In the World Fifa Rankings of 2015 for September, losing Copa America finalists Argentina are top, two places ahead of 2014 world champions Germany. 2010 World Cup winners Spain are now in 11th place.
Following Argentina are Belgium, Germany, Colombia, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Romania, 2015 Copa America winners Chile, Wales and England.
England continue unbeaten in Euro 2016 qualifying but fall below Wales for the first time.
Algeria are the top African team in 19th place.
Asian Cup winners Australia are in 61st place; beaten quarter-finalists Japan slump to 58th. Near neighbors South Korea are in 57th place after making the final of the Asian Cup, where they lost narrowly to the hosts, Australia.
The USA are in 28th. Scotland are in 31st position. The Republic of Ireland are in 51st place, Northern Ireland are in 41st position.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Argentina |
| 2 | Belgium |
| 3 | Germany |
| 4 | Colombia |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Portugal |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Chile |
| 9 | Wales |
| 10 | England |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | The Netherlands |
| 13 | Austria |
| 14 | Croatia |
| 15 | Slovakia |
| 16 | Italy |
| 17 | Switzerland |
| 18 | Uruguay |
| 19 | Algeria |
| 20 | Czech Republic |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 22 | Denmark |
| 23 | Iceland |
| 24 | France |
| 25 | Albania |
| 26 | Mexico |
| 27 | Ghana |
| 28 | USA |
| 29 | Ukraine |
| 30 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 31 | Scotland |
| 32 | Russia |
| 33 | Tunisia |
| 34 | Ecuador |
| 34 | Poland |
| 36 | Sweden |
| 37 | Hungary |
| 38 | Senegal |
| 39 | Costa Rica |
| 40 | Iran |
| 41 | Northern Ireland |
| 42 | Congo |
| 42 | Cameroon |
| 44 | Greece |
| 45 | Slovenia |
| 46 | Israel |
| 46 | Turkey |
| 48 | Peru |
| 49 | Egypt |
| 50 | Venezuela |
| 51 | Republic of Ireland |
| 52 | Jamaica |
| 53 | Nigeria |
| 54 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 55 | Paraguay |
| 56 | Cape Verde Islands |
| 57 | Korea Republic |
| 58 | Japan |
| 59 | Panama |
| 60 | Mali |
| 61 | Australia |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 63 | Gabon |
| 63 | Guinea |
| 65 | Congo DR |
| 66 | Serbia |
| 67 | Bolivia |
| 68 | Bulgaria |
| 69 | Norway |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates |
| 71 | Uganda |
| 72 | South Africa |
| 73 | Burkina Faso |
| 74 | Zambia |
| 75 | Faroe Islands |
| 76 | Uzbekistan |
| 77 | Montenegro |
| 78 | Rwanda |
| 79 | Togo |
| 80 | Estonia |
| 81 | Honduras |
| 82 | Iraq |
| 83 | Armenia |
| 84 | China |
| 85 | Morocco |
| 86 | Cyprus |
| 87 | Haiti |
| 88 | Angola |
| 89 | Sudan |
| 90 | Latvia |
| 91 | Jordan |
| 92 | Finland |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia |
| 94 | Qatar |
| 95 | Mozambique |
| 96 | Malawi |
| 97 | Belarus |
| 98 | Libya |
| 98 | Guatemala |
| 100 | Oman |
| 101 | Niger |
| 102 | Canada |
| 103 | Ethiopia |
| 104 | FYR Macedonia |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 105 | Sierra Leone |
| 107 | El Salvador |
| 108 | Zimbabwe |
| 109 | Lithuania |
| 110 | Azerbaijan |
| 111 | Namibia |
| 112 | Bahrain |
| 113 | Cuba |
| 114 | Mauritania |
| 115 | Benin |
| 116 | Kenya |
| 117 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 118 | Botswana |
| 119 | Palestine |
| 119 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 121 | Madagascar |
| 121 | Syria |
| 123 | Dominican Republic |
| 124 | Moldova |
| 124 | Philippines |
| 126 | Korea DPR |
| 127 | Kuwait |
| 128 | Lesotho |
| 129 | Belize |
| 130 | Afghanistan |
| 131 | St Lucia |
| 132 | Bermuda |
| 133 | Lebanon |
| 134 | Burundi |
| 135 | Swaziland |
| 136 | New Zealand |
| 137 | Thailand |
| 137 | Aruba |
| 139 | Nicaragua |
| 140 | Tanzania |
| 141 | Luxembourg |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 143 | Gambia |
| 144 | Barbados |
| 145 | Kazakhstan |
| 146 | Guam |
| 147 | Georgia |
| 148 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 149 | Turkmenistan |
| 150 | Liechtenstein |
| 151 | Hong Kong |
| 152 | Vietnam |
| 152 | Puerto Rico |
| 154 | Guyana |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 155 | India |
| 157 | Singapore |
| 158 | Grenada |
| 159 | Tajikistan |
| 160 | Liberia |
| 160 | Malta |
| 162 | Myanmar |
| 163 | Timor Leste |
| 164 | Bhutan |
| 165 | Indonesia |
| 166 | New Caledonia |
| 166 | Suriname |
| 168 | Central African Republic |
| 169 | Malaysia |
| 170 | Pakistan |
| 171 | Chad |
| 172 | Dominica |
| 173 | Bangladesh |
| 174 | Laos |
| 175 | Yemen |
| 176 | US Virgin Islands |
| 177 | Maldives |
| 178 | Montserrat |
| 179 | Chinese Taipei |
| 180 | Cambodia |
| 181 | Fiji |
| 182 | Tahiti |
| 182 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 184 | Sri Lanka |
| 185 | Mauritius |
| 186 | Nepal |
| 187 | Macau |
| 187 | Cayman Islands |
| 187 | Solomon Islands |
| 190 | Comoros |
| 190 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 192 | Seychelles |
| 193 | San Marino |
| 194 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 195 | British Virgin Islands |
| 196 | Samoa |
| 197 | Vanuatu |
| 198 | South Sudan |
| 199 | Tonga |
| 199 | American Samoa |
| 201 | Eritrea |
| 202 | Mongolia |
| 202 | Andorra |
| 202 | Somalia |
| 205 | Djibouti |
| 205 | Cook Islands |
| 205 | Papua New Guinea |
| 208 | Anguilla |
| 208 | Bahamas |
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)