Fifa's World Rankings for April 2025 were published on April 3, 2025 at FIFA HQ in Zurich in Switzerland. They are the first men's rankings of the year and the first since December 2024.
There was some change in the top 20 teams since December, 2024.
World Cup winners Argentina remain at the top of the rankings, Euro 2024 winners Spain are now second followed by France, who stay ahead of England in fourth.
Next comes Brazil, The Netherlands, Portugal, then Belgium, Euro 2020 winners Italy followed by Germany in 10th.
Morocco who reached the semifinals in Qatar are still the top African team in 12th place (up two) with Senegal in 19th (down two). Wales are 29th (no change). The USA are in 16th place (no change).
Australia are in 26th place (no change from December); Japan, who have already qualified for World Cup 2026, are in 15th position. South Korea are 23rd.
The Republic of Ireland are in 60th place, again no change, while Northern Ireland are in 71st place. The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 210th place with Eritrea unranked.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Argentina |
| 2 | Spain |
| 3 | France |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | The Netherlands |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Italy |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 12 | Morocco |
| 13 | Uruguay |
| 14 | Colombia |
| 15 | Japan |
| 16 | USA |
| 17 | Mexico |
| 18 | Iran |
| 19 | Senegal |
| 20 | Switzerland |
| 21 | Denmark |
| 22 | Austria |
| 23 | Korea Republic |
| 24 | Ecuador |
| 25 | Ukraine |
| 26 | Australia |
| 27 | Turkey |
| 28 | Sweden |
| 29 | Wales |
| 30 | Canada |
| 31 | Serbia |
| 32 | Egypt |
| 33 | Panama |
| 34 | Poland |
| 35 | Russia |
| 36 | Algeria |
| 37 | Hungary |
| 38 | Norway |
| 39 | Czechia |
| 40 | Greece |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 42 | Peru |
| 43 | Nigeria |
| 44 | Scotland |
| 45 | Romania |
| 46 | Slovakia |
| 47 | Venezuela |
| 48 | Paraguay |
| 49 | Tunisia |
| 50 | Cameroon |
| 51 | Slovenia |
| 52 | Chile |
| 53 | Mali |
| 54 | Costa Rica |
| 55 | Qatar |
| 56 | South Africa |
| 57 | Uzbekistan |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia |
| 59 | Iraq |
| 60 | Republic of Ireland |
| 61 | Congo DR |
| 62 | Jordan |
| 63 | Jamaica |
| 64 | Burkina Faso |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates |
| 66 | Albania |
| 67 | North Macedonia |
| 68 | Georgia |
| 69 | Finland |
| 70 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 71 | Northern Ireland |
| 72 | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 73 | Montenegro |
| 74 | Iceland |
| 75 | Honduras |
| 76 | Ghana |
| 77 | Oman |
| 78 | Israel |
| 79 | Gabon |
| 80 | Bolivia |
| 81 | El Salvador |
| 82 | Guinea |
| 83 | Haiti |
| 84 | Bahrain |
| 85 | Bulgaria |
| 86 | New Zealand |
| 87 | Angola |
| 88 | Zambia |
| 89 | Uganda |
| 90 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 91 | Luxembourg |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 93 | Syria |
| 94 | China |
| 95 | Benin |
| 96 | Mozambique |
| 97 | Kosovo |
| 98 | Belarus |
| 99 | Thailand |
| 100 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 101 | Palestine |
| 102 | Armenia |
| 103 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 104 | Tajikistan |
| 105 | Comoros |
| 106 | Guatemala |
| 107 | Tanzania |
| 108 | Namibia |
| 109 | Vietnam |
| 110 | Mauritania |
| 111 | Kenya |
| 112 | Lebanon |
| 113 | Kazakhstan |
| 114 | Sudan |
| 115 | Madagascar |
| 116 | Zimbabwe |
| 117 | Libya |
| 118 | Korea DPR |
| 119 | Azerbaijan |
| 120 | Togo |
| 121 | Estonia |
| 122 | Niger |
| 123 | Indonesia |
| 124 | Sierra Leone |
| 125 | Congo |
| 126 | Gambia |
| 127 | India |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 129 | Cyprus |
| 130 | Rwanda |
| 131 | Malaysia |
| 132 | Malawi |
| 133 | Nicaragua |
| 134 | Kuwait |
| 135 | Central African Republic |
| 136 | Botswana |
| 137 | Suriname |
| 138 | Latvia |
| 139 | Dominican Republic |
| 140 | Burundi |
| 141 | Faroe Islands |
| 142 | Turkmenistan |
| 143 | Lithuania |
| 144 | Liberia |
| 145 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 146 | Philippines |
| 147 | Ethiopia |
| 148 | Lesotho |
| 149 | Solomon Islands |
| 150 | Fiji |
| 151 | New Caledonia |
| 152 | Guyana |
| 153 | Hong Kong |
| 154 | Moldova |
| 155 | Swaziland (Eswatini) |
| 156 | Tahiti |
| 157 | Puerto Rico |
| 158 | Yemen |
| 159 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| 160 | Afghanistan |
| 161 | Singapore |
| 162 | Myanmar |
| 163 | Vanuatu |
| 164 | Maldives |
| 165 | St Lucia |
| 166 | Chinese Taipei |
| 167 | Cuba |
| 168 | Bermuda |
| 169 | Malta |
| 170 | South Sudan |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea |
| 172 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 173 | Andorra |
| 174 | Grenada |
| 175 | Nepal |
| 176 | Barbados |
| 177 | Chad |
| 178 | Mauritius |
| 179 | Belize |
| 180 | Montserrat |
| 181 | Cambodia |
| 182 | Bhutan |
| 183 | Dominica |
| 184 | Bangladesh |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 186 | American Samoa |
| 187 | Mongolia |
| 188 | Cook Islands |
| 189 | Samoa |
| 190 | Laos |
| 191 | Caymen Islands |
| 192 | Djibouti |
| 193 | Macau |
| 194 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 195 | Aruba |
| 196 | Gibraltar |
| 197 | Timor Leste |
| 198 | Pakistan |
| 199 | Tonga |
| 200 | Sri Lanka |
| 201 | Somalia |
| 202 | Guam |
| 203 | Seychelles |
| 204 | Bahamas |
| 205 | Liechtenstein |
| 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)