Fifa's World Rankings for April 2024 were published on April 4, 2024 at FIFA HQ in Zurich in Switzerland.
There were a few changes in the top 10 teams since February, 2024.
World Cup winners Argentina remain at the top of the rankings, France are still second followed by Belgium, who leapfrog England.
England are now fourth, followed by Brazil, Portugal, The Netherlands, Spain, Euro 2020 winners Italy, and then Croatia.
Morocco who reached the semifinals in Qatar 2022 are still the top African team in 13th place. Wales are 29th. The USA are in 11th place, up two.
Australia are in 23rd place (up 2); Japan are in 18th position. Near neighbors, South Korea are 23rd in the rankings. Scotland are in 39th place down 5 spots from the previous rankings.
The Republic of Ireland are in 60th place, up two, while Northern Ireland are in 73rd place, up 1 slot. The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 210th place with Eritrea unranked.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Argentina |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Belgium |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Portugal |
| 7 | The Netherlands |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Italy |
| 10 | Croatia |
| 11 | USA |
| 12 | Colombia |
| 13 | Morocco |
| 14 | Mexico |
| 15 | Uruguay |
| 16 | Germany |
| 17 | Senegal |
| 18 | Japan |
| 19 | Switzerland |
| 20 | Iran |
| 21 | Denmark |
| 22 | Ukraine |
| 23 | Korea Republic |
| 24 | Australia |
| 25 | Austria |
| 26 | Hungary |
| 27 | Sweden |
| 28 | Poland |
| 29 | Wales |
| 30 | Nigeria |
| 31 | Ecuador |
| 32 | Peru |
| 33 | Serbia |
| 34 | Qatar |
| 35 | Russia |
| 36 | Czechia |
| 37 | Egypt |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 39 | Scotland |
| 40 | Turkey |
| 41 | Tunisia |
| 42 | Chile |
| 43 | Algeria |
| 44 | Mali |
| 45 | Panama |
| 46 | Romania |
| 47 | Norway |
| 48 | Slovakia |
| 49 | Canada |
| 50 | Greece |
| 51 | Cameroon |
| 52 | Costa Rica |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia |
| 54 | Venezuela |
| 55 | Jamaica |
| 56 | Paraguay |
| 57 | Slovenia |
| 58 | Iraq |
| 59 | South Africa |
| 60 | Republic of Ireland |
| 61 | Finland |
| 62 | Burkina Faso |
| 63 | Congo DR |
| 64 | Uzbekistan |
| 65 | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 66 | Albania |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates |
| 68 | Ghana |
| 69 | North Macedonia |
| 70 | Montenegro |
| 71 | Jordan |
| 72 | Iceland |
| 73 | Northern Ireland |
| 74 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 75 | Georgia |
| 76 | Guinea |
| 77 | Oman |
| 78 | Israel |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 80 | Bahrain |
| 81 | El Salvador |
| 82 | Honduras |
| 83 | Bulgaria |
| 84 | Gabon |
| 85 | Bolivia |
| 86 | Zambia |
| 87 | Luxembourg |
| 88 | China |
| 89 | Syria |
| 90 | Haiti |
| 91 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 92 | Uganda |
| 93 | Palestine |
| 94 | Angola |
| 95 | Armenia |
| 96 | Belarus |
| 97 | Benin |
| 98 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 99 | Tajikistan |
| 100 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 101 | Thailand |
| 102 | Kosovo |
| 103 | Kazakhstan |
| 104 | New Zealand |
| 105 | Mauritania |
| 106 | Namibia |
| 107 | Kenya |
| 108 | Guatemala |
| 109 | Madagascar |
| 110 | Mozambique |
| 111 | Congo |
| 112 | Azerbaijan |
| 113 | Togo |
| 114 | Libya |
| 115 | Vietnam |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 117 | Comoros |
| 118 | Korea DPR |
| 119 | Tanzania |
| 120 | Lebanon |
| 121 | India |
| 122 | Zimbabwe |
| 123 | Estonia |
| 124 | Cyprus |
| 125 | Malawi |
| 126 | Sierra Leone |
| 127 | Sudan |
| 128 | Central African Republic |
| 129 | Niger |
| 130 | Gambia |
| 131 | Rwanda |
| 132 | Solomon Islands |
| 133 | Faroe Islands |
| 134 | Indonesia |
| 135 | Nicaragua |
| 136 | Latvia |
| 137 | Lithuania |
| 138 | Malaysia |
| 139 | Kuwait |
| 140 | Burundi |
| 141 | Philippines |
| 142 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| 143 | Turkmenistan |
| 144 | Suriname |
| 145 | Ethiopia |
| 146 | Botswana |
| 147 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 148 | Swaziland (Eswatini) |
| 149 | Lesotho |
| 150 | Dominican Republic |
| 151 | Afghanistan |
| 152 | Liberia |
| 153 | Moldova |
| 154 | Guyana |
| 155 | Singapore |
| 156 | Yemen |
| 157 | Hong Kong |
| 158 | New Caledonia |
| 159 | Chinese Taipei |
| 160 | Puerto Rico |
| 161 | Maldives |
| 162 | Tahiti |
| 163 | Myanmar |
| 164 | Andorra |
| 165 | St Lucia |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea |
| 167 | South Sudan |
| 168 | Fiji |
| 169 | Cuba |
| 170 | Bermuda |
| 171 | Malta |
| 172 | Vanuatu |
| 173 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 174 | Grenada |
| 175 | Montserrat |
| 176 | Chad |
| 177 | Barbados |
| 178 | Nepal |
| 179 | Cambodia |
| 180 | Dominica |
| 181 | Samoa |
| 182 | Belize |
| 183 | Mauritius |
| 184 | Bangladesh |
| 185 | Bhutan |
| 186 | Macau |
| 187 | Cook Islands |
| 188 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 189 | American Samoa |
| 190 | Laos |
| 191 | Mongolia |
| 192 | Djibouti |
| 193 | Aruba |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 195 | Pakistan |
| 196 | Caymen Islands |
| 197 | Seychelles |
| 198 | Timor Leste |
| 199 | Somalia |
| 200 | Bahamas |
| 201 | Tonga |
| 202 | Liechtenstein |
| 203 | Gibraltar |
| 204 | Sri Lanka |
| 205 | Guam |
| 206 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands |
| 208 | US Virgin Islands |
| 209 | Anguilla |
| 210 | San Marino |
| Unranked | Eritrea |
Source: www.fifa.com
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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]
Match Result: - Win-Draw-Defeat = 3 points - 1 points - 0 points
Importance of match - 1 (friendly match) to 4 (FIFA World Cup™)
Strength of opponent - Position in world ranking (no. 1 = 2.00, no. 30 = 1.70, no. 118 = 0.82 etc.) Formula: [200 minus Position] / 100
Regional strength - Based on results in last three FIFA World Cups (wins per confederation per match)
Period - Since the change to the FIFA World Ranking procedure which came into effect in August 2006 the rankings will no longer take into account the last eight years of results only the last four years of results.
Last four years, gradual decline in importance of results: 100%- 50% - 30% - 20%
Number of matches considered per year - Average points gained from all matches in last 12 months (minimum: 5 matches)