Fifa Rankings

FIFA World Rankings October 2026

October 2026 Fifa World Rankings

Fifa's World Rankings for October 2026 were released from FIFA HQ in Zurich in Switzerland on October 7.

They are the first rankings since the end of the 2026 World Cup and follow a busy round of international fixtures in the Nations League in Europe, the new Asean Cup in Asia and CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying games.

Spain, the new World Champions, top the list followed by 2022 World Cup winners Argentina who Spain defeated 1-0 in a fractious final in New York/New Jersey. France are third. England are still unchanged in fourth.

Next comes Portugal, despite Ronaldo storming out of the squad during Portugal's Nations League fixtures, Brazil, Morocco, Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, then Mexico in 10th.

Colombia are 11th, with Switzerland 12th. Germany are down 2 spots to 13th. Croatia are 14th, with Euro 2020 winners Italy, who did not make the 2026 finals, still in 15th, the USA remain unchanged in 16th place, then Japan in 17th,with Senegal in 18th. Norway and Uruguay round out the top 20 places.

Wales are 39th down one place.

Australia are in 26th place up two; South Korea are still in 32nd.

Scotland who qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 are down one to 43rd. The Republic of Ireland are in 565th down one, while Northern Ireland are in 64th up 6 places! The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 211th place.

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