In the World Fifa Rankings of May 2018, there has been no change from the previous month in the top 20 teams. Germany are still top followed by Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, and Argentina.
The full top ten is Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, Argentina, Switzerland, France, Spain, Chile and Poland.
England are 13th, with Wales in 21st.
Tunisia are the top African team in 14th place.
Asian Cup winners Australia are in 40th place; Japan are in 60th spot. Near neighbors South Korea are in 61st place.
The USA are in 24th. Scotland are in 34th position. The Republic of Ireland are in 31st place, Northern Ireland are in 27th position.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Brazil |
| 3 | Belgium |
| 4 | Portugal |
| 5 | Argentina |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Chile |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Peru |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | England |
| 14 | Tunisia |
| 15 | Mexico |
| 16 | Colombia |
| 17 | Uruguay |
| 18 | Croatia |
| 19 | The Netherlands |
| 20 | Italy |
| 21 | Wales |
| 22 | Iceland |
| 23 | Sweden |
| 24 | USA |
| 25 | Costa Rica |
| 26 | Austria |
| 27 | Northern Ireland |
| 28 | Senegal |
| 29 | Slovakia |
| 30 | Ukraine |
| 31 | Republic of Ireland |
| 32 | Romania |
| 32 | Paraguay |
| 34 | Scotland |
| 35 | Serbia |
| 36 | Iran |
| 37 | Turkey |
| 38 | Congo DR |
| 39 | Venezuela |
| 40 | Australia |
| 41 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 42 | Morocco |
| 43 | Montenegro |
| 44 | Greece |
| 45 | Czech Republic |
| 46 | Egypt |
| 47 | Nigeria |
| 48 | Norway |
| 49 | Hungary |
| 50 | Cameroon |
| 50 | Ghana |
| 52 | Jamaica |
| 53 | Bulgaria |
| 54 | Burkina Faso |
| 55 | Panama |
| 56 | Albania |
| 57 | Bolivia |
| 58 | Cape Verde Islands |
| 59 | Honduras |
| 60 | Japan |
| 61 | Korea Republic |
| 62 | Finland |
| 63 | Ecuador |
| 64 | Algeria |
| 65 | Slovenia |
| 66 | Russia |
| 67 | Mali |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 70 | Guinea |
| 71 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 72 | South Africa |
| 73 | China |
| 74 | Uganda |
| 75 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 76 | Syria |
| 77 | FYR Macedonia |
| 78 | Zambia |
| 79 | Belarus |
| 80 | Canada |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates |
| 82 | Lebanon |
| 83 | Luxembourg |
| 84 | Benin |
| 85 | El Salvador |
| 86 | Cyprus |
| 87 | Oman |
| 88 | Uzbekistan |
| 89 | Congo |
| 90 | Gabon |
| 91 | Iraq |
| 92 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 93 | Estonia |
| 93 | Faroe Islands |
| 95 | Georgia |
| 96 | Palestine |
| 97 | India |
| 98 | Armenia |
| 98 | Israel |
| 100 | Libya |
| 101 | Qatar |
| 102 | Vietnam |
| 103 | Sierra Leone |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 105 | Mauritania |
| 106 | Mozambique |
| 107 | Namibia |
| 108 | Haiti |
| 109 | Niger |
| 110 | Korea DPR |
| 111 | Philippines |
| 111 | Kenya |
| 113 | Zimbabwe |
| 114 | Madagascar |
| 115 | Central African Republic |
| 116 | Bahrain |
| 117 | Kazakhstan |
| 118 | Jordan |
| 119 | Malawi |
| 120 | Tajikistan |
| 121 | Chinese Taipei |
| 122 | Thailand |
| 123 | Rwanda |
| 124 | Yemen |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 126 | Azerbaijan |
| 126 | Sudan |
| 128 | Turkmenistan |
| 129 | Togo |
| 130 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 131 | Swaziland |
| 132 | Andorra |
| 133 | New Zealand |
| 133 | Lithuania |
| 135 | Myanmar |
| 136 | Nicaragua |
| 137 | Tanzania |
| 138 | Angola |
| 139 | Latvia |
| 140 | Afghanistan |
| 141 | Guatemala |
| 142 | Botswana |
| 142 | Comoros |
| 144 | Hong Kong |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 146 | Ethiopia |
| 146 | Burundi |
| 148 | Maldives |
| 149 | Dominican Republic |
| 150 | Lesotho |
| 151 | Liberia |
| 152 | Kosovo |
| 153 | Solomon Islands |
| 154 | Suriname |
| 155 | Vanuatu |
| 156 | New Caledonia |
| 157 | South Sudan |
| 158 | Barbados |
| 159 | Puerto Rico |
| 160 | Kuwait |
| 161 | Mauritius |
| 162 | Tahiti |
| 163 | Grenada |
| 164 | Indonesia |
| 164 | Guyana |
| 164 | Nepal |
| 167 | Fiji |
| 168 | Chad |
| 169 | Belize |
| 170 | Cambodia |
| 171 | Malaysia |
| 172 | Singapore |
| 173 | Moldova |
| 174 | St Lucia |
| 175 | Gambia |
| 176 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 177 | Dominica |
| 178 | Bermuda |
| 179 | Laos |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea |
| 181 | Liechtenstein |
| 182 | Cuba |
| 182 | Aruba |
| 184 | Bhutan |
| 185 | Malta |
| 186 | Macau |
| 187 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 188 | Mongolia |
| 189 | Guam |
| 190 | Timor Leste |
| 191 | American Samoa |
| 191 | Cook Islands |
| 191 | Samoa |
| 194 | Seychelles |
| 195 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 196 | Gibraltar |
| 197 | Bangladesh |
| 198 | Djibouti |
| 199 | US Virgin Islands |
| 200 | Montserrat |
| 200 | Sri Lanka |
| 202 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 203 | Pakistan |
| 204 | Cayman Islands |
| 205 | San Marino |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands |
| 207 | Anguilla |
| 207 | Bahamas |
| 207 | Eritrea |
| 207 | Somalia |
| 207 | Tonga |
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)