In the May World Fifa Rankings of 2015, world champions Germany remain in top spot with Spain now in 10th place.
Following Germany are 2014 World Cup finalists Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, Uruguay, Switzerland and Spain.
England are in 14th place and are still unbeaten in Euro 2016 qualifying.
Algeria are the top African team in 20th place.
Asian Cup winners Australia are in 65th place; beaten quarter-finalists Japan are in 50th. South Korea are in 57th place after making the final of the Asian Cup.
The USA are in 28th. Scotland are in 39th position with a rejuvenated Wales in 21st. The Republic of Ireland are in 62nd place, Northern Ireland are in 42nd position after a decent start in Euro 2016 qualifying.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Argentina |
| 3 | Belgium |
| 4 | Colombia |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | The Netherlands |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Uruguay |
| 9 | Switzerland |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | France |
| 12 | Romania |
| 13 | Italy |
| 14 | England |
| 15 | Costa Rica |
| 16 | Chile |
| 17 | Croatia |
| 18 | Czech Republic |
| 19 | Slovakia |
| 20 | Algeria |
| 21 | Wales |
| 22 | Mexico |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 24 | Greece |
| 25 | Austria |
| 26 | Ghana |
| 27 | Russia |
| 28 | USA |
| 29 | Denmark |
| 30 | Scotland |
| 31 | Tunisia |
| 32 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 33 | Ukraine |
| 34 | Ecuador |
| 35 | Poland |
| 36 | Senegal |
| 37 | Cape Verde Islands |
| 38 | Iceland |
| 39 | Sweden |
| 40 | Iran |
| 41 | Guinea |
| 42 | Northern Ireland |
| 43 | Hungary |
| 44 | Serbia |
| 45 | Nigeria |
| 46 | Israel |
| 47 | Slovenia |
| 48 | Cameroon |
| 49 | Congo |
| 50 | Japan |
| 51 | Egypt |
| 52 | Turkey |
| 53 | Panama |
| 54 | Congo DR |
| 55 | Gabon |
| 56 | Mali |
| 57 | Albania |
| 57 | Korea Republic |
| 59 | South Africa |
| 60 | Zambia |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 62 | Republic of Ireland |
| 63 | Peru |
| 64 | Australia |
| 65 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 66 | Burkina Faso |
| 67 | Bulgaria |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates |
| 69 | Venezuela |
| 70 | Norway |
| 71 | Uganda |
| 72 | Uzbekistan |
| 72 | Rwanda |
| 74 | Jamaica |
| 75 | Montenegro |
| 76 | Honduras |
| 77 | Armenia |
| 78 | Finland |
| 79 | Haiti |
| 80 | Togo |
| 81 | Paraguay |
| 82 | China |
| 83 | Belarus |
| 84 | El Salvador |
| 85 | Latvia |
| 86 | Mozambique |
| 86 | Iraq |
| 88 | Sierra Leone |
| 89 | Angola |
| 90 | Morocco |
| 90 | Guatemala |
| 92 | Bolivia |
| 93 | Estonia |
| 94 | Benin |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia |
| 96 | Cyprus |
| 97 | Oman |
| 97 | Malawi |
| 99 | Qatar |
| 100 | Lithuania |
| 101 | Ethiopia |
| 102 | Faroe Islands |
| 102 | Jordan |
| 104 | Botswana |
| 105 | FYR Macedonia |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 107 | Tanzania |
| 108 | Bahrain |
| 109 | Cuba |
| 110 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 110 | Sudan |
| 112 | Libya |
| 112 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 114 | Namibia |
| 115 | Canada |
| 116 | Azerbaijan |
| 117 | Kenya |
| 118 | Dominican Republic |
| 119 | Niger |
| 120 | Moldova |
| 121 | Lesotho |
| 122 | Burundi |
| 123 | Zimbabwe |
| 124 | Vietnam |
| 125 | Syria |
| 126 | Kuwait |
| 127 | Liechtenstein |
| 128 | Bermuda |
| 129 | Mauritania |
| 130 | Barbados |
| 131 | St Lucia |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 132 | Liberia |
| 134 | Kazakhstan |
| 135 | Afghanistan |
| 136 | Aruba |
| 137 | Philippines |
| 138 | Luxembourg |
| 139 | Georgia |
| 140 | Maldives |
| 141 | Palestine |
| 142 | Thailand |
| 143 | Tajikistan |
| 144 | Central African Republic |
| 144 | Lebanon |
| 144 | New Zealand |
| 147 | India |
| 148 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 149 | Malta |
| 150 | Madagascar |
| 151 | Timor Leste |
| 152 | Chad |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 154 | Nicaragua |
| 155 | Suriname |
| 156 | Korea DPR |
| 157 | Gambia |
| 159 | Myanmar |
| 159 | Turkmenistan |
| 159 | Indonesia |
| 159 | Belize |
| 162 | Singapore |
| 163 | Guyana |
| 163 | Bhutan |
| 165 | Dominica |
| 166 | Malaysia |
| 167 | Puerto Rico |
| 168 | Yemen |
| 169 | Hong Kong |
| 169 | Bangladesh |
| 171 | Grenada |
| 172 | Montserrat |
| 173 | Pakistan |
| 174 | US Virgin Islands |
| 175 | New Caledonia |
| 176 | Guam |
| 176 | Swaziland |
| 178 | Laos |
| 179 | Cambodia |
| 179 | Chinese Taipei |
| 181 | Nepal |
| 182 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 183 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 183 | Macau |
| 185 | Tahiti |
| 185 | Mauritius |
| 185 | Comoros |
| 188 | Sri Lanka |
| 189 | Seychelles |
| 190 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 191 | Cayman Islands |
| 192 | Solomon Islands |
| 193 | South Sudan |
| 194 | San Marino |
| 195 | Vanuatu |
| 196 | Fiji |
| 196 | Samoa |
| 198 | Bahamas |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands |
| 200 | Mongolia |
| 201 | Tonga |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea |
| 203 | American Samoa |
| 204 | Andorra |
| 204 | Eritrea |
| 206 | Somalia |
| 207 | Djibouti |
| 207 | Cook Islands |
| 209 | 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)