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Spain has reclaimed the No. 1 spot within the FIFA Men’s World Ranking for the primary time since 2014 within the newest rankings launched on Thursday.
With greater than 200 related national-team matches having been accomplished for the reason that final replace, there was important motion throughout the high 50.
Reigning World Cup champion Argentina slid to No. 3 as a result of its 1-0 loss to Ecuador within the CONMEBOL Qualifiers on Sept. 8, with France shifting up one spot to No. 2. While Argentina did beat Venezuela 3-0 on Sept. 3, France went 2-0 in the course of the rankings replace window. Argentina had occupied the highest spot since April 2023.
The greatest shakeup within the high 10 was Germany’s three-spot tumble to No. 12 after its 2-0 loss to Slovakia within the UEFA Qualifiers on Sept. 3. Germany is outdoors of the highest 10 for the primary time since October 2024. Meanwhile, Slovakia vaulted 10 spots to re-enter the Top 50 at No. 42.
FIFA MEN’S WORLD RANKINGS TOP 10
1. Spain
2. France
3. Argentina
4. England
5. Portugal
6. Brazil
7. Netherlands
8. Belgium
9. Croatia
10. Italy
Germany is now additionally behind No. 11 Morocco, whose solely loss in 9 matches since the newest rankings launch was a 1-0 defeat to Kenya within the African Nations Championship final month.
Canada moved up two spots to No. 26 with a pair of pleasant wins over Romania and Wales this month. It has closed the hole additional on its North American rivals, with the United States sliding one spot to No. 16. The USMNT adopted a 2-1 loss to Mexico within the Gold Cup in July with a 2-0 defeat to South Korea on Sept. 5 and a 2-0 win over Japan on Sept. 8.
Mexico, which has a pair of attracts for the reason that victory over the USMNT, additionally dropped one spot to No. 14.
The greatest drop was suffered by Zimbabwe, which fell 9 spots to No. 125.
–Field Level Media