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