Fifa's World Rankings for June 2026 were released in real time from FIFA HQ in Zurich in Switzerland on the eve of the 2026 World Cup.
2022 World Cup winners Argentina are top after overtaking France and Euro 2024 winners Spain. England are unchanged in fourth.
Next comes Portugal, Brazil, Morocco, The Netherlands, Belgium, then Germany in 10th. Croatia are 11th with Euro 2020 winners Italy 12th, despite failing to make the finals in the USA, Mexico are 13th, Colombia are 14th, then Senegal in 15th. Iran, at war with co-host USA, sneak into the top 20.
Wales are 37th. The USA are in 17th place.
Australia are in 27th place unchanged; Japan, who have good form coming into World Cup 2026, are in 18th position. South Korea are 25th again unchanged.
Scotland who have qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 are in the 42nd spot. The Republic of Ireland are in 58th place up one, while Northern Ireland are in 70th. The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 211th place.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Argentina |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Spain |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Portugal |
| 6 | Brazil |
| 7 | Morocco |
| 8 | The Netherlands |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 12 | Italy |
| 13 | Mexico |
| 14 | Colombia |
| 15 | Senegal |
| 16 | Uruguay |
| 17 | USA |
| 18 | Japan |
| 19 | Switzerland |
| 20 | Iran |
| 21 | Denmark |
| 22 | Turkey |
| 23 | Ecuador |
| 24 | Austria |
| 25 | Korea Republic |
| 26 | Nigeria |
| 27 | Australia |
| 28 | Algeria |
| 29 | Egypt |
| 30 | Canada |
| 31 | Norway |
| 32 | Ukraine |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 34 | Panama |
| 35 | Russia |
| 36 | Poland |
| 37 | Wales |
| 38 | Sweden |
| 39 | Hungary |
| 40 | Czechia |
| 41 | Paraguay |
| 42 | Scotland |
| 43 | Serbia |
| 44 | Cameroon |
| 45 | Tunisia |
| 46 | Congo DR |
| 47 | Slovakia |
| 48 | Greece |
| 49 | Venezuela |
| 50 | Uzbekistan |
| 51 | Chile |
| 52 | Peru |
| 53 | Costa Rica |
| 54 | Romania |
| 55 | Mali |
| 56 | Qatar |
| 57 | Iraq |
| 58 | Republic of Ireland |
| 59 | Slovenia |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia |
| 61 | South Africa |
| 62 | Burkina Faso |
| 63 | Jordan |
| 64 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 65 | Honduras |
| 66 | Albania |
| 67 | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates |
| 69 | North Macedonia |
| 70 | Northern Ireland |
| 71 | Jamaica |
| 72 | Georgia |
| 73 | Ghana |
| 74 | Iceland |
| 75 | Finland |
| 76 | Israel |
| 77 | Bolivia |
| 78 | Kosovo |
| 79 | Oman |
| 80 | Montenegro |
| 81 | Guinea |
| 82 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 83 | Haiti |
| 84 | Syria |
| 85 | New Zealand |
| 86 | Gabon |
| 87 | Bulgaria |
| 88 | Angola |
| 89 | Uganda |
| 90 | Zambia |
| 91 | China |
| 92 | Bahrain |
| 93 | Benin |
| 94 | Thailand |
| 95 | Palestine |
| 96 | Belarus |
| 97 | Guatemala |
| 98 | Luxembourg |
| 99 | Vietnam |
| 100 | El Salvador |
| 101 | Tajikistan |
| 102 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 103 | Mozambique |
| 104 | Madagascar |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 106 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 107 | Armenia |
| 108 | Comoros |
| 109 | Kenya |
| 110 | Libya |
| 111 | Kazakhstan |
| 112 | Tanzania |
| 113 | Mauritania |
| 114 | Niger |
| 115 | Lebanon |
| 116 | Gambia |
| 117 | Sudan |
| 118 | Indonesia |
| 119 | Togo |
| 120 | Korea DPR |
| 121 | Namibia |
| 122 | Sierra Leone |
| 123 | Faroe Islands |
| 124 | Cyprus |
| 125 | Suriname |
| 126 | Azerbaijan |
| 127 | Estonia |
| 128 | Rwanda |
| 129 | Malawi |
| 130 | Zimbabwe |
| 131 | Nicaragua |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 133 | Kuwait |
| 134 | Congo |
| 135 | Philippines |
| 136 | Malaysia |
| 137 | Latvia |
| 138 | India |
| 139 | Central African Republic |
| 140 | Liberia |
| 141 | Turkmenistan |
| 142 | Burundi |
| 143 | Ethiopia |
| 144 | Dominican Republic |
| 145 | Yemen |
| 146 | Lesotho |
| 147 | Botswana |
| 148 | Singapore |
| 149 | Lithuania |
| 150 | Guyana |
| 151 | New Caledonia |
| 152 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 153 | Solomon Islands |
| 154 | Puerto Rico |
| 155 | Fiji |
| 156 | Hong Kong |
| 157 | Tahiti |
| 158 | Myanmar |
| 159 | Moldova |
| 160 | Vanuatu |
| 161 | Malta |
| 162 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| 163 | Grenada |
| 164 | Cuba |
| 165 | Swaziland (Eswatini) |
| 166 | St Lucia |
| 167 | Bermuda |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea |
| 169 | South Sudan |
| 170 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 171 | Afghanistan |
| 172 | Andorra |
| 173 | Maldives |
| 174 | Chinese Taipei |
| 175 | Cambodia |
| 176 | Montserrat |
| 177 | Nepal |
| 178 | Mauritius |
| 179 | Barbados |
| 180 | Belize |
| 181 | Bangladesh |
| 182 | Dominica |
| 183 | Chad |
| 184 | Eritrea |
| 185 | Laos |
| 186 | Cook Islands |
| 187 | Sri Lanka |
| 188 | Samoa |
| 189 | Aruba |
| 190 | Mongolia |
| 191 | American Samoa |
| 192 | Bhutan |
| 193 | Macau |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 195 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 196 | Djibouti |
| 197 | Caymen Islands |
| 198 | Pakistan |
| 199 | Somalia |
| 200 | Tonga |
| 201 | Timor Leste |
| 202 | Gibraltar |
| 203 | Guam |
| 204 | Seychelles |
| 205 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 206 | Liechtenstein |
| 207 | Bahamas |
| 208 | US Virgin Islands |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands |
| 210 | Anguilla |
| 211 | San Marino |
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)