The FIFA rankings won’t be officially updated until November 27, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun and figure out who currently is the best team in the world (according to FIFA).
1) Germany – 1725 points currently – 1669 points in October – 1st in October
2) Argentina – 1538 points currently – 1565 points in October – 2nd in October
3) Colombia – 1450 points currently – 1420 points in October – 3rd in October
4) Belgium – 1417 points currently – 1388 points in October – 4th in October
5) Netherlands – 1374 points currently – 1375 points in October – 5th in October
6) Brazil – 1316 points currently – 1307 points in October – 6th in October
7) France – 1160 points currently – 1191 points in October – 7th in October
7) Portugal – 1160 points currently – 1175 points in October – 9th in October
9) Spain – 1142 points currently – 1119 points in October – 10th in October
10) Uruguay – 1106 points currently – 1184 points in October – 8th in October
11) Italy – 1103 points currently – 1064 points in October – 11th in October
12) Switzerland – 1091 points currently – 1063 points in October – 12th in October
13) Chile – 1035 points currently – 1060 points in October – 13th in October
14) England – 1032 points currently – 919 points in October – 20th in October
15) Romania – 1014 points currently – 876 points in October – 21st in October
16) Czech Republic – 987 points currently – 870 points in October – 22nd in October
17) Costa Rica – 984 points currently – 974 points in October – 16th in October
18) Algeria – 948 points currently – 989 points in October – 15th in October
19) Croatia – 946 points currently – 1002 points in October – 14th in October
20) Mexico – 913 points currently – 954 points in October – 17th in October
21) Slovakia – 891 points currently – 861 points in October – 24th in October
22) Austria – 863 points currently – 810 points in October – 29th in October
23) Ivory Coast – 861 points currently – 842 points in October – 25th in October
24) Greece – 856 points currently – 946 points in October – 18th in October
25) Ukraine – 854 points currently – 920 points in October – 19th in October
A few notes:
– United States is projected to be 26th with 836 points. They drop to 26th from their current position of 23rd.
– Austria is the biggest movers out of the top 25 gaining 7 positions.
– Greece is the biggest loser out of the top 25 losing 6 positions.