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FIFA Ranking (Europe) Soccer/Football

TeamRankDifPtsDif
France21845
England31800
Belgium41798
Netherlands61745
Portugal71745
Spain81733
Italy91719
Croatia101718
Germany161631
Switzerland19-11613
Denmark21-21601
Ukraine24-21553
Austria25-11546
Sweden2615311
Hungary271525
Wales291522
Poland3011520
Serbia3221517
Scotland3421507
Turkiye3521505
Russia381499
Czechia40-11494
Romania45-21473
Norway46-21472
Slovakia48-31466
Greece49-21454
Slovenia55-114313
Finland60-11401
Republic of Ireland62-21400
Albania64-21383
North Macedonia68-31362
Bosnia71-21343
Montenegro72-21343
Iceland73-213435
Northern Ireland74-21333
Israel751323
Georgia771312
Bulgaria83-21290
Luxembourg85-21285
Armenia94-11237
Belarus951233
Kazakhstan1001215
Kosovo102-11203
Azerbaijan11311174
Estonia123-11149-1
Cyprus1251143
Faroe Islands1351102
Latvia13611098
Lithuania1381087
Moldova1551023
Andorra164998
Malta172967
Gibraltar201841
Liechtenstein203833
San Marino210742

The table contains following columns, respectively: team, current ranking, difference in ranking from last month, number of points, difference in points from last month. Only European countries are included in the list.

FIFA World Ranking criteria and calculation method

The FIFA World Ranking determines the relative strength of all the men's national teams in the world based on their results. After the 2006 World Cup, FIFA presented the revised ranking system.

Earlier FIFA Rankings considered the performances of teams over an eight-year period. So, the most important change is that the new criteria uses results from the last four years and gives more weight to more recent matches and the strength of opponent.

Points are won on the basis of a number of specific criteria:

1. Match Result

Obviously, a win brings more points than other results (Win=3; Draw=1; Defeat=0; Win after penalty shootout=2; Loss after penalty shootout=1)

2. Match Status

Competitive matches have more relevance to a team's ranking than friendlies (World Cup=4; Confederation final and FIFA Confederations Cup=3; World Cup qualifier and Confederation qualifier=2.5; Friendly=1)

3. Opponent Strength

Wins over highly rated teams are more significant than against low-ranking opponents (Opponent Strength=[200-Ranking Position]/100. No.1=2, No.30=1.7, No.118=0.82 etc. Teams ranked 150th and below are assigned the minimum weighting of 0.5)

4. Regional Strength

European and South American teams and competitions are stronger than elsewhere (UEFA [Europe]=1; CONMEBOL [South America]=0.98; AFC [Asia], CAF [Africa], CONCACAF [North and Central America and Caribbean] and OFC [Oceania]=0.85)

5. Period

Results during the last 12 months count in full, those from the previous year count half, while games played up to three and four years earlier have much less importance (Within the last 12 months=1; 12-24 months=0.5; 24-36 months ago=0.3; 36-48 months ago=0.2)

Ranking Points Per Match = (Result Points) x (Match Status) x (Opponent Strength) x (Regional Strength) x (Period) x 100

The average of points gained from all matches over each calendar year determines the team's position in the FIFA World Ranking. It takes into consideration all international "A" matches, while the matches of an association's youth teams or other representative sides have no influence.

The number of goals scored or conceded and whether the match was played (at home or away) also have no influence in the new method of calculating. A team must play a minimum of 5 matches per year to be included in the FIFA World ranking.