAFC
1425.52+1.64 pts
59
3
Qatar
QatarAFC
1411.06-39.25 pts
60
10
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanAFC
1409.73-49.00 pts
61
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA
1408.93+21.71 pts
62
Burkina Faso
Burkina FasoCAF
1406.99
63
6
Iraq
IraqAFC
1404.17-42.11 pts
64
3
Cabo Verde
Cabo VerdeCAF
1402.97+31.86 pts
65
8
Ghana
GhanaCAF
1387.00+40.12 pts
66
1
Honduras
HondurasCONCACAF
1378.97
67
1
Albania
AlbaniaUEFA
1376.03
68
United Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesAFC
1370.47
69
North Macedonia
North MacedoniaUEFA
1369.16
70
Northern Ireland
Northern IrelandUEFA
1365.30
71
Jamaica
JamaicaCONCACAF
1357.84
72
Georgia
GeorgiaUEFA
1355.26
73
10
Jordan
JordanAFC
1350.41-37.33 pts
74
Iceland
IcelandUEFA
1342.77
75
Finland
FinlandUEFA
1341.92
76
Israel
IsraelUEFA
1333.90
77
Bolivia
BoliviaCONMEBOL
1326.00
78
Kosovo
KosovoUEFA
1319.12
79
Oman
OmanAFC
1306.90
80
Montenegro
MontenegroUEFA
1301.98
81
Guinea
GuineaCAF
1295.60
82
Curaçao
CuraçaoCONCACAF
1285.64-9.13 pts
83
1
Syria
SyriaAFC
1283.05
84
2
Gabon
GabonCAF
1272.51
85
2
Bulgaria
BulgariaUEFA
1271.68
86
1
New Zealand
New ZealandOFC
1269.80-5.78 pts
87
1
Angola
AngolaCAF
1265.58
88
5
Haiti
HaitiCONCACAF
1264.58-28.52 pts
89
Uganda
UgandaCAF
1264.09
90
Zambia
ZambiaCAF
1255.82
91
China PR
China PRAFC
1254.81
92
Bahrain
BahrainAFC
1254.41
93
Benin
BeninCAF
1252.17
94
Thailand
ThailandAFC
1250.80
95
Palestine
PalestineAFC
1243.71
96
Belarus
BelarusUEFA
1242.88
97
Guatemala
GuatemalaCONCACAF
1238.74
98
Luxembourg
LuxembourgUEFA
1232.82
99
Vietnam
VietnamAFC
1227.20+1.52 pts
100
El Salvador
El SalvadorCONCACAF
1225.34
101
Tajikistan
TajikistanAFC
1224.19
102
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoCONCACAF
1219.59
103
Mozambique
MozambiqueCAF
1218.62
104
Madagascar
MadagascarCAF
1202.69
105
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial GuineaCAF
1195.20
106
Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz RepublicAFC
1192.16
107
Armenia
ArmeniaUEFA
1189.63
108
Comoros
ComorosCAF
1187.91
109
Kenya
KenyaCAF
1185.08
110
Libya
LibyaCAF
1182.08
111
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanUEFA
1180.78
112
Tanzania
TanzaniaCAF
1180.27
113
Mauritania
MauritaniaCAF
1176.68
114
Niger
NigerCAF
1175.33
115
Lebanon
LebanonAFC
1172.22
116
The Gambia
The GambiaCAF
1159.64
117
Sudan
SudanCAF
1157.22
118
Indonesia
IndonesiaAFC
1157.14
119
Togo
TogoCAF
1152.76
120
Korea DPR
Korea DPRAFC
1151.05
121
Namibia
NamibiaCAF
1148.84
122
Sierra Leone
Sierra LeoneCAF
1147.56
123
Faroe Islands
Faroe IslandsUEFA
1136.59
124
Cyprus
CyprusUEFA
1133.25
125
Suriname
SurinameCONCACAF
1132.43
126
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanUEFA
1132.00
127
Estonia
EstoniaUEFA
1130.64
128
Rwanda
RwandaCAF
1126.62
129
Malawi
MalawiCAF
1122.05
130
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweCAF
1119.78
131
Nicaragua
NicaraguaCONCACAF
1114.63
132
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-BissauCAF
1108.38
133
Kuwait
KuwaitAFC
1106.47
134
Congo
CongoCAF
1105.96
135
Philippines
PhilippinesAFC
1100.95
136
Malaysia
MalaysiaAFC
1086.22
137
Latvia
LatviaUEFA
1085.66
138
India
IndiaAFC
1084.93
139
Central African Republic
Central African RepublicCAF
1080.82
140
Liberia
LiberiaCAF
1080.44
141
Turkmenistan
TurkmenistanAFC
1078.65
142
Burundi
BurundiCAF
1078.01
143
Ethiopia
EthiopiaCAF
1077.52
144
Dominican Republic
Dominican RepublicCONCACAF
1076.50
145
Yemen
YemenAFC
1065.24
146
Lesotho
LesothoCAF
1064.29
147
Botswana
BotswanaCAF
1063.63
148
Singapore
SingaporeAFC
1057.95
149
Lithuania
LithuaniaUEFA
1056.85
150
Guyana
GuyanaCONCACAF
1049.32
151
New Caledonia
New CaledoniaOFC
1036.95
152
St Kitts and Nevis
St Kitts and NevisCONCACAF
1036.33
153
Solomon Islands
Solomon IslandsOFC
1031.89
154
Puerto Rico
Puerto RicoCONCACAF
1024.30
155
Fiji
FijiOFC
1024.17
156
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, ChinaAFC
1024.16
157
Tahiti
TahitiOFC
1019.04
158
Myanmar
MyanmarAFC
1009.39-1.52 pts
159
Moldova
MoldovaUEFA
1008.24
160
Vanuatu
VanuatuOFC
1002.53
161
Malta
MaltaUEFA
992.79
162
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and BarbudaCONCACAF
986.58
163
Grenada
GrenadaCONCACAF
981.82
164
Cuba
CubaCONCACAF
981.42
165
Eswatini
EswatiniCAF
979.01
166
St Lucia
St LuciaCONCACAF
976.71
167
Bermuda
BermudaCONCACAF
975.05
168
Papua New Guinea
Papua New GuineaOFC
974.90
169
South Sudan
South SudanCAF
970.94
170
St Vincent and the Grenadines
St Vincent and the GrenadinesCONCACAF
968.27
171
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAFC
968.07
172
Andorra
AndorraUEFA
946.43
173
Maldives
MaldivesAFC
943.92
174
Chinese Taipei
Chinese TaipeiAFC
923.78
175
Cambodia
CambodiaAFC
922.32
176
Montserrat
MontserratCONCACAF
916.75
177
Nepal
NepalAFC
914.54
178
Mauritius
MauritiusCAF
911.49
179
Barbados
BarbadosCONCACAF
909.89
180
Belize
BelizeCONCACAF
907.00
181
Bangladesh
BangladeshAFC
902.93
182
Dominica
DominicaCONCACAF
897.69
183
Chad
ChadCAF
896.85
184
Eritrea
EritreaCAF
887.06
185
Laos
LaosAFC
885.03
186
Cook Islands
Cook IslandsOFC
877.54+0.01 pts
187
Sri Lanka
Sri LankaAFC
876.86
188
Samoa
SamoaOFC
876.41
189
Aruba
ArubaCONCACAF
875.61
190
Mongolia
MongoliaAFC
874.47
191
American Samoa
American SamoaOFC
871.61
192
Bhutan
BhutanAFC
870.81
193
Macau
MacauAFC
858.03
194
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei DarussalamAFC
857.73
195
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and PríncipeCAF
855.44
196
Djibouti
DjiboutiCAF
853.58
197
Cayman Islands
Cayman IslandsCONCACAF
850.06
198
Pakistan
PakistanAFC
840.28
199
Somalia
SomaliaCAF
839.17
200
Tonga
TongaOFC
835.64
201
Timor-Leste
Timor-LesteAFC
831.00
202
Gibraltar
GibraltarUEFA
820.26
203
Guam
GuamAFC
819.54
204
Seychelles
SeychellesCAF
804.16
205
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos IslandsCONCACAF
803.98
206
Liechtenstein
LiechtensteinUEFA
797.70
207
Bahamas
BahamasCONCACAF
786.82
208
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin IslandsCONCACAF
779.76
209
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin IslandsCONCACAF
777.41
210
Anguilla
AnguillaCONCACAF
760.25
211
San Marino
San MarinoUEFA
721.20

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