FIFA World Rankings 2026, Latest FIFA Men's Ranking

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FIFA World Rankings 2026 List - Check the latest FIFA Men's World Ranking as of 7 October 2026. The rankings are based on the results and performances of national teams in international matches. Spain remains at the top, followed by Argentina in 2nd, France in 3rd, England in 4th, and Portugal in 5th. Brazil is ranked 6th, followed by Morocco in 7th. The complete FIFA Men's World Ranking is provided below.

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Latest FIFA Men's World Ranking List (Official October 2026)

The FIFA Men's World Rankings below are based on the official rankings released on 07 October 2026. The next official FIFA rankings update is scheduled for 18 November 2026

RankTeamPointsPrevious RankConfederations
1Spain2011.571UEFA
2Argentina1972.82CONMEBOL
3France1958.863UEFA
4England1925.594UEFA
5Portugal1807.697UEFA
6Brazil1806.515CONMEBOL
7Morocco1805.346CAF
8Belgium1779.178UEFA
9Netherlands1778.619UEFA
10Mexico1738.4810CONCACAF
11Colombia1735.811CONMEBOL
12Switzerland1725.3914UEFA
13Germany1717.5212UEFA
14Croatia1714.7413UEFA
15Italy1713.0415UEFA
16USA1705.4716CONCACAF
17Japan1684.7517AFC
18Senegal1648.8418CAF
19Norway1637.8919UEFA
20Uruguay1635.5420CONMEBOL
21Denmark1619.6221UEFA
22Austria1600.6623UEFA
23IR Iran1597.3122AFC
24Ecuador1587.0725CONMEBOL
25Egypt1585.8624CAF
26Australia1580.5228AFC
27Canada1575.3130CONCACAF
28Algeria1574.7729CAF
29Côte d'Ivoire1569.3231CAF
30Nigeria1567.9726CAF
31Türkiye1563.5427UEFA
32Korea Republic1562.4932AFC
33Paraguay1552.334CONMEBOL
34Sweden1543.837UEFA
35Russia1537.4535UEFA
36Ukraine1535.2733UEFA
37Poland1514.5836UEFA
38Hungary1511.2439UEFA
39Wales1510.3738UEFA
40Congo DR1506.3741CAF
41Greece1498.7146UEFA
42Cameroon1485.343CAF
43Scotland1483.5742UEFA
44Serbia1482.2440UEFA
45Slovakia1477.3445UEFA
46Panama1476.9744CONCACAF
47Mali1474.1453CAF
48South Africa1468.8854CAF
49Venezuela1465.8747CONMEBOL
50Chile1458.9749CONMEBOL
51Czechia1457.1248UEFA
52Slovenia1452.4856UEFA
53Peru1450.9550CONMEBOL
54Costa Rica1444.8551CONCACAF
55Saudi Arabia1443.1758AFC
56Republic of Ireland1438.6255UEFA
57Bosnia and Herzegovina1429.3261UEFA
58Romania1428.8852UEFA
59Uzbekistan1416.6160AFC
60Qatar1416.4759AFC
61Tunisia1415.3857CAF
62Burkina Faso1407.862CAF
63Iraq1400.9163AFC
64Northern Ireland1383.8670UEFA
65United Arab Emirates1376.9568AFC
66Albania1375.7867UEFA
67Honduras1375.466CONCACAF
68Cabo Verde1373.5864CAF
69Jamaica1361.9771CONCACAF
70Ghana1361.2765CAF
71North Macedonia1350.9169UEFA
72Jordan1350.8873AFC
73Iceland1349.4274UEFA
74Georgia1345.8872UEFA
75Finland1340.7375UEFA
76Kosovo1328.1478UEFA
77Israel1325.5276UEFA
78Bolivia1322.1977CONMEBOL
79Montenegro1315.4980UEFA
80Curaçao1304.9882CONCACAF
81Oman1302.7779AFC
82Guinea1296.6781CAF
83Angola1281.7987CAF
84Haiti1280.9188CONCACAF
85Gabon1280.1284CAF
86Syria1279.9483AFC
87Uganda1278.2689CAF
88New Zealand1277.0286OFC
89Benin1266.0193CAF
90Bulgaria1262.5785UEFA
91Zambia1260.6190CAF
92Palestine1253.7595AFC
93Thailand1251.4294AFC
94Belarus1249.696UEFA
95Guatemala1245.197CONCACAF
96China PR1241.991AFC
97Bahrain1240.392AFC
98Mozambique1238.23103CAF
99Vietnam1231.2999AFC
100Tajikistan1218.88101AFC
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RankTeamPointsPrevious RankConfederations
101Luxembourg1218.8898UEFA
102El Salvador1218.8100CONCACAF
103Equatorial Guinea1212.4105CAF
104Kyrgyz Republic1200.39106AFC
105Trinidad and Tobago1199.73102CONCACAF
106Madagascar1198.85104CAF
107Comoros1197.24108CAF
108Armenia1192.28107UEFA
109The Gambia1183.26116CAF
110Mauritania1182.64113CAF
111Niger1176.05114CAF
112Lebanon1172.93115AFC
113Libya1170.3110CAF
114Kenya1168.89109CAF
115Tanzania1168.67112CAF
116Indonesia1166.82118AFC
117Kazakhstan1166.5111UEFA
118Sudan1166.26117CAF
119Rwanda1156.74128CAF
120Togo1156.16119CAF
121DPR Korea1153.04120AFC
122Estonia1151.05127UEFA
123Namibia1147.12121CAF
124Guinea-Bissau1146.48132CAF
125Cyprus1144.03124UEFA
126Faroe Islands1142.43123UEFA
127Azerbaijan1140.1126UEFA
128Suriname1138.96125CONCACAF
129Zimbabwe1138.46130CAF
130Sierra Leone1128.05122CAF
131Malawi1123.2129CAF
132Congo1121.84134CAF
133Malaysia1102.46136AFC
134Kuwait1102.09133AFC
135Dominican Republic1098.64144CONCACAF
136Philippines1096.58135AFC
137Nicaragua1095.85131CONCACAF
138India1090.8138AFC
139Turkmenistan1086.43141AFC
140Burundi1078.65142CAF
141Botswana1076.75147CAF
142Guyana1073.85150CONCACAF
143Latvia1071.38137UEFA
144Yemen1069.33145AFC
145Central African Republic1067.53139CAF
146Liberia1065.15140CAF
147Ethiopia1064.58143CAF
148Lithuania1064.46149UEFA
149Singapore1059.2148AFC
150Lesotho1058.95146CAF
151St Kitts and Nevis1053.09152CONCACAF
152Solomon Islands1041.42153OFC
153Hong Kong, China1035.95156AFC
154Fiji1035.23155OFC
155Puerto Rico1033.44154CONCACAF
156New Caledonia1032.97151OFC
157Tahiti1026.01157OFC
158Moldova1016.32159UEFA
159Myanmar1015.57158AFC
160Malta1008.08161UEFA
161Vanuatu1006.8160OFC
162Antigua and Barbuda1005.9162CONCACAF
163Cuba992.54164CONCACAF
164Eswatini990.46165CAF
165St Lucia979.01166CONCACAF
166St Vincent and the Grenadines975.85170CONCACAF
167Papua New Guinea974.89168OFC
168Afghanistan969.14171AFC
169Grenada968.07163CONCACAF
170South Sudan967.71169CAF
171Bermuda959.91167CONCACAF
172Montserrat951.28176CONCACAF
173Maldives939.13173AFC
174Barbados935.93179CONCACAF
175Andorra934.52172UEFA
176Chinese Taipei927.53174AFC
177Cambodia923.78175AFC
178Nepal920.83177AFC
179Mauritius914.54178CAF
180Belize906.24180CONCACAF
181Chad900.38183CAF
182Bangladesh896.85181AFC
183Eritrea893.46184CAF
184Sri Lanka890.97187AFC
185Aruba890.64189CONCACAF
186Dominica889.53182CONCACAF
187Cook Islands884.58186OFC
188Laos880.25185AFC
189Samoa880.17188OFC
190Mongolia876.41190AFC
191American Samoa874.47191OFC
192Bhutan871.61192AFC
193Macau870.81193AFC
194São Tomé and Príncipe858.03195CAF
195Djibouti855.1196CAF
196Brunei853.58194AFC
197Pakistan849.56198AFC
198Cayman Islands839.03197CONCACAF
199Tonga836.15200OFC
200Somalia835.64199CAF
201Gibraltar832.14202UEFA
202Timor-Leste829.49201AFC
203Guam823.16203AFC
204Turks and Caicos Islands819.54205CONCACAF
205Seychelles806.26204CAF
206US Virgin Islands795.63208CONCACAF
207Liechtenstein794.75206UEFA
208Bahamas790.18207CONCACAF
209British Virgin Islands771.83209CONCACAF
210Anguilla752.75210CONCACAF
211San Marino736.67211UEFA

Highest-Ranked Team in Each Confederation

ConfederationHighest-Ranked TeamWorld Rank
UEFASpain1
CONMEBOLArgentina2
AFCJapan17
CAFMorocco6
CONCACAFMexico10
OFCNew Zealand86

FIFA Men's World No. 1 Teams by Year

YearWorld No. 1 Team
2026Spain
2025Spain
2024Argentina
2023Argentina
2022Brazil
2021Belgium
2020Belgium

The FIFA Men's World Rankings have seen several changes at the top over the past few years. Belgium held the No. 1 position in 2020 and 2021, while Brazil moved to the top position in 2022. Argentina climbed to first place in 2023, 2024, and 2026, while Spain held the No. 1 ranking in 2025.

Data Source - FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking - FIFA Official Website

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FIFA Men's Ranking 2026

FIFA World Rankings 2026: The FIFA Men's World Ranking is the official ranking system for men's national football teams. It is based on each team's results in international matches, with the highest-performing teams placed at the top of the rankings. FIFA introduced the ranking system in December 1992. As of the latest FIFA Men's World Rankings in 2026, Spain occupies the No. 1 position, followed by Argentina, France, England, and Brazil. Brazil has spent more time at the top of the FIFA rankings than any other nation since the system was introduced.

The scoring for all full international matches that FIFA recognizes is determined using a points system. Numerous changes have been made to the FIFA ranking system in response to complaints that the previous methodology did not accurately reflect the relative strengths of the national teams. The Elo rating system used in chess has been incorporated into the FIFA ranking system's current iteration from August 16, 2018.

The FIFA ranking 2026 is currently sponsored by Coca-Cola. FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking is also used. Coca-Cola also sponsors the women's team.

FIFA maintains that the FIFA World rankings provide "a valid metric for comparing national A-teams" and are used to rate the development and existing skill of the national football teams of its member nations. They are used in the computation or as the sole basis for seeding tournaments.

A new model for determining the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking went into effect in August 2018 after being approved by the FIFA Council after extensive testing and analysis. FIFA created a new version of the World Ranking that they called "SUM," which relies on adding/subtracting points won or lost for a game to/from the prior point totals rather than averaging game points over a specified time period as in the previous version.

The FIFA World Ranking compares the 211 teams that make up the FIFA association. The number of games a club has won and how "important" those successes were, such as in big tournaments or against tough opponents, are among the criteria used to calculate the FIFA ranking. However, top-tier teams do not automatically qualify for the World Cup. Instead, since each region (also known as a "confederation") only has a limited number of slots, ranks are utilized for seeding in regional qualifying events. This implies that many lower-ranked teams ultimately qualify for the World Cup instead of higher-ranked teams. The most notable illustration of this for 2022 is Italy's national squad, which finished sixth and didn't make it.

Members of FIFA according to their confederation

There are 6 regional confederations affiliated to FIFA, which oversee the game in the different continents and regions of the world.

FIFA confederationsContinent / RegionsCountry/ Team
CAFAfrica54
AFCAsia and Australia46
UEFAEurope55
CONCACAFNorth & Central America and the Caribbean35
OFCOceania11
CONMEBOLSouth America10

Facts

Ranking NameFIFA Men's World Ranking
Governing BodyFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Introduced1992
Current System Adopted2018 (Elo-based system)
Number of Teams Ranked211 National Teams
Ranking MethodPoints-based system using match results, importance, and opponent strength
Top Ranked Team (Latest)France
Lowest Ranked Team (Latest)Anguilla
Update FrequencyPeriodically after international match windows
Match Types ConsideredFriendlies, World Cup matches, qualifiers, and continental tournaments
Point Calculation FormulaP = Pbefore + I × (W - We)
First Ranked Team (1992)Germany
Confederations IncludedAFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA
Purpose of RankingSeeding teams in tournaments and measuring team performance
Official Websitehttps://www.fifa.com
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