These are the World Fifa Rankings of July 2020 and the most recent due to a lack of international matches as a result of Covid-19. There are no changes since April 2020.
The full top ten is Belgium, France, Brazil, England, Uruguay, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Argentina and Colombia.
England are 4th, with Wales in 23rd.
Senegal are the top African team in 20th place.
Australia are in 42nd place; Japan are in 28th spot. Near neighbors South Korea are in 40th place.
The USA are in 22nd. Scotland are in 50th position. The Republic of Ireland are in 36th place, Northern Ireland are in 34th position.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Belgium |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Brazil |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Uruguay |
| 6 | Croatia |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Colombia |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 12 | Switzerland |
| 13 | Italy |
| 14 | The Netherlands |
| 15 | Germany |
| 16 | Denmark |
| 17 | Chile |
| 17 | Sweden |
| 19 | Poland |
| 20 | Senegal |
| 21 | Peru |
| 22 | USA |
| 23 | Wales |
| 24 | Ukraine |
| 25 | Venezuela |
| 26 | Austria |
| 27 | Tunisia |
| 28 | Japan |
| 29 | Turkey |
| 29 | Serbia |
| 31 | Nigeria |
| 32 | Slovakia |
| 33 | Iran |
| 34 | Republic of Ireland |
| 35 | Algeria |
| 36 | Northern Ireland |
| 37 | Romania |
| 38 | Russia |
| 39 | Iceland |
| 40 | Korea Republic |
| 41 | Paraguay |
| 42 | Australia |
| 43 | Morocco |
| 44 | Norway |
| 45 | Czech Republic |
| 46 | Costa Rica |
| 46 | Ghana |
| 48 | Jamaica |
| 49 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 50 | Scotland |
| 51 | Egypt |
| 52 | Hungary |
| 53 | Cameroon |
| 54 | Greece |
| 55 | Qatar |
| 56 | Mali |
| 57 | Congo DR |
| 58 | Finland |
| 59 | Burkina Faso |
| 59 | Bulgaria |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 62 | Honduras |
| 63 | Ecuador |
| 64 | Slovenia |
| 64 | Montenegro |
| 66 | Albania |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia |
| 68 | North Macedonia |
| 69 | El Salvador |
| 70 | Iraq |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates |
| 71 | South Africa |
| 73 | Canada |
| 74 | Guinea |
| 75 | Bolivia |
| 76 | China |
| 77 | Uganda |
| 78 | Cape Verde Islands |
| 79 | Syria |
| 80 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 81 | Panama |
| 82 | Oman |
| 83 | Gabon |
| 84 | Benin |
| 85 | Uzbekistan |
| 86 | Haiti |
| 87 | Belarus |
| 88 | Zambia |
| 89 | Congo |
| 89 | Lebanon |
| 91 | Georgia |
| 91 | Madagascar |
| 93 | Israel |
| 94 | Vietnam |
| 95 | Cyprus |
| 96 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 97 | Jordan |
| 98 | Luxembourg |
| 99 | Bahrain |
| 100 | Mauritania |
| 101 | Libya |
| 102 | Armenia |
| 103 | Palestine |
| 104 | Estonia |
| 105 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 106 | Mozambique |
| 107 | Kenya |
| 108 | India |
| 109 | Central African Republic |
| 110 | Faroe Islands |
| 111 | Zimbabwe |
| 112 | Niger |
| 113 | Thailand |
| 114 | Azerbaijan |
| 115 | Kosovo |
| 116 | Korea DPR |
| 117 | Namibia |
| 118 | Kazakhstan |
| 118 | Sierra Leone |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 121 | Tajikistan |
| 122 | New Zealand |
| 123 | Malawi |
| 124 | Philippines |
| 124 | Angola |
| 126 | Antigua |
| 126 | Togo |
| 128 | Sudan |
| 129 | Turkmenistan |
| 130 | Guatemala |
| 131 | Lithuania |
| 131 | Rwanda |
| 133 | Comoros |
| 134 | Tanzania |
| 135 | Andorra |
| 136 | Myanmar |
| 137 | Latvia |
| 138 | Chinese Taipei |
| 139 | Lesotho |
| 139 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 141 | Suriname |
| 141 | Solomon Islands |
| 143 | Hong Kong |
| 144 | Yemen |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 146 | Ethiopia |
| 147 | Kuwait |
| 148 | Botswana |
| 149 | Afghanistan |
| 149 | Burundi |
| 151 | Nicaragua |
| 152 | Liberia |
| 153 | Swaziland (Eswatini) |
| 154 | Malaysia |
| 155 | Maldives |
| 156 | New Caledonia |
| 157 | Singapore |
| 158 | Dominican Republic |
| 159 | Gambia |
| 159 | Grenada |
| 161 | Tahiti |
| 162 | Barbados |
| 163 | Fiji |
| 163 | Vanuatu |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea |
| 166 | Guyana |
| 167 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 168 | Bermuda |
| 168 | South Sudan |
| 170 | Nepal |
| 170 | Belize |
| 172 | Mauritius |
| 173 | Indonesia |
| 173 | Cambodia |
| 175 | Moldova |
| 176 | St Lucia |
| 177 | Chad |
| 178 | Puerto Rico |
| 178 | Cuba |
| 180 | Liechtenstein |
| 181 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 182 | Macau |
| 183 | Montserrat |
| 184 | Malta |
| 184 | Djibouti |
| 184 | Dominica |
| 187 | Bangladesh |
| 188 | Laos |
| 189 | Bhutan |
| 190 | Mongolia |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 192 | American Samoa |
| 193 | Caymen Islands |
| 194 | Samoa |
| 195 | Bahamas |
| 196 | Timor Leste |
| 196 | Gibraltar |
| 196 | Somalia |
| 199 | Guam |
| 200 | Aruba |
| 200 | Pakistan |
| 202 | Seychelles |
| 203 | Tonga |
| 203 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 205 | Eritrea |
| 206 | Sri Lanka |
| 207 | US Virgin Islands |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands |
| 209 | San Marino |
| 210 | Anguilla |
Source: www.fifa.com
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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)