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    FIFA World Rankings

    The FIFA World Ranking reflects the current balance of power in international men's football and ranks national teams based on their official results.

    The ranking was first introduced in the 1990s and has been revised several times. The current SUM calculation model has been in use since 2018.

    The main practical purpose of the ranking is to help determine seedings for official FIFA competitions and qualification draws. At the same time, it is also widely used as a general indicator of each national team's current level.

    The table includes all men's national teams recognized by FIFA. The points shown in the ranking are updated after official FIFA ranking windows.

    № Country Ranking
    1 Spain 1995.88
    2 Argentina 1970.37
    3 France 1948.97
    4 England 1922.83
    5 Brazil 1804.92
    6 Morocco 1803.99
    7 Portugal 1787.85
    8 Belgium 1778.36
    9 Netherlands 1775.54
    10 Mexico 1754.30
    11 Colombia 1739.89
    12 Germany 1726.22
    13 Croatia 1723.05
    14 Switzerland 1710.88
    15 Italy 1704.73
    16 USA 1690.33
    17 Japan 1673.68
    18 Senegal 1653.43
    19 Norway 1651.29
    20 Uruguay 1634.70
    21 Denmark 1619.47
    22 Iran 1609.85
    23 Austria 1598.82
    24 Egypt 1597.04
    25 Ecuador 1592.59
    26 Nigeria 1585.02
    27 Turkiye 1582.54
    28 Australia 1581.51
    29 Algeria 1576.80
    30 Canada 1571.34
    31 Ivory Coast 1565.47
    32 South Korea 1558.72
    33 Ukraine 1549.29
    34 Paraguay 1542.48
    35 Russia 1529.60
    36 Poland 1526.18
    37 Sweden 1525.58
    38 Wales 1516.95
    39 Hungary 1506.39
    40 Serbia 1502.13
    41 DR Congo 1495.48
    42 Scotland 1491.22
    43 Cameroon 1481.24
    44 Panama 1478.41
    45 Slovakia 1473.66
    46 Greece 1473.19
    47 Venezuela 1469.18
    48 Czech Republic 1467.26
    49 Chile 1458.20
    50 Peru 1457.69
    51 Costa Rica 1456.03
    52 Romania 1455.89
    53 Mali 1455.59
    54 South Africa 1451.24
    55 Ireland 1441.10
    56 Slovenia 1441.09
    57 Tunisia 1426.58
    58 Saudi Arabia 1425.52
    59 Qatar 1411.06
    60 Uzbekistan 1409.73
    61 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1408.93
    62 Burkina Faso 1406.99
    63 Iraq 1404.17
    64 Cabo Verde 1402.97
    65 Ghana 1387.00
    66 Honduras 1378.97
    67 Albania 1376.03
    68 United Arab Emirates 1370.47
    69 North Macedonia 1369.16
    70 Northern Ireland 1365.30
    71 Jamaica 1357.84
    72 Georgia 1355.26
    73 Jordan 1350.41
    74 Iceland 1342.77
    75 Finland 1341.92
    76 Israel 1333.90
    77 Bolivia 1326.00
    78 Kosovo 1319.12
    79 Oman 1306.90
    80 Montenegro 1301.98
    81 Guinea 1295.60
    82 Curacao 1285.64
    83 Syria 1283.05
    84 Gabon 1272.51
    85 Bulgaria 1271.68
    86 New Zealand 1269.80
    87 Angola 1265.58
    88 Haiti 1264.58
    89 Uganda 1264.09
    90 Zambia 1255.82
    91 China 1254.81
    92 Bahrain 1254.41
    93 Benin 1252.17
    94 Thailand 1250.80
    95 Palestine 1243.71
    96 Belarus 1242.88
    97 Guatemala 1238.74
    98 Luxembourg 1232.82
    99 Vietnam 1227.20
    100 El Salvador 1225.34
    101 Tajikistan 1224.19
    102 Trinidad and Tobago 1219.59
    103 Mozambique 1218.62
    104 Madagascar 1202.69
    105 Equatorial Guinea 1195.20
    106 Kyrgyzstan 1192.16
    107 Armenia 1189.63
    108 Comoros 1187.91
    109 Kenya 1185.08
    110 Libya 1182.08
    111 Kazakhstan 1180.78
    112 Tanzania 1180.27
    113 Mauritania 1176.68
    114 Niger 1175.33
    115 Lebanon 1172.22
    116 Gambia 1159.64
    117 Sudan 1157.22
    118 Indonesia 1157.14
    119 Togo 1152.76
    120 North Korea 1151.05
    121 Namibia 1148.84
    122 Sierra Leone 1147.56
    123 Faroe Islands 1136.59
    124 Cyprus 1133.25
    125 Suriname 1132.43
    126 Azerbaijan 1132.00
    127 Estonia 1130.64
    128 Rwanda 1126.62
    129 Malawi 1122.05
    130 Zimbabwe 1119.78
    131 Nicaragua 1114.63
    132 Guinea-Bissau 1108.38
    133 Kuwait 1106.47
    134 Congo 1105.96
    135 Philippines 1100.95
    136 Malaysia 1086.22
    137 Latvia 1085.66
    138 India 1084.93
    139 Central African Republic 1080.82
    140 Liberia 1080.44
    141 Turkmenistan 1078.65
    142 Burundi 1078.01
    143 Ethiopia 1077.52
    144 Dominican Republic 1076.50
    145 Yemen 1065.24
    146 Lesotho 1064.29
    147 Botswana 1063.63
    148 Singapore 1057.95
    149 Lithuania 1056.85
    150 Guyana 1049.32
    151 New Caledonia 1036.95
    152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1036.33
    153 Solomon Islands 1031.89
    154 Puerto Rico 1024.30
    155 Fiji 1024.17
    156 Hong Kong 1024.16
    157 Tahiti 1019.04
    158 Myanmar 1009.39
    159 Moldova 1008.24
    160 Vanuatu 1002.53
    161 Malta 992.79
    162 Antigua and Barbuda 986.58
    163 Grenada 981.82
    164 Cuba 981.42
    165 Eswatini 979.01
    166 Saint Lucia 976.71
    167 Bermuda 975.05
    168 Papua New Guinea 974.90
    169 South Sudan 970.94
    170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 968.27
    171 Afghanistan 968.07
    172 Andorra 946.43
    173 Maldives 943.92
    174 Taiwan 923.78
    175 Cambodia 922.32
    176 Montserrat 916.75
    177 Nepal 914.54
    178 Mauritius 911.49
    179 Barbados 909.89
    180 Belize 907.00
    181 Bangladesh 902.93
    182 Dominica 897.69
    183 Chad 896.85
    184 Eritrea 887.06
    185 Laos 885.03
    186 Cook Islands 877.53
    187 Sri Lanka 876.86
    188 Samoa 876.41
    189 Aruba 875.61
    190 Mongolia 874.47
    191 American Samoa 871.61
    192 Bhutan 870.81
    193 Macao 858.03
    194 Brunei Darussalam 857.73
    195 Sao Tome and Principe 855.44
    196 Djibouti 853.58
    197 Cayman Islands 850.06
    198 Pakistan 840.28
    199 Somalia 839.17
    200 Tonga 835.64
    201 Timor-Leste 831.00
    202 Gibraltar 820.26
    203 Guam 819.54
    204 Seychelles 804.16
    205 Turks and Caicos Islands 803.98
    206 Liechtenstein 797.70
    207 Bahamas 786.82
    208 United States Virgin Islands 779.76
    209 British Virgin Islands 777.41
    210 Anguilla 760.25
    211 San Marino 721.20

    Counting Rules:

    The FIFA World Ranking for men has used the SUM system since 2018. Instead of averaging results over several years, teams gain or lose points after each match based on the formula:

    P = Pbefore + I * (W - We)

    • Pbefore is the team's rating before the match;
    • I is the importance of the match;
    • W is the actual result of the match;
    • We is the expected result based on the rating difference between the two teams.

    In this system, the strength of the opponent is already built into the formula through the expected result, so there are no separate continental coefficients or time-based multipliers from the old FIFA ranking system.

    Match results are counted as follows:

    • Win in regular or extra time: 1.0;
    • Draw: 0.5;
    • Loss: 0.0;
    • Penalty shootout win: 0.75;
    • Penalty shootout loss: 0.5.

    Match importance also matters. FIFA applies different weightings depending on the type of match:

    • Friendly outside the official international calendar: 5;
    • Friendly within the official international calendar: 10;
    • UEFA Nations League or similar group-stage matches: 15;
    • Nations League play-off and final matches: 25;
    • World Cup or continental qualification matches: 25;
    • Continental final tournament matches up to the quarter-finals: 35;
    • Continental final tournament matches from the quarter-finals onward: 40;
    • FIFA World Cup final tournament matches up to the quarter-finals: 50;
    • FIFA World Cup final tournament matches from the quarter-finals onward: 60.

    One more important rule applies in the knockout stage of final tournaments: if a team would lose points because of a defeat there, FIFA keeps its previous rating instead of reducing it.

    In simple terms, teams gain more points for beating strong opponents in important matches and lose more points for poor results against weaker opponents.

    FIFA rankings are updated periodically after official ranking windows.