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FIFA Men's World Ranking

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FIFA Men's World Ranking

The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, first introduced in December 1992. The men's teams of the member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked the highest. As of November 2025, the rankings were led by Spain. Eight teams (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest time ranked first. A points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIFA-recognised full international matches. The ranking system has been revamped on several occasions, generally responding to criticism that the preceding calculation method did not effectively reflect the relative strengths of the national teams. Since 16 August 2018, the ranking system has adopted the Elo rating system used in chess and Go. The ranking is sponsored by Coca-Cola; as such, the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking name is also used. Coca-Cola also sponsors the women's counterpart.

Tables

Top 20 rankings as of 19 November 2025
Top 20 rankings as of 19 November 2025
Col 1
Top 20 rankings as of 19 November 2025
Rank
Rank
Col 1
Rank
Col 2
Change
Col 3
Team
Col 4
Points
1
1
Col 1
1
Col 2
Col 3
Spain
Col 4
1877.18
2
2
Col 1
2
Col 2
Col 3
Argentina
Col 4
1873.33
3
3
Col 1
3
Col 2
Col 3
France
Col 4
1870
4
4
Col 1
4
Col 2
Col 3
England
Col 4
1834.12
5
5
Col 1
5
Col 2
2
Col 3
Brazil
Col 4
1760.46
6
6
Col 1
6
Col 2
1
Col 3
Portugal
Col 4
1760.38
7
7
Col 1
7
Col 2
1
Col 3
Netherlands
Col 4
1756.27
8
8
Col 1
8
Col 2
Col 3
Belgium
Col 4
1730.71
9
9
Col 1
9
Col 2
1
Col 3
Germany
Col 4
1724.15
10
10
Col 1
10
Col 2
1
Col 3
Croatia
Col 4
1716.88
11
11
Col 1
11
Col 2
1
Col 3
Morocco
Col 4
1713.12
12
12
Col 1
12
Col 2
3
Col 3
Italy
Col 4
1702.06
13
13
Col 1
13
Col 2
Col 3
Colombia
Col 4
1701.3
14
14
Col 1
14
Col 2
2
Col 3
United States
Col 4
1681.88
15
15
Col 1
15
Col 2
1
Col 3
Mexico
Col 4
1675.75
16
16
Col 1
16
Col 2
1
Col 3
Uruguay
Col 4
1672.62
17
17
Col 1
17
Col 2
Col 3
Switzerland
Col 4
1654.69
18
18
Col 1
18
Col 2
1
Col 3
Japan
Col 4
1650.12
19
19
Col 1
19
Col 2
1
Col 3
Senegal
Col 4
1648.07
20
20
Col 1
20
Col 2
1
Col 3
Iran
Col 4
1617.02
Change from 17 October 2025
Change from 17 October 2025
Col 1
Change from 17 October 2025
Next update on 22 December 2025
Next update on 22 December 2025
Col 1
Next update on 22 December 2025
Complete rankings at FIFA.com
Complete rankings at FIFA.com
Col 1
Complete rankings at FIFA.com
Top 20 rankings as of 19 November 2025
Rank
Change
Team
Points
1
Spain
1877.18
2
Argentina
1873.33
3
France
1870
4
England
1834.12
5
2
Brazil
1760.46
6
1
Portugal
1760.38
7
1
Netherlands
1756.27
8
Belgium
1730.71
9
1
Germany
1724.15
10
1
Croatia
1716.88
11
1
Morocco
1713.12
12
3
Italy
1702.06
13
Colombia
1701.3
14
2
United States
1681.88
15
1
Mexico
1675.75
16
1
Uruguay
1672.62
17
Switzerland
1654.69
18
1
Japan
1650.12
19
1
Senegal
1648.07
20
1
Iran
1617.02
Change from 17 October 2025
Next update on 22 December 2025
Complete rankings at FIFA.com
1
1
No.
1
Team
Brazil
Confederation
CONMEBOL
Days at No. 1
5,070 days
2
2
No.
2
Team
Spain
Confederation
UEFA
Days at No. 1
2,052 days
3
3
No.
3
Team
Argentina
Confederation
CONMEBOL
Days at No. 1
1,666 days
4
4
No.
4
Team
Belgium
Confederation
UEFA
Days at No. 1
1,442 days
5
5
No.
5
Team
Germany
Confederation
UEFA
Days at No. 1
1,148 days
6
6
No.
6
Team
France
Confederation
UEFA
Days at No. 1
0483 days
7
7
No.
7
Team
Italy
Confederation
UEFA
Days at No. 1
0188 days
8
8
No.
8
Team
Netherlands
Confederation
UEFA
Days at No. 1
0028 days
No.
Team
Confederation
Days at No. 1
1
Brazil
CONMEBOL
5,070 days
2
Spain
UEFA
2,052 days
3
Argentina
CONMEBOL
1,666 days
4
Belgium
UEFA
1,442 days
5
Germany
UEFA
1,148 days
6
France
UEFA
0483 days
7
Italy
UEFA
0188 days
8
Netherlands
UEFA
0028 days
· Awards › Team of the Year
1993
1993
Year
1993
First place
Germany
Second place
Italy
Third place
Brazil
1994
1994
Year
1994
First place
Brazil
Second place
Spain
Third place
Sweden
1995
1995
Year
1995
First place
Brazil
Second place
Germany
Third place
Italy
1996
1996
Year
1996
First place
Brazil
Second place
Germany
Third place
France
1997
1997
Year
1997
First place
Brazil
Second place
Germany
Third place
Czech Republic
1998
1998
Year
1998
First place
Brazil
Second place
France
Third place
Germany
1999
1999
Year
1999
First place
Brazil
Second place
Czech Republic
Third place
France
2000
2000
Year
2000
First place
Brazil
Second place
France
Third place
Argentina
2001
2001
Year
2001
First place
France
Second place
Argentina
Third place
Brazil
2002
2002
Year
2002
First place
Brazil
Second place
France
Third place
Spain
2003
2003
Year
2003
First place
Brazil
Second place
France
Third place
Spain
2004
2004
Year
2004
First place
Brazil
Second place
France
Third place
Argentina
2005
2005
Year
2005
First place
Brazil
Second place
Czech Republic
Third place
Netherlands
2006
2006
Year
2006
First place
Brazil
Second place
Italy
Third place
Argentina
2007
2007
Year
2007
First place
Argentina
Second place
Brazil
Third place
Italy
2008
2008
Year
2008
First place
Spain
Second place
Germany
Third place
Netherlands
2009
2009
Year
2009
First place
Spain
Second place
Brazil
Third place
Netherlands
2010
2010
Year
2010
First place
Spain
Second place
Netherlands
Third place
Germany
2011
2011
Year
2011
First place
Spain
Second place
Netherlands
Third place
Germany
2012
2012
Year
2012
First place
Spain
Second place
Germany
Third place
Argentina
2013
2013
Year
2013
First place
Spain
Second place
Germany
Third place
Argentina
2014
2014
Year
2014
First place
Germany
Second place
Argentina
Third place
Colombia
2015
2015
Year
2015
First place
Belgium
Second place
Argentina
Third place
Spain
2016
2016
Year
2016
First place
Argentina
Second place
Brazil
Third place
Germany
2017
2017
Year
2017
First place
Germany
Second place
Brazil
Third place
Portugal
2018
2018
Year
2018
First place
Belgium
Second place
France
Third place
Brazil
2019
2019
Year
2019
First place
Belgium
Second place
France
Third place
Brazil
2020
2020
Year
2020
First place
Belgium
Second place
France
Third place
Brazil
2021
2021
Year
2021
First place
Belgium
Second place
Brazil
Third place
France
2022
2022
Year
2022
First place
Brazil
Second place
Argentina
Third place
France
2023
2023
Year
2023
First place
Argentina
Second place
France
Third place
England
2024
2024
Year
2024
First place
Argentina
Second place
France
Third place
Spain
Year
First place
Second place
Third place
1993
Germany
Italy
Brazil
1994
Brazil
Spain
Sweden
1995
Brazil
Germany
Italy
1996
Brazil
Germany
France
1997
Brazil
Germany
Czech Republic
1998
Brazil
France
Germany
1999
Brazil
Czech Republic
France
2000
Brazil
France
Argentina
2001
France
Argentina
Brazil
2002
Brazil
France
Spain
2003
Brazil
France
Spain
2004
Brazil
France
Argentina
2005
Brazil
Czech Republic
Netherlands
2006
Brazil
Italy
Argentina
2007
Argentina
Brazil
Italy
2008
Spain
Germany
Netherlands
2009
Spain
Brazil
Netherlands
2010
Spain
Netherlands
Germany
2011
Spain
Netherlands
Germany
2012
Spain
Germany
Argentina
2013
Spain
Germany
Argentina
2014
Germany
Argentina
Colombia
2015
Belgium
Argentina
Spain
2016
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
2017
Germany
Brazil
Portugal
2018
Belgium
France
Brazil
2019
Belgium
France
Brazil
2020
Belgium
France
Brazil
2021
Belgium
Brazil
France
2022
Brazil
Argentina
France
2023
Argentina
France
England
2024
Argentina
France
Spain
· Awards › Team of the Year › Performances by countries
Brazil
Brazil
Team
Brazil
First place
13 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2022)
Second place
5 (2007, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2021)
Third place
5 (1993, 2001, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Spain
Spain
Team
Spain
First place
6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Second place
1 (1994)
Third place
4 (2002, 2003, 2015, 2024)
Belgium
Belgium
Team
Belgium
First place
5 (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Second place
0
Third place
0
Argentina
Argentina
Team
Argentina
First place
4 (2007, 2016, 2023, 2024)
Second place
4 (2001, 2014, 2015, 2022)
Third place
5 (2000, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013)
Germany
Germany
Team
Germany
First place
3 (1993, 2014, 2017)
Second place
6 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013)
Third place
4 (1998, 2010, 2011, 2016)
France
France
Team
France
First place
1 (2001)
Second place
10 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)
Third place
4 (1996, 1999, 2021, 2022)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Team
Netherlands
First place
0
Second place
2 (2010, 2011)
Third place
3 (2005, 2008, 2009)
Italy
Italy
Team
Italy
First place
0
Second place
2 (1993, 2006)
Third place
2 (1995, 2007)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Team
Czech Republic
First place
0
Second place
2 (1999, 2005)
Third place
1 (1997)
Sweden
Sweden
Team
Sweden
First place
0
Second place
0
Third place
1 (1994)
Colombia
Colombia
Team
Colombia
First place
0
Second place
0
Third place
1 (2014)
Portugal
Portugal
Team
Portugal
First place
0
Second place
0
Third place
1 (2017)
England
England
Team
England
First place
0
Second place
0
Third place
1 (2023)
Team
First place
Second place
Third place
Brazil
13 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2022)
5 (2007, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2021)
5 (1993, 2001, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Spain
6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
1 (1994)
4 (2002, 2003, 2015, 2024)
Belgium
5 (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
0
0
Argentina
4 (2007, 2016, 2023, 2024)
4 (2001, 2014, 2015, 2022)
5 (2000, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013)
Germany
3 (1993, 2014, 2017)
6 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013)
4 (1998, 2010, 2011, 2016)
France
1 (2001)
10 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)
4 (1996, 1999, 2021, 2022)
Netherlands
0
2 (2010, 2011)
3 (2005, 2008, 2009)
Italy
0
2 (1993, 2006)
2 (1995, 2007)
Czech Republic
0
2 (1999, 2005)
1 (1997)
Sweden
0
0
1 (1994)
Colombia
0
0
1 (2014)
Portugal
0
0
1 (2017)
England
0
0
1 (2023)
· Awards › Best Mover of the Year
1993
1993
Year
1993
First place
Colombia
Second place
Portugal
Third place
Morocco
1994
1994
Year
1994
First place
Croatia
Second place
Brazil
Third place
Uzbekistan
1995
1995
Year
1995
First place
Jamaica
Second place
Trinidad and Tobago
Third place
Czech Republic
1996
1996
Year
1996
First place
South Africa
Second place
Paraguay
Third place
Canada
1997
1997
Year
1997
First place
FR Yugoslavia
Second place
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third place
Iran
1998
1998
Year
1998
First place
Croatia
Second place
France
Third place
Argentina
1999
1999
Year
1999
First place
Slovenia
Second place
Cuba
Third place
Uzbekistan
2000
2000
Year
2000
First place
Nigeria
Second place
Honduras
Third place
Cameroon
2001
2001
Year
2001
First place
Costa Rica
Second place
Australia
Third place
Honduras
2002
2002
Year
2002
First place
Senegal
Second place
Wales
Third place
Brazil
2003
2003
Year
2003
First place
Bahrain
Second place
Oman
Third place
Turkmenistan
2004
2004
Year
2004
First place
China
Second place
Uzbekistan
Third place
Ivory Coast
2005
2005
Year
2005
First place
Ghana
Second place
Ethiopia
Third place
Switzerland
2006
2006
Year
2006
First place
Italy
Second place
Germany
Third place
France
Year
First place
Second place
Third place
1993
Colombia
Portugal
Morocco
1994
Croatia
Brazil
Uzbekistan
1995
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Czech Republic
1996
South Africa
Paraguay
Canada
1997
FR Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran
1998
Croatia
France
Argentina
1999
Slovenia
Cuba
Uzbekistan
2000
Nigeria
Honduras
Cameroon
2001
Costa Rica
Australia
Honduras
2002
Senegal
Wales
Brazil
2003
Bahrain
Oman
Turkmenistan
2004
China
Uzbekistan
Ivory Coast
2005
Ghana
Ethiopia
Switzerland
2006
Italy
Germany
France
· Awards › Best Mover of the Year
2007
2007
Year
2007
Best mover
Mozambique (+245 pts)
Second best
Norway (+240 pts)
Third best
New Caledonia (+220 pts)
2008
2008
Year
2008
Best mover
Spain (+314 pts)
Second best
Montenegro (+245 pts)
Third best
Russia (+242 pts)
2009
2009
Year
2009
Best mover
Brazil (+322 pts) Algeria (+322 pts)
Second best
—
Third best
Slovenia (+235 pts)
2010
2010
Year
2010
Best mover
Netherlands (+435 pts)
Second best
Montenegro (+368 pts)
Third best
Botswana (+316 pts)
2011
2011
Year
2011
Best mover
Wales (+330 pts)
Second best
Sierra Leone (+302 pts)
Third best
Bosnia and Herzegovina (+287 pts)
2012
2012
Year
2012
Best mover
Colombia (+455 pts)
Second best
Ecuador (+365 pts)
Third best
Mali (+337 pts)
2013
2013
Year
2013
Best mover
Ukraine (+312 pts)
Second best
Armenia (+259 pts)
Third best
United States (+237 pts)
2014
2014
Year
2014
Best mover
Germany (+407 pts)
Second best
Slovakia (+334 pts)
Third best
Belgium (+317 pts)
2015
2015
Year
2015
Best mover
Turkey (+329 pts)
Second best
Hungary (+313 pts)
Third best
Nicaragua (+295 pts)
2016
2016
Year
2016
Best mover
France (+437 pts)
Second best
Peru (+321 pts)
Third best
Poland (+311 pts)
2017
2017
Year
2017
Best mover
Denmark (+456 pts)
Second best
Sweden (+323 pts)
Third best
Bolivia (+315 pts)
2018
2018
Year
2018
Best mover
France (+165 pts)
Second best
Uruguay (+151 pts)
Third best
Kosovo (+133 pts)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Best mover
Qatar (+138 pts)
Second best
Algeria (+135 pts)
Third best
Japan (+89 pts)
2020
2020
Year
2020
Best mover
Hungary (+44 pts)
Second best
Ecuador (+41 pts)
Third best
Malta (+32 pts)
2021
2021
Year
2021
Best mover
Canada (+130.32 pts)
Second best
Italy (+115.77 pts)
Third best
Argentina (+108.51 pts)
2022
2022
Year
2022
Best mover
Morocco (+142.42 pts)
Second best
Croatia (+106.88 pts)
Third best
Argentina (+87.87 pts)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Best mover
Panama (+83.92 pts)
Second best
Moldova (+63.72 pts)
Third best
Malaysia (+56.27 pts)
2024
2024
Year
2024
Best mover
Angola (+128.43 pts)
Second best
Spain (+120.63 pts)
Third best
Jordan (+103.28 pts)
Year
Best mover
Second best
Third best
Ref.
2007
Mozambique (+245 pts)
Norway (+240 pts)
New Caledonia (+220 pts)
2008
Spain (+314 pts)
Montenegro (+245 pts)
Russia (+242 pts)
2009
Brazil (+322 pts) Algeria (+322 pts)
—
Slovenia (+235 pts)
2010
Netherlands (+435 pts)
Montenegro (+368 pts)
Botswana (+316 pts)
2011
Wales (+330 pts)
Sierra Leone (+302 pts)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (+287 pts)
2012
Colombia (+455 pts)
Ecuador (+365 pts)
Mali (+337 pts)
2013
Ukraine (+312 pts)
Armenia (+259 pts)
United States (+237 pts)
2014
Germany (+407 pts)
Slovakia (+334 pts)
Belgium (+317 pts)
2015
Turkey (+329 pts)
Hungary (+313 pts)
Nicaragua (+295 pts)
2016
France (+437 pts)
Peru (+321 pts)
Poland (+311 pts)
2017
Denmark (+456 pts)
Sweden (+323 pts)
Bolivia (+315 pts)
2018
France (+165 pts)
Uruguay (+151 pts)
Kosovo (+133 pts)
2019
Qatar (+138 pts)
Algeria (+135 pts)
Japan (+89 pts)
2020
Hungary (+44 pts)
Ecuador (+41 pts)
Malta (+32 pts)
2021
Canada (+130.32 pts)
Italy (+115.77 pts)
Argentina (+108.51 pts)
2022
Morocco (+142.42 pts)
Croatia (+106.88 pts)
Argentina (+87.87 pts)
2023
Panama (+83.92 pts)
Moldova (+63.72 pts)
Malaysia (+56.27 pts)
2024
Angola (+128.43 pts)
Spain (+120.63 pts)
Jordan (+103.28 pts)

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