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 20 July 2026. Rankings are determined based on team performance, with the most successful teams securing the highest positions. Spain holds the top spot as the Team of the Year, followed by Argentina in 2nd place, France in 3rd, England in 4th, and Brazil in 5th. The complete FIFA Men's World Ranking is provided below.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Result

Spain defeat Argentina 1-0 in the final to win the title, with England finishing third after overcoming France.

🇪🇸 Spain 1 - 0 Argentina 🇦🇷
Date & Time (Local)MatchFixtureVenue
July 17, 2026 (2:00 p.m. UTC−5)Match 101 (Semifinal)France 0-2 SpainAT&T Stadium, Arlington
July 15, 2026 (3:00 p.m. UTC−4)Match 102 (Semifinal)England 1-2 ArgentinaMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
July 18, 2026 (5:00 p.m. UTC−4)Match 103 (Third-place Playoff)France 4-6 EnglandHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
July 19, 2026 (3:00 p.m. UTC−4)Match 104 (Final)Spain 1-0 ArgentinaMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
For detailed FIFA World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage, explore:
Quarterfinals, Semifinal & Final Match Schedule, Teams, Fixtures, Results and Venues

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

The FIFA Men's World Rankings below are based on the official rankings released on July 20, 2026. The next official FIFA rankings update is scheduled for 07 October 2026

RankTeamPrevious RankPointsConfederations
1Spain21995.88UEFA
2Argentina11970.37CONMEBOL
3France31948.97UEFA
4England41922.83UEFA
5Brazil61804.92CONMEBOL
6Morocco71803.99CAF
7Portugal51787.85UEFA
8Belgium91778.36UEFA
9Netherlands81775.54UEFA
10Mexico141754.3CONCACAF
11Colombia131739.89CONMEBOL
12Germany101726.22UEFA
13Croatia111723.05UEFA
14Switzerland191710.88UEFA
15Italy121704.73UEFA
16USA171690.33CONCACAF
17Japan181673.68AFC
18Senegal151653.43CAF
19Norway311651.29UEFA
20Uruguay161634.7CONMEBOL
21Denmark211619.47UEFA
22IR Iran201609.85AFC
23Austria241598.82UEFA
24Egypt291597.04CAF
25Ecuador231592.59CONMEBOL
26Nigeria261585.02CAF
27Türkiye221582.54UEFA
28Australia271581.51AFC
29Algeria281576.8CAF
30Canada301571.34CONCACAF
31Côte d'Ivoire331565.47CAF
32Korea Republic251558.72AFC
33Ukraine321549.29UEFA
34Paraguay411542.48CONMEBOL
35Russia351529.6UEFA
36Poland361526.18UEFA
37Sweden381525.58UEFA
38Wales371516.95UEFA
39Hungary391506.39UEFA
40Serbia431502.13UEFA
41Congo DR461495.48CAF
42Scotland421491.22UEFA
43Cameroon441481.24CAF
44Panama341478.41CONCACAF
45Slovakia471473.66UEFA
46Greece481473.19UEFA
47Venezuela491469.18CONMEBOL
48Czechia401467.26UEFA
49Chile511458.2CONMEBOL
50Peru521457.69CONMEBOL
51Costa Rica531456.03CONCACAF
52Romania541455.89UEFA
53Mali551455.59CAF
54South Africa601451.24CAF
55Republic of Ireland581441.1UEFA
56Slovenia591441.09UEFA
57Tunisia451426.58CAF
58Saudi Arabia611425.52AFC
59Qatar561411.06AFC
60Uzbekistan501409.73AFC
61Bosnia and Herzegovina641408.93UEFA
62Burkina Faso621406.99CAF
63Iraq571404.17AFC
64Cabo Verde671402.97CAF
65Ghana731387CAF
66Honduras651378.97CONCACAF
67Albania661376.03UEFA
68United Arab Emirates681370.47AFC
69North Macedonia691369.16UEFA
70Northern Ireland701365.3UEFA
71Jamaica711357.84CONCACAF
72Georgia721355.26UEFA
73Jordan631350.41AFC
74Iceland741342.77UEFA
75Finland751341.92UEFA
76Israel761333.9UEFA
77Bolivia771326CONMEBOL
78Kosovo781319.12UEFA
79Oman791306.9AFC
80Montenegro801301.98UEFA
81Guinea811295.6CAF
82Curaçao821285.64CONCACAF
83Syria841283.05AFC
84Gabon861272.51CAF
85Bulgaria871271.68UEFA
86New Zealand851269.8OFC
87Angola881265.58CAF
88Haiti831264.58CONCACAF
89Uganda891264.09CAF
90Zambia901255.82CAF
91China PR911254.81AFC
92Bahrain921254.41AFC
93Benin931252.17CAF
94Thailand941250.8AFC
95Palestine951243.71AFC
96Belarus961242.88UEFA
97Guatemala971238.74CONCACAF
98Luxembourg981232.82UEFA
99Vietnam991227.2AFC
100El Salvador1001225.34CONCACAF
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RankTeamPrevious RankPointsConfederations
101Tajikistan1011224.19AFC
102Trinidad and Tobago1021219.59CONCACAF
103Mozambique1031218.62CAF
104Madagascar1041202.69CAF
105Equatorial Guinea1051195.2CAF
106Kyrgyz Republic1061192.16AFC
107Armenia1071189.63UEFA
108Comoros1081187.91CAF
109Kenya1091185.08CAF
110Libya1101182.08CAF
111Kazakhstan1111180.78UEFA
112Tanzania1121180.27CAF
113Mauritania1131176.68CAF
114Niger1141175.33CAF
115Lebanon1151172.22AFC
116The Gambia1161159.64CAF
117Sudan1171157.22CAF
118Indonesia1181157.14AFC
119Togo1191152.76CAF
120DPR Korea1201151.05AFC
121Namibia1211148.84CAF
122Sierra Leone1221147.56CAF
123Faroe Islands1231136.59UEFA
124Cyprus1241133.25UEFA
125Suriname1251132.43CONCACAF
126Azerbaijan1261132UEFA
127Estonia1271130.64UEFA
128Rwanda1281126.62CAF
129Malawi1291122.05CAF
130Zimbabwe1301119.78CAF
131Nicaragua1311114.63CONCACAF
132Guinea-Bissau1321108.38CAF
133Kuwait1331106.47AFC
134Congo1341105.96CAF
135Philippines1351100.95AFC
136Malaysia1361086.22AFC
137Latvia1371085.66UEFA
138India1381084.93AFC
139Central African Republic1391080.82CAF
140Liberia1401080.44CAF
141Turkmenistan1411078.65AFC
142Burundi1421078.01CAF
143Ethiopia1431077.52CAF
144Dominican Republic1441076.5CONCACAF
145Yemen1451065.24AFC
146Lesotho1461064.29CAF
147Botswana1471063.63CAF
148Singapore1481057.95AFC
149Lithuania1491056.85UEFA
150Guyana1501049.32CONCACAF
151New Caledonia1511036.95OFC
152St Kitts and Nevis1521036.33CONCACAF
153Solomon Islands1531031.89OFC
154Puerto Rico1541024.3CONCACAF
155Fiji1551024.17OFC
156Hong Kong, China1561024.16AFC
157Tahiti1571019.04OFC
158Myanmar1581009.39AFC
159Moldova1591008.24UEFA
160Vanuatu1601002.53OFC
161Malta161992.79UEFA
162Antigua and Barbuda162986.58CONCACAF
163Grenada163981.82CONCACAF
164Cuba164981.42CONCACAF
165Eswatini165979.01CAF
166St Lucia166976.71CONCACAF
167Bermuda167975.05CONCACAF
168Papua New Guinea168974.9OFC
169South Sudan169970.94CAF
170St Vincent and the Grenadines170968.27CONCACAF
171Afghanistan171968.07AFC
172Andorra172946.43UEFA
173Maldives173943.92AFC
174Chinese Taipei174923.78AFC
175Cambodia175922.32AFC
176Montserrat176916.75CONCACAF
177Nepal177914.54AFC
178Mauritius178911.49CAF
179Barbados179909.89CONCACAF
180Belize180907CONCACAF
181Bangladesh181902.93AFC
182Dominica182897.69CONCACAF
183Chad183896.85CAF
184Eritrea184887.06CAF
185Laos185885.03AFC
186Cook Islands186877.53OFC
187Sri Lanka187876.86AFC
188Samoa188876.41OFC
189Aruba189875.61CONCACAF
190Mongolia190874.47AFC
191American Samoa191871.61OFC
192Bhutan192870.81AFC
193Macau193858.03AFC
194Brunei194857.73AFC
195São Tomé and Príncipe195855.44CAF
196Djibouti196853.58CAF
197Cayman Islands197850.06CONCACAF
198Pakistan198840.28AFC
199Somalia199839.17CAF
200Tonga200835.64OFC
201Timor-Leste201831AFC
202Gibraltar202820.26UEFA
203Guam203819.54AFC
204Seychelles204804.16CAF
205Turks and Caicos Islands205803.98CONCACAF
206Liechtenstein206797.7UEFA
207Bahamas207786.82CONCACAF
208US Virgin Islands208779.76CONCACAF
209British Virgin Islands209777.41CONCACAF
210Anguilla210760.25CONCACAF
211San Marino211721.2UEFA

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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