Islamabad SEPTEMBER 21 (Online): The top five teams have remained unchanged after the international break.
World champions Argentina retained their grip at the top of the FIFA world rankings after the latest update was issued on Thursday by the game’s governing body FIFA.
The top five teams have remained unchanged after the international break.
Argentina, who replaced Brazil at the summit in April, remained top after beating Ecuador and Bolivia in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers earlier this month.
Second-placed France, who lost to Germany in a friendly last week, retained second place followed by Brazil (third), England (fourth) and Belgium (fifth).
Portugal were the only team in the top 10 to climb a spot, moving up to eighth, while Italy dropped one place to ninth after a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.
Croatia (sixth), Netherlands (seventh) and Spain (10th) complete the top 10, while Morocco (13th), Colombia (16th), Denmark (18th) and Japan (19th) all moved up a place.
The top 20-ranked nations:
1 – Argentina
2 – France
3 – Brazil
4 – England
5 – Belgium
6 – Croatia
7 – Netherlands
8 – Portugal
9 – Italy
10 – Spain
11 – United States
12 – Mexico
13 – Morocco
14 – Switzerland
15 – Germany
16 – Colombia
17 – Uruguay
18 – Denmark
19 – Japan
20 – Senegal
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