FIFA World Rankings: Top 20 Teams after October international break

Spain maintained its position at the top of the FIFA men’s world rankings in the latest list released Friday, with Germany reclaiming its spot among the top seeds for the upcoming World Cup draw on December 5 (which will feature U.S. President Donald Trump in attendance).

 

Germany climbed two places to No. 10 following consecutive qualifying victories over Luxembourg and Northern Ireland, bouncing back after a shock loss to Slovakia in their tournament opener.

 

Meanwhile, Croatia, runners-up in 2018 and a semifinalist in the 2022 edition, slipped to 11th after settling for a draw against the Czech Republic last week.

 

In the 48-team World Cup draw, 12 teams will be top-seeded. These include the three co-hosts (United States, Canada, and Mexico) as well as the nine highest-ranked teams that directly qualify. 

 

Currently ranked No. 9, Italy may be pushed into European playoffs in March if they finish second behind Norway in their group. If that happens, the No. 10 ranked team will likely avoid being drawn with the other top seeds.

 

Spain leads the standings ahead of defending champions Argentina, followed by France, England, Portugal, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Belgium in eighth.

 

In the draw, seedings will cascade from Pot 1 through Pot 4. Pot 4 will comprise the six lowest-ranked direct qualifiers and six slots reserved for playoff winners.

 

Four European squads will enter via playoffs, while a global bracket of six non-European nations will contest two remaining places, with teams such as Bolivia and New Caledonia involved.

 

Finally, Friday’s rankings confirmed the matchups for the African playoff round next month. Nigeria will take on Gabon, while Cameroon faces Congo for a chance to compete in the intercontinental playoff.  India slip in rankings after disappointing campaign 

The Indian men’s football team dropped to 136th in the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday, its lowest position in nearly nine years, following a draw and a loss against Singapore that ended its chances of qualifying for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

 

India slipped two spots from its previous ranking of 134 and now sits just below Kuwait and just above Botswana.

 

This is the team’s worst ranking since October and November of 2016, when they were placed 137th. India’s highest-ever FIFA ranking remains 94, achieved in February 1996.

  FIFA World rankings after October international break 

FIFA World rankings
RK	Team	Total Points	Previous Points	+/-
1	Spain	1880.76	1875.37	5.39
2	Argentina	1872.43	1870.32	2.11
3	France	1862.71	1870.92	-8.21
4	England	1824.3	1820.44	3.86
5	Portugal	1778	1779.55	-1.55
6	Netherlands	1759.96	1754.17	5.79
7	Brazil	1758.85	1761.6	-2.75
8	Belgium	1740.01	1739.54	0.47
9	Italy	1717.15	1710.06	7.09
10	Germany	1713.3	1704.27	9.03
11	Croatia	1710.15	1714.2	-4.05
12	Morocco	1710.11	1706.27	3.84
13	Colombia	1695.72	1692.1	3.62
14	Mexico	1682.52	1688.38	-5.86
15	Uruguay	1677.57	1673.65	3.92
16	USA	1673.49	1670.04	3.45
17	Switzerland	1653.32	1648.3	5.02
18	Senegal	1650.61	1645.23	5.38
19	Japan	1645.34	1640.47	4.87
20	Denmark	1641.02	1627.64	13.38