
Fifa's World Rankings for May 2021 were published on May 27 at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
This is the last rankings before Euro 2020 and the Copa America. The next rankings will be in August.
There is no change in the top 10 positions from the previous rankings in April. Belgium who finished third at the World Cup 2018 in Russia are still top followed by champions France who defeated them in the semis, Brazil, England, Portugal, and Spain.
The full top ten is Belgium, France, Brazil, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, and Denmark.
Senegal are the top African team in 22nd place. England remains in 4th. Wales are 17th with the USA in 20th spot. Australia are still in 41st place; Japan are in 28th position. Near neighbors South Korea are 39th in the list. Scotland are 44th. The Republic of Ireland occupies 47th place, Northern Ireland are 48th.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Belgium |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Brazil |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Portugal |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Argentina |
| 9 | Uruguay |
| 10 | Denmark |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 12 | Germany |
| 13 | Switzerland |
| 14 | Croatia |
| 15 | Colombia |
| 16 | The Netherlands |
| 17 | Wales |
| 18 | Sweden |
| 19 | Chile |
| 20 | USA |
| 21 | Poland |
| 22 | Senegal |
| 23 | Austria |
| 24 | Ukraine |
| 25 | Serbia |
| 26 | Tunisia |
| 27 | Peru |
| 28 | Japan |
| 29 | Turkey |
| 30 | Venezuela |
| 31 | Iran |
| 32 | Nigeria |
| 33 | Algeria |
| 34 | Morocco |
| 35 | Paraguay |
| 36 | Slovakia |
| 37 | Hungary |
| 38 | Russia |
| 39 | Korea Republic |
| 40 | Czech Republic |
| 41 | Australia |
| 42 | Norway |
| 42 | Romania |
| 44 | Scotland |
| 45 | Jamaica |
| 46 | Egypt |
| 47 | Republic of Ireland |
| 48 | Northern Ireland |
| 49 | Ghana |
| 50 | Costa Rica |
| 51 | Greece |
| 52 | Iceland |
| 53 | Ecuador |
| 54 | Finland |
| 55 | Cameroon |
| 56 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 57 | Mali |
| 58 | Qatar |
| 59 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 60 | Burkina Faso |
| 61 | Congo DR |
| 62 | North Macedonia |
| 63 | Slovenia |
| 64 | Montenegro |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia |
| 66 | Albania |
| 67 | Honduras |
| 68 | Iraq |
| 69 | El Salvador |
| 70 | Canada |
| 71 | Bulgaria |
| 72 | Guinea |
| 73 | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates |
| 75 | South Africa |
| 76 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 77 | China |
| 78 | Panama |
| 79 | Syria |
| 80 | Oman |
| 81 | Bolivia |
| 82 | Benin |
| 83 | Haiti |
| 84 | Uganda |
| 85 | Israel |
| 86 | Uzbekistan |
| 87 | Zambia |
| 88 | Gabon |
| 89 | Belarus |
| 90 | Armenia |
| 91 | Georgia |
| 92 | Vietnam |
| 93 | Lebanon |
| 94 | Congo |
| 95 | Jordan |
| 96 | Luxembourg |
| 97 | Cyprus |
| 98 | Bahrain |
| 99 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 100 | Madagascar |
| 101 | Mauritania |
| 102 | Kenya |
| 103 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 104 | Palestine |
| 105 | India |
| 106 | Thailand |
| 107 | Zimbabwe |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 109 | Korea DPR |
| 109 | Azerbaijan |
| 111 | Namibia |
| 112 | Niger |
| 113 | Faroe Islands |
| 114 | Sierra Leone |
| 115 | Malawi |
| 116 | Estonia |
| 117 | Mozambique |
| 118 | Central African Republic |
| 119 | Libya |
| 120 | Kosovo |
| 121 | Tajikistan |
| 122 | New Zealand |
| 123 | Sudan |
| 124 | Kazakhstan |
| 125 | Philippines |
| 126 | Angola |
| 127 | Guatemala |
| 128 | Antigua |
| 129 | Rwanda |
| 130 | Turkmenistan |
| 131 | Comoros |
| 132 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 133 | Togo |
| 134 | Lithuania |
| 135 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 136 | Suriname |
| 137 | Tanzania |
| 138 | Latvia |
| 139 | Myanmar |
| 140 | Ethiopia |
| 141 | Chinese Taipei |
| 142 | Burundi |
| 143 | Solomon Islands |
| 144 | Hong Kong |
| 145 | Yemen |
| 146 | Lesotho |
| 147 | Nicaragua |
| 148 | Kuwait |
| 149 | Afghanistan |
| 150 | Botswana |
| 151 | Liberia |
| 152 | Gambia |
| 153 | Malaysia |
| 154 | Swaziland (Eswatini) |
| 155 | Maldives |
| 156 | Dominican Republic |
| 157 | New Caledonia |
| 158 | Andorra |
| 159 | Singapore |
| 160 | Grenada |
| 161 | Tahiti |
| 162 | Barbados |
| 163 | Fiji |
| 164 | Vanuatu |
| 165 | Guyana |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea |
| 167 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 168 | Bermuda |
| 169 | South Sudan |
| 170 | Belize |
| 171 | Nepal |
| 172 | Mauritius |
| 173 | Indonesia |
| 173 | Cambodia |
| 175 | Malta |
| 176 | St Lucia |
| 177 | Moldova |
| 178 | Puerto Rico |
| 179 | Chad |
| 180 | Montserrat |
| 181 | Cuba |
| 182 | Macau |
| 183 | Djibouti |
| 184 | Bangladesh |
| 185 | Laos |
| 186 | Liechtenstein |
| 187 | Bhutan |
| 188 | Dominica |
| 189 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 190 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 191 | American Samoa |
| 192 | Mongolia |
| 193 | Samoa |
| 194 | Caymen Islands |
| 195 | Gibraltar |
| 196 | Timor Leste |
| 197 | Somalia |
| 198 | Guam |
| 199 | Pakistan |
| 200 | Seychelles |
| 201 | Bahamas |
| 202 | Tonga |
| 203 | Eritrea |
| 204 | Sri Lanka |
| 205 | Aruba |
| 206 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 207 | US Virgin Islands |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands |
| 209 | Anguilla |
| 210 | San Marino |
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]