FIFA World Ranking 2026: Current National Team Standings
Who leads the FIFA World Ranking, and where do national football teams stand? In the latest official update, dated 7 October 2026, Spain top the table ahead of Argentina and France. The ranking lists national teams and their points totals.
FIFA World Ranking 2026: Complete National Team Rankings
FIFA published its updated men’s national team ranking on 7 October 2026. The ranking contains 211 teams, ordered by their total number of points. The complete table allows you to check the position and points total of any national team.
Date of the latest official update: 7 October 2026.
| Ranking | National team | Ranking points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2011.57 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1972.80 |
| 3 | France | 1958.86 |
| 4 | England | 1925.59 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1807.69 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1806.51 |
| 7 | Morocco | 1805.34 |
| 8 | Belgium | 1779.17 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1778.61 |
| 10 | Mexico | 1738.48 |
| 11 | Colombia | 1735.80 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1725.39 |
| 13 | Germany | 1717.52 |
| 14 | Croatia | 1714.74 |
| 15 | Italy | 1713.04 |
| 16 | United States | 1705.47 |
| 17 | Japan | 1684.75 |
| 18 | Senegal | 1648.84 |
| 19 | Norway | 1637.89 |
| 20 | Uruguay | 1635.54 |
| 21 | Denmark | 1619.62 |
| 22 | Austria | 1600.66 |
| 23 | Iran | 1597.31 |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1587.07 |
| 25 | Egypt | 1585.86 |
| 26 | Australia | 1580.52 |
| 27 | Canada | 1575.31 |
| 28 | Algeria | 1574.77 |
| 29 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1569.32 |
| 30 | Nigeria | 1567.97 |
| 31 | Türkiye | 1563.54 |
| 32 | South Korea | 1562.49 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 1552.30 |
| 34 | Sweden | 1543.80 |
| 35 | Russia | 1537.45 |
| 36 | Ukraine | 1535.27 |
| 37 | Poland | 1514.58 |
| 38 | Hungary | 1511.24 |
| 39 | Wales | 1510.37 |
| 40 | DR Congo | 1506.37 |
| 41 | Greece | 1498.71 |
| 42 | Cameroon | 1485.30 |
| 43 | Scotland | 1483.57 |
| 44 | Serbia | 1482.24 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 1477.34 |
| 46 | Panama | 1476.97 |
| 47 | Mali | 1474.14 |
| 48 | South Africa | 1468.88 |
| 49 | Venezuela | 1465.87 |
| 50 | Chile | 1458.97 |
| 51 | Czechia | 1457.12 |
| 52 | Slovenia | 1452.48 |
| 53 | Peru | 1450.95 |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 1444.85 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 1443.17 |
| 56 | Republic of Ireland | 1438.62 |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1429.32 |
| 58 | Romania | 1428.88 |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 1416.61 |
| 60 | Qatar | 1416.47 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 1415.38 |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 1407.80 |
| 63 | Iraq | 1400.91 |
| 64 | Northern Ireland | 1383.86 |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 1376.95 |
| 66 | Albania | 1375.78 |
| 67 | Honduras | 1375.40 |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 1373.58 |
| 69 | Jamaica | 1361.97 |
| 70 | Ghana | 1361.27 |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 1350.91 |
| 72 | Jordan | 1350.88 |
| 73 | Iceland | 1349.42 |
| 74 | Georgia | 1345.88 |
| 75 | Finland | 1340.73 |
| 76 | Kosovo | 1328.14 |
| 77 | Israel | 1325.52 |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1322.19 |
| 79 | Montenegro | 1315.49 |
| 80 | Curaçao | 1304.98 |
| 81 | Oman | 1302.77 |
| 82 | Guinea | 1296.67 |
| 83 | Angola | 1281.79 |
| 84 | Haiti | 1280.91 |
| 85 | Gabon | 1280.12 |
| 86 | Syria | 1279.94 |
| 87 | Uganda | 1278.26 |
| 88 | New Zealand | 1277.02 |
| 89 | Benin | 1266.01 |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 1262.57 |
| 91 | Zambia | 1260.61 |
| 92 | Palestine | 1253.75 |
| 93 | Thailand | 1251.42 |
| 94 | Belarus | 1249.60 |
| 95 | Guatemala | 1245.10 |
| 96 | China | 1241.90 |
| 97 | Bahrain | 1240.30 |
| 98 | Mozambique | 1238.23 |
| 99 | Vietnam | 1231.29 |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 1218.88 |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 1218.80 |
| 102 | El Salvador | 1212.40 |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 1200.39 |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 1199.73 |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1198.85 |
| 106 | Madagascar | 1197.24 |
| 107 | Comoros | 1192.28 |
| 108 | Armenia | 1183.26 |
| 109 | Gambia | 1182.64 |
| 110 | Mauritania | 1176.05 |
| 111 | Niger | 1172.93 |
| 112 | Lebanon | 1170.30 |
| 113 | Libya | 1168.89 |
| 114 | Kenya | 1168.67 |
| 115 | Tanzania | 1166.82 |
| 116 | Indonesia | 1166.50 |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 1166.26 |
| 118 | Sudan | 1156.74 |
| 119 | Rwanda | 1156.16 |
| 120 | Togo | 1153.04 |
| 121 | North Korea | 1151.05 |
| 122 | Estonia | 1147.12 |
| 123 | Namibia | 1146.48 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau | 1144.03 |
| 125 | Cyprus | 1142.43 |
| 126 | Faroe Islands | 1140.10 |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 1138.96 |
| 128 | Suriname | 1138.46 |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 1128.05 |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 1123.20 |
| 131 | Malawi | 1121.84 |
| 132 | Congo | 1102.46 |
| 133 | Malaysia | 1102.09 |
| 134 | Kuwait | 1098.64 |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 1096.58 |
| 136 | Philippines | 1095.85 |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 1090.80 |
| 138 | India | 1086.43 |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 1078.65 |
| 140 | Burundi | 1076.75 |
| 141 | Botswana | 1073.85 |
| 142 | Guyana | 1071.38 |
| 143 | Latvia | 1069.33 |
| 144 | Yemen | 1067.53 |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 1065.15 |
| 146 | Liberia | 1064.58 |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 1064.46 |
| 148 | Lithuania | 1059.28 |
| 149 | Singapore | 1058.95 |
| 150 | Lesotho | 1053.09 |
| 151 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1041.42 |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 1035.95 |
| 153 | Hong Kong | 1035.23 |
| 154 | Fiji | 1033.44 |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 1032.97 |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 1026.01 |
| 157 | Tahiti | 1016.32 |
| 158 | Moldova | 1015.57 |
| 159 | Myanmar | 1008.08 |
| 160 | Malta | 1006.80 |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 1005.90 |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 992.54 |
| 163 | Cuba | 990.46 |
| 164 | Eswatini | 979.01 |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 975.85 |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 974.89 |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 969.14 |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 968.07 |
| 169 | Grenada | 967.71 |
| 170 | South Sudan | 959.91 |
| 171 | Bermuda | 951.28 |
| 172 | Montserrat | 939.13 |
| 173 | Maldives | 935.93 |
| 174 | Barbados | 934.52 |
| 175 | Andorra | 927.53 |
| 176 | Taiwan | 923.78 |
| 177 | Cambodia | 920.83 |
| 178 | Nepal | 914.54 |
| 179 | Mauritius | 906.24 |
| 180 | Belize | 900.38 |
| 181 | Chad | 896.85 |
| 182 | Bangladesh | 893.46 |
| 183 | Eritrea | 890.97 |
| 184 | Sri Lanka | 890.64 |
| 185 | Aruba | 889.53 |
| 186 | Dominica | 884.58 |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 880.25 |
| 188 | Laos | 880.17 |
| 189 | Samoa | 876.41 |
| 190 | Mongolia | 874.47 |
| 191 | American Samoa | 871.61 |
| 192 | Bhutan | 870.81 |
| 193 | Macau | 858.03 |
| 194 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 855.10 |
| 195 | Djibouti | 853.58 |
| 196 | Brunei | 849.56 |
| 197 | Pakistan | 839.03 |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 836.15 |
| 199 | Tonga | 835.64 |
| 200 | Somalia | 832.14 |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 829.49 |
| 202 | Timor-Leste | 823.16 |
| 203 | Guam | 819.54 |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 806.26 |
| 205 | Seychelles | 795.63 |
| 206 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 794.75 |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 790.18 |
| 208 | Bahamas | 771.83 |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 752.75 |
| 210 | Anguilla | 736.67 |
| 211 | San Marino | 715.93 |
Who Tops the FIFA World Ranking? The 10 Highest-Ranked Teams
Spain occupy first place in the FIFA World Ranking. The winners of the 2026 World Cup strengthened their lead through successful performances in the UEFA Nations League. Spain lead second-placed Argentina by approximately 39 points.
England, Portugal, Brazil and Morocco follow. The latter three teams are separated by just two points, meaning even one successful match could change their relative positions. Belgium, the Netherlands and Mexico also feature in the top ten.
Which National Teams Have Climbed or Fallen in the FIFA Ranking?
One of the biggest changes in October’s ranking was Portugal’s rise from seventh to fifth. They overtook Brazil and Morocco, each of whom dropped one place. Portugal were the only team in the top ten to improve their position.
Switzerland moved up to 12th, overtaking Germany and Croatia. Both of those teams slipped one place.
Greece also made notable progress, rising five places to 41st, as did Mali and South Africa. Both African national teams gained six positions and entered the top 50.
Outside the top 100, the Dominican Republic and Rwanda recorded the biggest gains, climbing nine places each. Sierra Leone, by contrast, dropped eight places, the largest fall in the October update.
Where Do England, USA, Canada and Australia Rank in the FIFA World Ranking?
As of 7 October 2026, England are 4th with 1,925.59 points, The United States are 16th (1,705.47), Australia are 26th (1,580.52), Canada are 27th (1,575.31) and New Zealand are 88th (1,277.02).
India are 138th in the October ranking with 1,086.43 points. You can check the position of every national team in the complete FIFA ranking table above.
When Will the Next FIFA World Ranking Be Published?
The next official FIFA World Ranking update is scheduled for 18 November 2026. FIFA updates the table after international windows, taking into account results from qualifying matches, continental competitions and friendlies.
Since March 2026, FIFA has also displayed provisional live ranking changes. However, only the officially published positions following the end of an international window are considered final.
How Is the FIFA World Ranking Calculated?
The world ranking is based on international match results. To learn more about the points formula, competition importance factors and how the system works, read our guide “What Is the FIFA World Ranking and How Is It Calculated?”.
FAQ
Which National Team Is First in the FIFA World Ranking?
Spain lead the men’s FIFA World Ranking dated 7 October 2026 with 2,011.57 points. Argentina are second and France are third.
What Is England’s Position in the FIFA World Ranking?
England rank 4th in the FIFA World Ranking with 1,925.59 points, according to the official update dated 7 October 2026.
Where Do the USA Rank in the FIFA World Ranking?
The USA are ranked 16th.
Where Does Canada Rank in the FIFA World Ranking?
Canada are in 27th place.
How Many National Teams Are Included in the FIFA World Ranking?
The men’s FIFA World Ranking includes 211 national teams. Each team has a ranking position and a published points total.
How Often Is the FIFA World Ranking Updated?
The official ranking is updated after international windows according to FIFA’s calendar. Provisional changes may appear during matches but should not be confused with the final results of each official publication.
