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Fifa Rankings

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FIFA World Rankings May 2013 (released 9 May)

Fifa World Rankings

In the May World Fifa Rankings of 2013, Euro 2012 and 2010 World Cup winners Spain remain at the top of the rankings for yet another month, with the top 13 teams unchanged. So, below Spain are Germany, Argentina, then Croatia, Portugal, Colombia, England, Italy, Netherlands and Ecuador.

Copa America winners Uruguay are 17th. Brazil stay in 19th position - their lowest ever spot in the rankings. Belgium are up to 15th position.

Ivory Coast are the top African team in 12th.

Asian Cup winners Japan are in 30th place, a drop of one place after defeat to Jordan in a World Cup qualifier.

South Korea are in 42nd position. Both Japan and South Korea are on course to qualify for World Cup 2014 in Brazil and are among the top ranked teams in Asia together with Australia, who are 47th.

The USA are in 29th place, down one place from last month. Scotland are in 79th position. The Republic of Ireland are in 39th place, Wales are in 49th, Northern Ireland are 119th.



Ranking Team
1 Spain
2 Germany
3 Argentina
4 Croatia
5 Portugal
6 Colombia
7 England
8 Italy
9 The Netherlands
10 Ecuador
11 Russia
12 Côte d'Ivoire
13 Greece
14 Switzerland
15 Belgium
16 Mexico
17 Uruguay
18 France
19 Brazil
20 Denmark
21 Bosnia-Herzegovina
22 Ghana
23 Chile
24 Sweden
25 Czech Republic
26 Mali
27 Montenegro
28 Nigeria
29 USA
30 Japan
31 Norway
32 Peru
33 Hungary
34 Romania
35 Algeria
36 Venezuela
37 Ukraine
38 Panama
39 Republic of Ireland
40 Serbia
41 Tunisia
42 Korea Republic
43 Albania
44 Paraguay
44 Turkey
46 Zambia
47 Australia
48 Costa Rica
49 Wales
50 Burkina Faso
50 Honduras
52 Bulgaria
53 Jamaica
54 Slovakia
55 Slovenia
56 South Africa
57 Iran
58 Bolivia
59 Haiti
59 Israel
61 Equatorial Guinea
62 Cameroon
63 Poland
64 Central African Republic
65 Libya
66 Uzbekistan
67 Sierra Leone
68 Egypt
69 Belarus
70 Guinea
71 Austria
72 Togo
73 Iceland
74 Morocco
75 Cape Verde Islands
76 Senegal Jordan
77 Jordan
78 Congo
79 Scotland
80 Canada
81 Gabon
82 Trinidad & Tobago
83 Finland
84 FYR Macedonia
85 El Salvador
86 Congo DR
87 Cuba
87 New Zealand
89 United Arab Emirates
90 Armenia
91 Uganda
92 Estonia
93 Angola
94 Guatemala
95 Dominican Republic
96 Georgia
97 Iraq
98 China
99 Benin
100 Niger
101 Qatar
102 Oman
103 Liberia
104 New Caledonia
105 Zimbabwe
106 Mozambique
107 Ethiopia
108 Saudi Arabia
109 Malawi
110 Latvia
111 Lithuania
112 Tajikistan
113 Kuwait
114 Suriname
115 Korea DPR
116 Tanzania
117 Bahrain
118 Antigua and Barbuda
119 Northern Ireland
120 Azerbaijan
121 Grenada
122 Kenya
123 Cyprus
124 Botswana
125 Burundi
125 Namibia
125 Puerto Rico
128 Guyana Burundi
129 Lebanon
130 Belize
131 St Vincent and the Grenadines
132 Vietnam
133 Turkmenistan
134 Sudan
135 Tahiti
136 Rwanda
137 St Kitts and Nevis
138 Syria
139 Moldova
140 Afghanistan
140 St Lucia Grenada
142 Thailand
143 Kyrgyzstan
144 Kazakhstan
144 Philippines
146 Barbados
147 Gambia
147 Liechtenstein
149 Luxembourg
150 India
151 Hong Kong
152 Aruba
153 Palestine
154 Bangladesh
155 Lesotho
156 Malta
157 Nicaragua
158 Myanmar
159 Maldives
160 São Tomé e Príncipe
161 Faroe Islands
161 Malaysia
163 Solomon Islands
164 Bermuda
165 Singapore
166 Chad
167 Dominica
168 Laos
168 Pakistan
170 Indonesia
171 Nepal
172 Vanuatu
173 Yemen
174 Sri Lanka
175 Mauritania
176 Chinese Taipei
177 Fiji
178 Samoa
179 Bahamas
179 Guinea-Bissau
179 Montserrat
182 Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles)
182 Guam
182 Swaziland
185 Mongolia
186 Brunei Darussalam
186 Timor Leste
188 Madagascar
189 Mauritius
190 Cambodia
191 Tonga
192 Comoros
193 US Virgin Islands
194 Papua New Guinea
195 British Virgin Islands
196 Cayman Islands
197 American Samoa
198 Eritrea
199 Seychelles
200 South Sudan
201 Cook Islands
202 Macau
202 Somalia
204 Djibouti
205 Andorra
206 Anguilla
207 Bhutan
207 San Marino
207 Turks & Caicos Islands


How the FIFA World Rankings are calculated