Spain have returned to the summit of the FIFA World Rankings following their victorious FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign.
After defeating Argentina in the final to claim a second world title, Luis de la Fuente’s side overtook the reigning champions Argentina to become the world’s highest-ranked national team.
Argentina, who entered the tournament as the No. 1-ranked nation, slipped to second place after their defeat in the final.
France and England stayed put in the third and fourth spots, while Brazil and Morocco now occupy the fifth and sixth places. For Morocco, the sixth spot is their record high.
Portugal dropped two spots and are now in seventh, one spot ahead of Belgium, who gained a place after reaching the quarterfinals at the World Cup. Belgium’s neighbours, the Netherlands, dropped a spot and are now in ninth.
Mexico, who gained four spots, are now in tenth and return to the top 10 for the first time since March 2022.
Norway are the biggest risers, winning 12 places and occupying 19th place – their highest since August 2011 – after reaching the quarterfinals in their first FIFA World Cup finals since 1998.
Former world champions Germany dropped two spots and are now in 11th after losing to Paraguay in the round of 32. Germany, who are set to appoint former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as their national team manager, have spent just ten months inside the top 10 since crashing from first to 16th following the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Trailing Germany are Croatia, who played a disappointing World Cup and dropped two spots, and Switzerland, who gained five places after reaching the last eight in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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