Fifa World Rankings October 2026

October 2026 Fifa World Rankings

Fifa's World Rankings for October 2026 were released from FIFA HQ in Zurich in Switzerland on October 7.

They are the first rankings since the end of the 2026 World Cup and follow a busy round of international fixtures in the Nations League in Europe, the new Asean Cup in Asia and CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying games.

Spain, the new World Champions, top the list followed by 2022 World Cup winners Argentina who Spain defeated 1-0 in a fractious final in New York/New Jersey. France are third. England are still unchanged in fourth.

Next comes Portugal, despite Ronaldo storming out of the squad during Portugal's Nations League fixtures, Brazil, Morocco, Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, then Mexico in 10th.

Colombia are 11th, with Switzerland 12th. Germany are down 2 spots to 13th. Croatia are 14th, with Euro 2020 winners Italy, who did not make the 2026 finals, still in 15th, the USA remain unchanged in 16th place, then Japan in 17th,with Senegal in 18th. Norway and Uruguay round out the top 20 places.

Wales are 39th down one place.

Australia are in 26th place up two; South Korea are still in 32nd.

Scotland who qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 are down one to 43rd. The Republic of Ireland are in 565th down one, while Northern Ireland are in 64th up 6 places! The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 211th place.

1 Spain
2 Argentina
3 France
4 England
5 Portugal
6 Brazil
7 Morocco
8 Belgium
9 The Netherlands
10 Mexico
11 Colombia
12 Switzerland
13 Germany
14 Croatia
15 Italy
16 USA
17 Japan
18 Senegal
19 Norway
20 Uruguay