Football is a very dynamic sport, both in the style of play and in the change of leaders and outsiders. For some, changes in the ranking of national football teams according to FIFA add positive emotions and allow them to feel proud of their country. And they allow someone to vent their anger or figure out who is better to bet on in one of the.
As of June 2018 The strongest football team in the world is the German national team. She took first place with 1544 points. Along with long-time rivals Brazil, Germany is among the world's top football teams to compete in the World Cup between 1930 and 2014. Brazilian team bears the proud title of the most titled football team. She has become world champion five times and may do so for the sixth time this year.
And since 2014, German football players have held the title of winners of four world championships in a row (they took silver in 2002, bronze in 2006 and 2010, and gold medal- in 2014). However, the FIFA rating does not take into account past awards; it shows the success of teams “here and now.”
Full FIFA world rankings of national football teams 2018
| Place | Team | Confederation | Venue, conf. | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | UEFA | 1 | 1544 |
| 2 | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 1 | 1384 |
| 3 | Belgium | UEFA | 2 | 1346 |
| 4 | Portugal | UEFA | 3 | 1306 |
| 5 | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 2 | 1254 |
| 6 | Switzerland | UEFA | 4 | 1179 |
| 7 | France | UEFA | 5 | 1166 |
| 8 | Spain | UEFA | 6 | 1162 |
| 9 | Chile | CONMEBOL | 3 | 1146 |
| 10 | Poland | UEFA | 7 | 1128 |
| 11 | Peru | CONMEBOL | 4 | 1106 |
| 12 | Denmark | UEFA | 8 | 1054 |
| 13 | England | UEFA | 9 | 1040 |
| 14 | Tunisia | CAF | 1 | 1012 |
| 15 | Mexico | CONCACAF | 1 | 1008 |
| 16 | Colombia | CONMEBOL | 5 | 989 |
| 17 | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 6 | 976 |
| 18 | Croatia | UEFA | 10 | 975 |
| 19 | Netherlands | UEFA | 11 | 969 |
| 20 | Italy | UEFA | 12 | 947 |
| 21 | Wales | UEFA | 13 | 931 |
| 22 | Iceland | UEFA | 14 | 930 |
| 23 | Sweden | UEFA | 15 | 889 |
| 24 | USA | CONCACAF | 2 | 880 |
| 25 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF | 3 | 858 |
| 26 | Austria | UEFA | 16 | 841 |
| 27 | Northern Ireland | UEFA | 17 | 837 |
| 28 | Senegal | CAF | 2 | 825 |
| 29 | Slovakia | UEFA | 18 | 786 |
| 30 | Ukraine | UEFA | 19 | 777 |
| 31 | Ireland | UEFA | 20 | 776 |
| 32 | Romania | UEFA | 21 | 737 |
| 32 | Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 7 | 737 |
| 34 | Scotland | UEFA | 22 | 735 |
| 35 | Serbia | UEFA | 23 | 732 |
| 36 | Iran | AFK | 1 | 727 |
| 37 | Türkiye | UEFA | 24 | 714 |
| 38 | DR Congo | CAF | 3 | 711 |
| 39 | Venezuela | CONMEBOL | 8 | 709 |
| 40 | Australia | AFK | 2 | 700 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | UEFA | 25 | 688 |
| 42 | Morocco | CAF | 4 | 681 |
| 43 | Montenegro | UEFA | 26 | 671 |
| 44 | Greece | UEFA | 27 | 657 |
| 45 | Czech Republic | UEFA | 28 | 647 |
| 46 | Egypt | CAF | 5 | 636 |
| 47 | Nigeria | CAF | 6 | 635 |
| 48 | Norway | UEFA | 29 | 608 |
| 49 | Hungary | UEFA | 30 | 604 |
| 50 | Ghana | CAF | 8 | 603 |
| 50 | Cameroon | CAF | 7 | 603 |
| 52 | Jamaica | CONCACAF | 4 | 587 |
| 53 | Bulgaria | UEFA | 31 | 583 |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | CAF | 9 | 582 |
| 55 | Panama | CONCACAF | 5 | 574 |
| 56 | Albania | UEFA | 32 | 549 |
| 57 | Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 9 | 548 |
| 58 | Cape Verde | CAF | 10 | 545 |
| 59 | Honduras | CONCACAF | 6 | 530 |
| 60 | Japan | AFK | 3 | 528 |
| 61 | South Korea | AFK | 4 | 520 |
| 62 | Finland | UEFA | 33 | 507 |
| 63 | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 10 | 506 |
| 64 | Algeria | CAF | 11 | 499 |
| 65 | Slovenia | UEFA | 34 | 495 |
| 66 | Russia | UEFA | 35 | 493 |
| 67 | Mali | CAF | 12 | 462 |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | AFK | 5 | 462 |
| 69 | Ivory Coast | CAF | 13 | 458 |
| 70 | Guinea | CAF | 14 | 450 |
| 71 | Curacao | CONCACAF | 7 | 439 |
| 72 | South Africa | CAF | 15 | 432 |
| 73 | China | AFK | 6 | 431 |
| 74 | Uganda | CAF | 16 | 426 |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | AFK | 7 | 424 |
| 76 | Syria | AFK | 8 | 423 |
| 77 | Macedonia | UEFA | 36 | 422 |
| 78 | Zambia | CAF | 17 | 412 |
| 79 | Belarus | UEFA | 37 | 410 |
| 80 | Canada | CONCACAF | 8 | 407 |
| 81 | UAE | AFK | 9 | 405 |
| 82 | Lebanon | AFK | 10 | 404 |
| 83 | Luxembourg | UEFA | 38 | 401 |
| 84 | Benin | CAF | 18 | 397 |
| 85 | Salvador | CONCACAF | 9 | 392 |
| 86 | Cyprus | UEFA | 39 | 386 |
| 87 | Oman | AFK | 11 | 383 |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | AFK | 12 | 381 |
| 89 | Congo | CAF | 19 | 378 |
| 90 | Gabon | CAF | 20 | 374 |
| 91 | Iraq | AFK | 13 | 372 |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | 10 | 366 |
| 93 | Faroe Islands | UEFA | 41 | 364 |
| 93 | Estonia | UEFA | 40 | 364 |
| 95 | Georgia | UEFA | 42 | 362 |
| 96 | Palestine | AFK | 14 | 357 |
| 97 | India | AFK | 15 | 354 |
| 98 | Israel | UEFA | 44 | 347 |
| 98 | Armenia | UEFA | 43 | 347 |
| 100 | Libya | CAF | 21 | 341 |
| 101 | Qatar | AFK | 16 | 339 |
| 102 | Vietnam | AFK | 17 | 334 |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | CAF | 22 | 332 |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | CAF | 23 | 330 |
| 105 | Mauritania | CAF | 24 | 314 |
| 106 | Mozambique | CAF | 25 | 311 |
| 107 | Namibia | CAF | 26 | 308 |
| 108 | Haiti | CONCACAF | 11 | 302 |
| 109 | Niger | CAF | 27 | 299 |
| 110 | DPRK | AFK | 18 | 297 |
| 111 | Philippines | AFK | 19 | 289 |
| 111 | Kenya | CAF | 28 | 289 |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | CAF | 29 | 287 |
| 114 | Madagascar | CAF | 30 | 284 |
| 115 | CAR | CAF | 31 | 283 |
| 116 | Bahrain | AFK | 20 | 281 |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | UEFA | 45 | 273 |
| 118 | Jordan | AFK | 21 | 272 |
| 119 | Malawi | CAF | 32 | 269 |
| 120 | Tajikistan | AFK | 22 | 266 |
| 121 | Chinese Taipei | AFK | 23 | 263 |
| 122 | Thailand | AFK | 24 | 253 |
| 123 | Rwanda | CAF | 33 | 252 |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | CONCACAF | 12 | 251 |
| 124 | Yemen | AFK | 25 | 251 |
| 126 | Sudan | CAF | 34 | 245 |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | UEFA | 46 | 245 |
| 128 | Togo | CAF | 35 | 242 |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | AFK | 26 | 242 |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | CONCACAF | 13 | 241 |
| 131 | Swaziland | CAF | 36 | 240 |
| 132 | Andorra | UEFA | 47 | 230 |
| 133 | Lithuania | UEFA | 48 | 229 |
| 133 | New Zealand | OFC | 1 | 229 |
| 135 | Myanmar | AFK | 27 | 227 |
| 136 | Nicaragua | CONCACAF | 14 | 224 |
| 137 | Tanzania | CAF | 37 | 223 |
| 138 | Angola | CAF | 38 | 221 |
| 139 | Latvia | UEFA | 49 | 217 |
| 140 | Afghanistan | AFK | 28 | 199 |
| 141 | Guatemala | CONCACAF | 15 | 198 |
| 142 | Botswana | CAF | 39 | 195 |
| 142 | Comoros | CAF | 40 | 195 |
| 144 | Hong Kong | AFK | 29 | 194 |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | CAF | 41 | 190 |
| 146 | Burundi | CAF | 43 | 188 |
| 146 | Ethiopia | CAF | 42 | 188 |
| 148 | Maldives | AFK | 30 | 183 |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | CONCACAF | 16 | 175 |
| 150 | Lesotho | CAF | 44 | 172 |
| 151 | Liberia | CAF | 45 | 167 |
| 152 | Kosovo | UEFA | 50 | 164 |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | OFC | 2 | 162 |
| 154 | Suriname | CONCACAF | 17 | 140 |
| 155 | Vanuatu | OFC | 3 | 136 |
| 156 | New Caledonia | OFC | 4 | 135 |
| 157 | South Sudan | CAF | 46 | 130 |
| 158 | Barbados | CONCACAF | 18 | 129 |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | CONCACAF | 19 | 128 |
| 160 | Kuwait | AFK | 31 | 126 |
| 161 | Mauritius | CAF | 47 | 124 |
| 162 | Tahiti | OFC | 5 | 117 |
| 163 | Grenada | CONCACAF | 20 | 113 |
| 164 | Guyana | CONCACAF | 21 | 111 |
| 164 | Nepal | AFK | 33 | 111 |
| 164 | Indonesia | AFK | 32 | 111 |
| 167 | Fiji | OFC | 6 | 110 |
| 168 | Chad | CAF | 48 | 108 |
| 169 | Belize | CONCACAF | 22 | 107 |
| 170 | Cambodia | AFK | 34 | 105 |
| 171 | Malaysia | AFK | 35 | 104 |
| 172 | Singapore | AFK | 36 | 102 |
| 173 | Moldova | UEFA | 51 | 98 |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | CONCACAF | 23 | 95 |
| 175 | Gambia | CAF | 49 | 94 |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | CONCACAF | 24 | 91 |
| 177 | Dominica | CONCACAF | 25 | 86 |
| 178 | Bermuda | CONCACAF | 26 | 82 |
| 179 | Laos | AFK | 37 | 80 |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea | OFC | 7 | 78 |
| 181 | Liechtenstein | UEFA | 52 | 77 |
| 182 | Cuba | CONCACAF | 27 | 75 |
| 182 | Aruba | CONCACAF | 28 | 75 |
| 184 | Butane | AFK | 38 | 68 |
| 185 | Malta | UEFA | 53 | 62 |
| 186 | Macau | AFK | 39 | 60 |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | CAF | 50 | 59 |
| 188 | Mongolia | AFK | 40 | 51 |
| 189 | Guam | AFK | 41 | 45 |
| 190 | East Timor | AFK | 42 | 44 |
| 191 | Cook Islands | OFC | 9 | 38 |
| 191 | American Samoa | OFC | 8 | 38 |
| 191 | Samoa | OFC | 10 | 38 |
| 194 | Seychelles | CAF | 51 | 37 |
| 195 | Brunei | AFK | 43 | 36 |
| 196 | Gibraltar | UEFA | 54 | 34 |
| 197 | Bangladesh | AFK | 44 | 33 |
| 198 | Djibouti | CAF | 52 | 27 |
| 199 | US Virgin Islands | CONCACAF | 29 | 18 |
| 200 | Sri Lanka | AFK | 45 | 17 |
| 200 | Montserrat | CONCACAF | 30 | 17 |
| 202 | Turks and Caicos | CONCACAF | 31 | 13 |
| 203 | Pakistan | AFK | 46 | 10 |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | CONCACAF | 32 | 9 |
| 205 | San Marino | UEFA | 55 | 8 |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | CONCACAF | 33 | 4 |
| 207 | Eritrea | CAF | 53 | 0 |
| 207 | Anguilla | CONCACAF | 34 | 0 |
| 207 | Somalia | CAF | 54 | 0 |
| 207 | Tonga | OFC | 11 | 0 |
| 207 | Bahamas | CONCACAF | 35 | 0 |
Tunisia, Africa's most successful team, rose nine places to 14th, knocking CONCACAF leader Mexico down to 15th. The Iranian national team has overtaken all other teams from Asia and is number 36 on the list.
To the chagrin of Russian football fans, the rating of the Russian national football team in the world is low. At the beginning of June The Russian national team takes only 66th place, losing 36 points to Ukraine and 13 points ahead of Belarus. We can only hope that following the results of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the ratings of the 2018 football teams will change at least a little in our favor.
There is a possibility that the formula for ranking football teams will be revised. This issue will be considered on June 13, during a meeting of the FIFA Council in Moscow. The current formula, according to FIFA members, does not reflect true strength football teams. In addition, the council will choose the host country of the 2026 World Cup.
After the summer World Cup in Russia, the FIFA men's national team rankings were expected with double, if not triple, interest. Firstly, the balance of power in the rankings would definitely change after the championship in any case. Secondly, new rules for calculating the strength of teams have come into force, which are noticeably different from the old ones. Finally, for fans from Russia it was especially interesting how high our country would rise in the rankings after a successful performance at the home world championship. We present the latest FIFA 2018 rankings for today - the most comprehensive table that includes all the world's national teams.
Latest 2018 FIFA men's national team rankings by country
This rating was presented on August 16, 2018, and was long awaited around the world. Indeed, any world championship very noticeably changes the positions of teams in the FIFA rankings. The success of some teams and the failure of others at the main event of the four-year anniversary makes big adjustments to the ranking.
The new formula is considered fairer and better reflects the strengths of the teams. It is based on a simple and clear principle - how the national team of each specific country would look in a match with the national team of another country.
It took quite a lot of time to calculate points using this principle and compile an updated FIFA ranking. Therefore, a whole month passed between the end of the World Cup and the publication of the rankings.
The most big changes positions in the ranking were affected by two teams: Russia and Egypt. Our country's men's team rose 21 places higher and today occupies 49th place in the ranking. The Egyptian team, on the contrary, lost 20 places and fell back to 65th position.
Place Country Glasses Points previously Change of position 1 France 1726 (1726,41) 1198 6 2 Belgium 1723 (1722,66) 1298 1 3 Brazil 1657 (1656,84) 1431 -1 4 Croatia 1643 (1642,72) 945 16 5 Uruguay 1627 (1627,19) 1018 9 6 England 1615 (1614,61) 1051 6 7 Portugal 1599 (1599,25) 1274 -3 8 Switzerland 1597 (1596,89) 1199 -2 9 Spain 1580 (1580,29) 1126 1 9 Denmark 1580 (1579,92) 1051 3 11 Argentina 1574 (1573,53) 1241 -6 12 Chile 1570 (1570,05) 1135 -3 13 Sweden 1565 (1565) 880 11 14 Colombia 1563 (1562,53) 986 2 15 Germany 1561 (1560,71) 1558 -14 16 Mexico 1560 (1559,97) 989 -1 17 Netherlands 1540 (1539,96) 981 0 18 Poland 1538 (1537,69) 1183 -10 19 Wales 1536 (1536) 953 -1 20 Peru 1535 (1534,76) 1125 -9 21 Italy 1532 (1532,04) 951 -2 22 USA 1508 (1508,32) 873 3 23 Austria 1502 (1501,94) 845 3 24 Tunisia 1498 (1498,28) 910 -3 24 Senegal 1498 (1498,1) 838 3 26 Slovakia 1493 (1493,27) 804 2 27 Northern Ireland 1492 (1492) 803 2 28 Romania 1490 (1489,92) 782 2 29 Irish Republic 1484 (1484) 777 2 30 Paraguay 1477 (1476,98) 773 2 31 Venezuela 1476 (1476) 755 2 32 Costa Rica 1471 (1471,48) 884 -9 32 Iran Iran 1471 (1471,19) 708 5 32 Iceland 1471 (1470,78) 908 -10 35 Ukraine 1468 (1468) 733 0 36 Serbia 1459 (1459,41) 751 -2 37 Congo DR 1456 (1456) 706 1 38 Türkiye 1455 (1455,45) 706 0 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1452 (1452) 693 1 40 Scotland 1444 (1444) 660 2 41 Montenegro 1440 (1440) 652 2 42 Greece 1436 (1436) 650 2 43 Australia 1431 (1430,71) 718 -7 44 Czech Republic 1430 (1430,46) 641 2 45 Ghana 1424 (1424,46) 624 2 46 Morocco 1418 (1418,45) 686 -5 47 Bulgaria 1416 (1416) 614 2 47 Cameroon 1416 (1416) 614 2 49 Russia 1410 (1410,15) 457 21 49 Nigeria 1410 (1409,66) 618 -1 51 Hungary 1409 (1409,26) 612 0 52 Burkina Faso 1408 (1408) 604 0 53 Norway 1406 (1406,46) 596 0 54 Jamaica 1400 (1400) 588 0 55 Japan 1392 (1392,1) 521 6 55 Slovenia 1392 (1392) 558 1 57 Republic of Korea 1387 (1387,3) 544 0 58 Albania 1384 (1384) 538 0 59 Bolivia 1378 (1377,97) 536 0 60 Ecuador 1376 (1376) 524 0 61 Honduras 1368 (1368) 503 1 62 Finland 1364 (1364,33) 486 1 63 Mali 1360 (1360) 484 1 64 Cape Verde 1356 (1356) 478 1 65 Egypt 1355 (1355,24) 649 -20 66 Algeria 1351 (1350,56) 474 0 67 Ivory Coast 1344 (1344) 463 1 67 Guinea 1344 (1344) 463 1 69 Panama 1343 (1342,6) 571 -14 70 Saudi Arabia 1336 (1336,16) 465 -3 70 FYR Macedonia 1336 (1336) 451 1 72 Salvador 1332 (1332) 442 0 73 Syria 1328 (1328) 440 0 74 South Africa 1327 (1327,22) 428 0 75 Chinese PR 1320 (1320) 423 0 76 Zambia 1315 (1314,74) 420 0 77 United Arab Emirates 1312 (1312) 418 0 78 Belarus 1306 (1306,25) 417 0 79 Canada 1304 (1304) 411 0 79 Lebanon 1304 (1304) 411 0 81 Curacao 1300 (1300) 408 0 82 Uganda 1296 (1296) 403 0 83 Congo 1292 (1292) 393 0 84 Oman 1288 (1288) 391 0 85 Luxembourg 1286 (1286,31) 390 0 86 Gabon 1284 (1284) 390 -1 87 Cyprus 1280 (1280) 384 0 88 Benin 1276 (1276) 379 0 89 Iraq 1274 (1274,31) 377 0 90 Faroe Islands 1268 (1268) 376 0 91 Trinidad and Tobago 1264 (1264) 370 0 92 Kyrgyz Republic 1260 (1260) 363 0 93 Israel 1256 (1256) 362 0 94 Estonia 1250 (1250,41) 359 0 95 Uzbekistan 1247 (1246,81) 354 0 96 Georgia 1242 (1241,69) 352 0 96 India 1242 (1241,55) 350 1 98 Qatar 1236 (1236) 348 0 99 Palestine 1230 (1229,69) 347 0 100 Armenia 1227 (1226,8) 338 0 101 Libya 1224 (1224) 336 0 102 Vietnam 1220 (1220) 334 0 103 Niger 1216 (1216) 323 0 104 Haiti 1212 (1212) 322 0 105 Azerbaijan 1207 (1207,4) 321 0 106 Mauritania 1200 (1200) 304 1 107 Madagascar 1199 (1198,87) 308 -1 108 Central African Republic 1196 (1196) 303 0 108 Korea DPR 1196 (1196) 303 0 110 Jordan 1192 (1192) 296 0 111 Sierra Leone 1188 (1188) 292 0 112 Kenya 1182 (1181,82) 291 0 113 Bahrain 1180 (1180) 289 0 114 Mozambique 1176 (1176) 282 0 115 Philippines 1172 (1172) 280 0 116 Kazakhstan 1167 (1166,71) 273 1 117 Namibia 1166 (1166,23) 277 -1 118 Zimbabwe 1164 (1164,01) 265 0 119 New Zealand 1157 (1157,36) 256 1 120 Tajikistan 1156 (1156) 264 -1 121 Guinea-Bissau 1148 (1148) 255 0 122 Thailand 1144 (1144) 248 0 123 Malawi 1140 (1140) 247 0 124 Go 1136 (1136) 241 1 125 Chinese Taipei 1135 (1135,27) 247 -2 126 Antigua and Barbuda 1132 (1132) 239 0 127 Lithuania 1130 (1130,08) 239 -1 128 Sudan 1128 (1128) 232 0 129 Latvia 1122 (1121,92) 230 0 130 Andorra 1120 (1120) 229 0 130 Turkmenistan 1120 (1120) 229 0 132 Nicaragua 1116 (1116) 228 0 133 Yemen 1112 (1112) 227 0 134 Swaziland 1105 (1105,4) 222 0 135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1104 (1104) 218 0 136 Rwanda 1100 (1100) 216 0 137 Angola 1096 (1096) 209 0 138 Myanmar 1092 (1092) 206 0 139 Botswana 1089 (1089,15) 205 0 140 Tanzania 1084 (1084) 200 0 141 Kosovo 1080 (1080) 197 0 142 Hong Kong 1076 (1076) 195 0 143 Equatorial Guinea 1072 (1072) 190 0 143 Solomon Islands 1072 (1072) 190 0 145 Afghanistan 1068 (1068) 188 0 146 Guatemala 1064 (1064) 180 0 146 Lesotho 1064 (1063,64) 175 1 148 Burundi 1056 (1056) 174 0 149 Comoros 1052 (1052) 172 0 150 Maldives 1048 (1048) 171 0 151 Ethiopia 1044 (1044) 166 0 152 Dominican Republic 1040 (1040) 162 0 153 Suriname 1036 (1036) 154 0 154 New Caledonia 1032 (1032) 150 0 155 Mauritius 1028 (1028) 140 0 156 southern Sudan 1024 (1024) 132 0 157 Tahiti 1020 (1020) 130 0 158 Liberia 1016 (1016) 129 0 159 Kuwait 1012 (1012) 128 0 160 Barbados 1005 (1005,44) 127 0 161 Nepal 1004 (1004) 118 0 162 Vanuatu 1000 (1000) 117 0 163 Belize 999 (998,56) 115 0 164 Indonesia 992 (992) 111 0 165 Fiji 985 (985,4) 104 0 166 Cambodia 984 (984) 103 0 166 Papua New Guinea 984 (984) 103 0 168 Grenada 980 (980) 102 0 169 Singapore 976 (976) 99 0 170 Saint Lucia 972 (972) 95 0 171 Malaysia 971 (970,6) 93 0 172 Gambia 964 (964) 92 0 173 Puerto Rico 960 (960) 89 0 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 960 (960) 89 0 175 Moldova 957 (957,2) 88 0 176 Chad 956 (956) 88 -1 177 Dominica 952 (952) 86 0 178 Bermuda 948 (948) 82 0 178 Laos 948 (948) 82 0 180 Liechtenstein 944 (944) 80 0 181 Cuba 940 (940) 75 0 182 Guyana 936 (936) 73 0 183 Butane 932 (932) 68 0 184 Malta 928 (928) 65 0 185 Macau 924 (924) 60 0 186 Mongolia 920 (920) 51 0 186 São Tomé e Príncipe 920 (920) 51 0 188 Aruba 916 (916) 48 0 188 Seychelles 916 (916) 48 0 190 Guam 912 (912) 45 0 190 East Timor 912 (912) 45 0 192 American Samoa 908 (908) 38 0 192 Cook Islands 908 (908) 38 0 194 Bangladesh 904 (904) 35 0 195 Brunei Darussalam 900 (900) 34 0 195 Gibraltar 900 (900) 34 0 197 Djibouti 896 (896) 32 0 197 Samoa 896 (896) 32 0 199 US Virgin Islands 892 (892) 18 0 200 Sri Lanka 888 (888) 17 0 201 Pakistan 884 (884) 10 0 202 Cayman Islands 880 (880) 9 0 203 San Marino 876 (876) 8 0 204 British Virgin Islands 872 (872) 4 0 204 Montserrat 872 (872) 4 0 206 Anguilla 868 (868) 0 0 206 Bahamas 868 (868) 0 0 206 Eritrea 868 (868) 0 0 206 Somalia 868 (868) 0 0 206 Tonga 868 (868) 0 0
The FIFA national team rankings are a ranking system for men's soccer teams. Member countries of the International Football Federation are ranked based on their participation in tournaments and friendly matches over the past 4 years. The rating was first presented in 1992, and since then 8 teams (Brazil, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Argentina) have occupied first place in the table. The Brazilians (5-time world champions) were in first position the longest.
To compile the rankings, FIFA uses a specific scoring system, with special attention paid to latest results teams to reflect the current competitive state. In addition, more points are awarded for participation in matches of more significant tournaments (World Cup, Copa America).
The general scoring system is as follows:
- Victory – 3 points
- Draw – 1
- Loss – 0
- Victory in the series of penalty kicks (penalties) – 2
- Defeat in the penalty shootout – 1.
Match importance coefficient
The system for ranking teams in the ranking was changed after the end of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Changes affected the system of scoring points by teams, and results in matches over the last 4 years began to be taken into account, and not over 8, as was previously the case. Such innovations were introduced as a response to criticism of the rankings, which did not reflect the strengths of the teams.
FIFA national teams ranking as of November 25, 2019
| Place | Team | Points previously | Points now |
| 1st place | Belgium | 1752 | 1755 |
| 2nd place | France | 1725 | 1726 |
| 3rd place | Brazil | 1719 | 1715 |
| 4th place | England | 1662 | 1651 |
| 5th place | Uruguay | 1639 | 1642 |
| 6th place | Portugal | 1643 | 1632 |
| 7th place | Croatia | 1625 | 1631 |
| 8th place | Spain | 1631 | 1625 |
| 9th place | Argentina | 1614 | 1617 |
| 10th place | Colombia | 1622 | 1615 |
| 11th place | Mexico | 1603 | 1613 |
| 12th place | Holland | 1586 | 1602 |
| 13th place | Switzerland | 1604 | 1601 |
| 14th place | Denmark | 1584 | 1599 |
| 15th place | Italy | 1583 | 1593 |
| 16th place | Germany | 1580 | 1586 |
| 17th place | Chile | 1576 | 1579 |
| 18th place | Sweden | 1560 | 1563 |
| 19th place | Peru | 1551 | 1548 |
| 20th place | Senegal | 1546 | 1546 |
| 21st place | Poland | 1532 | 1544 |
| 22nd place | Ukraine | 1516 | 1536 |
| 23rd place | USA | 1545 | 1530 |
| 24th place | Wales | 1522 | 1524 |
| 25th place | Austria | 1503 | 1520 |
| 26th place | Venezuela | 1506 | 1512 |
| 27th place | Iran | 1522 | 1505 |
| 28th place | Japan | 1490 | 1498 |
| 29th place | Tunisia | 1493 | 1495 |
| 29th place | Romania | 1490 | 1495 |
| 31st place | Slovakia | 1493 | 1493 |
| 32nd place | Türkiye | 1475 | 1490 |
| 33rd place | Serbia | 1476 | 1485 |
| 34th place | Northern Ireland | 1488 | 1483 |
| 35th place | Nigeria | 1482 | 1481 |
| 36th place | Ireland | 1496 | 1480 |
| 37th place | Russia | 1455 | 1474 |
| 38th place | Algeria | 1466 | 1469 |
| 39th place | South Korea | 1470 | 1466 |
| 40th place | Iceland | 1461 | 1460 |
| 41st place | Paraguay | 1462 | 1458 |
| 42nd place | Morocco | 1463 | 1457 |
| 43rd place | Czech Republic | 1441 | 1454 |
| 44th place | Australia | 1441 | 1450 |
| 45th place | Norway | 1435 | 1441 |
| 45th place | Jamaica | 1435 | 1441 |
| 47th place | Costa Rica | 1442 | 1436 |
| 48th place | Bosnia | 1438 | 1435 |
| 49th place | Egypt | 1431 | 1433 |
| 50th place | Hungary | 1430 | 1429 |
| 51st place | Ghana | 1429 | 1426 |
| 52nd place | Cameroon | 1409 | 1409 |
| 53rd place | Scotland | 1415 | 1406 |
| 54th place | DR Congo | 1395 | 1399 |
| 55th place | Finland | 1398 | 1395 |
| 56th place | Ivory Coast | 1394 | 1392 |
| 57th place | Qatar | 1377 | 1391 |
| 58th place | Greece | 1382 | 1388 |
| 59th place | Mali | 1391 | 1386 |
| 60th place | Burkina Faso | 1381 | 1378 |
| 61st place | Bulgaria | 1377 | 1371 |
| 61st place | Montenegro | 1389 | 1371 |
| 63rd place | Ecuador | 1370 | 1368 |
| 63rd place | Honduras | 1359 | 1368 |
| 65th place | Slovenia | 1390 | 1367 |
| 65th place | Albania | 1372 | 1367 |
| 67th place | UAE | 1365 | 1353 |
| 68th place | North Macedonia | 1339 | 1344 |
| 69th place | China | 1340 | 1339 |
| 69th place | Saudi Arabia | 1336 | 1339 |
| 69th place | Canada | 1322 | 1339 |
| 72nd place | South Africa | 1331 | 1337 |
| 73rd place | Salvador | 1327 | 1336 |
| 74th place | Iraq | 1314 | 1327 |
| 75th place | Bolivia | 1327 | 1324 |
| 76th place | Curacao | 1320 | 1323 |
| 77th place | Cape Verde | 1315 | 1319 |
| 78th place | Guinea | 1325 | 1317 |
| 79th place | Uganda | 1305 | 1311 |
| 80th place | Panama | 1316 | 1310 |
| 81st place | Zambia | 1299 | 1299 |
| 82nd place | Benin | 1293 | 1293 |
| 83rd place | Syria | 1280 | 1292 |
| 84th place | Oman | 1292 | 1289 |
| 85th place | Uzbekistan | 1272 | 1287 |
| 86th place | Belarus | 1294 | 1286 |
| 87th place | Gabon | 1272 | 1285 |
| 88th place | Haiti | 1277 | 1281 |
| 89th place | Israel | 1277 | 1278 |
| 90th place | Georgia | 1264 | 1274 |
| 91st place | Lebanon | 1253 | 1266 |
| 92nd place | Congo | 1265 | 1265 |
| 93rd place | Cyprus | 1261 | 1263 |
| 94th place | Kyrgyzstan | 1237 | 1252 |
| 95th place | Madagascar | 1249 | 1249 |
| 96th place | Luxembourg | 1255 | 1248 |
| 97th place | Vietnam | 1231 | 1245 |
| 98th place | Jordan | 1235 | 1236 |
| 99th place | Armenia | 1242 | 1226 |
| 99th place | Palestine | 1223 | 1226 |
Full list on the official FIFA website.
For the first time, the ranking was topped by Germany, which dominated the international arena for a long time and reached the World Cup finals three times, winning one of them. Then, ahead of the 1994 World Cup, Brazil topped the table, winning 8 out of 9 qualifying matches. Afterwards, Italy spent some time in first place, successfully qualifying for the next World Cup. Then the Squadra Azzurra team was replaced by Germany.
Excellent results in the qualifying round returned the Brazilians to first place in the rankings, but during the 1994 World Cup Germany again climbed to the top, and remained there until the very final of the tournament, which the South American team won, becoming five-time World Cup winners.
The Pentacampeons were at the top of the table for several years until they were displaced in 1988 by France, which won the World Cup for the first time in its history, and then the 2000 European Championship.
The triumph at the 2002 World Cup gave the Selecao team the opportunity to once again become first. Here, Brazil did not lose to any team until February 2007, when they were pushed aside by the 2006 world champions, the Italians. Italy stayed at the top for only a month, and then they were replaced by the Argentine team. After winning the Copa America in July 2077, Brazil regained first place in the list, but in September it was replaced by Italy, and in October Argentina climbed to the top.
Victory at Euro 2008 allowed Spain to top the FIFA national team table for the first time in its history. Then the Pentacampeons once again became first after winning the 2009 Confederations Cup, but 4 months later the Spaniards regained first place, winning every match of the 2010 World Cup qualifying round.
In April 2010, the Brazilians returned to first position, but they did not stay there for long until they were displaced by the 2010 World Cup winners, the Spaniards. Then, for the first time in its history, the Dutch national team, the finalist of the 2010 World Cup, took first place.
In July 2014, the initiative was seized by the German national team, which won the FIFA World Cup for the 4th time in its history. Reaching the finals of the 2014 World Cup and the 2015 Copa America allowed Argentina to once again become the top team in the rankings. In November 2015, Belgium finished in first place for the first time in their history after topping their UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying group. In April 2017, Argentina became the first, and then, almost immediately, it was replaced by Brazil. However, in July 2017, the German team again came out on top, winning the Confederations Cup.
Place of the Russian national team in the FIFA Ranking
Today Russia occupies 37th place in the ranking with 1474 points to its credit. The Irish and Algerians are ranked higher than the Russians, respectively. This rating cannot be considered completely objective. For example, when the host country of a major competition such as the World or European Championship automatically bypasses the qualifying stage, thereby depriving itself of the opportunity to play several matches in which points could be scored.
This is precisely the situation in which Russia found itself, which was exempted from participation in qualifying matches The World Cup held only control (friendly) matches. However, FIFA categorically refuses to take this factor into account, as it would lead to difficulties in calculating points.
Attitudes towards FIFA rankings are always different. International organization publishes it every month, but often this news goes unnoticed. They fell, they got up - well, okay. Attention is paid to the rating only during draws of any kind. international tournaments, since the distribution among baskets depends precisely on the table of ranks. It is at this moment that many begin to wonder why our indicators are worse than others.
The FIFA rankings are indeed often surprising. For example, Wales is ranked higher than England, although the Welsh are stalled in qualifying for the World Cup, while their neighbors are confidently solving the problem. Brazil has long led South American group, but only in April will it finally overtake Argentina. By the way, the Albiceleste, having dropped to fifth place, will remain above other South American teams. Surprisingly, in April the Bhutan team, which lost the other day by a double-digit score, will improve its position. How is all this possible?
Rating calculation formula
The first indicator is the easiest: victory - 3 points, draw - 1, defeat - 0.
In addition, two more terms are added to the rating, based on the results of the national teams over four years (48 months). The first is the average number of points scored in matches over the past 12 months. The second is the average number of points scored over the previous 36 months.
Importance of the match
All matches under the auspices of FIFA have different importance. It is worth noting that there are friendly matches of national teams that are not official and for this reason do not affect the rating.
Essentially, the importance of a match is a special factor. The calculation is as follows:
Friendly match - 1;
Match qualifying tournament for the World or Continental Championship - 2.5;
Continental Championship or Confederations Cup match - 3;
World Cup match - 4.
Opponent Strength
The strength of the opponent is calculated based on the same FIFA rating. Again, there is a formula: you need to subtract the opponent’s position in this rating from 200. That is, a match against the leader of the FIFA ranking table has a coefficient of 199 (200-1) and so on.
However, there are 205 teams in the FIFA rankings. Can the “Opponent Strength” indicator really be negative? Of course not. According to the above formula, the coefficient is calculated up to the 150th team in the rating, respectively. Further, in any case, an indicator equal to 50 is taken. So a match against any opponent adds at least 50 to the rating calculation formula.
Confederation coefficient
Like the Match Importance indicator, everything is simple here. Each confederation (UEFA, CONMEBOL, etc.) has its own coefficient, which does not change regardless of anything.
The indicators are as follows:
CONMEBOL ( South America) - 1;
UEFA (Europe) - 0.99;
All others - 0.85.
I would like to believe that now the entire procedure for calculating the FIFA rating has become clearer.
Andrey Centrov
10. Gonzalo Higuain
Higuain is a striker in the classical sense and is capable of sending almost any ball into the net with both his feet and his head. He has an excellent shot rating of 87 and his dribbling ability of 83 allows him to find space for himself and his attacking teammates.
"Real Madrid"
9. Toni Kroos
Kroos is a key element in the successes of Real Madrid and the German national team and is the best passer in modern football (88 pass rating). While dribbling and shooting, rated at 81, are also important, what makes him world-class is his ability to get the ball literally anywhere on the field.
Chelsea
Eden Hazard
Perhaps the most famous Belgian player of all time, Hazard has an incredible 90 in pace and 92 in dribbling. The technical Hazard is almost impossible to stop on the flank; in addition, he likes to move to the center and shoot at goal or go to the goal line and pass or cross to a partner.
"Real Madrid"
7. Sergio Ramos
Ramos is the best central defender in the world. Thanks to physical strength With a rating of 83, he is capable of excellent play in both defense and attack. Few can match Ramos when it comes to aerial combat - he wins everything that flies into his penalty area or towards the opposing team's goal net. A defensive rating of 88 reflects Ramos' many skills, from his leadership and composure to his excellent reading of the game.
Bayern Munich
6. Robert Lewandowski
At the beginning of his career, Lewandowski was considered a powerful forward, but he has become one of the most versatile and technical players in modern football. In addition to all the attributes of a central pillar - 88 Shooting and 82 Fitness - he has 86 Dribbling and 81 Pace, making him one of the few well-rounded players in the position.
Bayern Munich
5. Manuel Neuer
Equally good with his feet and hands, Neuer has held the title for several years in a row. best goalkeeper peace. Even the traditional goalkeeper stats of diving (91) and handling (90) look more than convincing in Neuer, but what really sets him apart is his kicking, rated 95. Neuer has an incredible ability to fend off opponents' counterattacks by clearing the ball. with his feet, Neuer in goal is like an extra playmaker in the team.
Barcelona
4. Luis Suarez
Equal parts brilliant and eccentric, Suarez is the best finisher of all: his strikes are incredibly accurate and have a rating of 90. However, the main distinctive features Suarez is excellent dribbling (86) and physical training(81). Both on and off the ball, Suarez does a huge amount of work and his unpredictability discourages defenders who can never be sure what Suarez will do next.
Paris Saint-Germain
3. Neymar
Neymar recently became the most dear football player in the world, completing a move to Paris Saint-Germain, which shocked the whole football world. Neymar is one of the best and the brightest representatives Brazilian football, which is famous for its huge number of talented players, but so far it is slightly inferior to Messi and Ronaldo. Speed of 92 means Neymar is one of the fastest players in football, while dribbling of 94 is reminiscent of Ronaldinho in his prime.
