Fifa Rankings

FIFA World Rankings October 2022 (released 6 October)

Fifa World Rankings

Fifa's World Rankings for October 2022 were published on October 6 at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.

There are a few changes in the top 20 positions from August 2022. Brazil though remain in first place ahead of Belgium and Copa America winners Argentina.

France are fourth, followed by England, Euro 2020 winners Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Denmark.

Senegal the winners of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations are still the top African team in 18th place. Wales are 19th with the USA in 16th place (down two).

Australia are in 38th up one place from August; Japan remain in 24th position. Near neighbors, South Korea are 28th on the list. Scotland rise to 40th up five places from August.

The Republic of Ireland are in 49th place, Northern Ireland are 59th, down one. The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 211th place.

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

How the FIFA World Rankings are calculated

The formula for the SUM algorithm is as follows: P = Pbefore + I * (W - We)

Pbefore: Points before the match I: importance of match

I= 05 Friendly matches played outside of International Match Calendar windows

I= 10 Friendly matches played during International Match Calendar windows

I= 15 Group phase matches of Nations League competitions

I= 25 Play-off and final matches of Nations League competitions

I= 25 Qualification matches for Confederations final competitions and for FIFA World Cup final competitions

I= 35 Confederation final competition matches up until the QF stage

I= 40 Confederation final competition matches from the QF stage onwards; all FIFA Confederations Cup matches

I= 50 FIFA World Cup final competition matches up until QF stage

I= 60 FIFA World Cup final competition matches from QF stage onwards W: result of the match

1 = win; 0.5 = draw; 0 = defeat

We: expected result of the match

We = 1 / (10(-dr/600) + 1)

With dr=difference in ratings of the two playing teams, i.e. dr = [Pbefore of Team A - Pbefore of Team B]