The new FIFA World Cup 2026 Champions are positioned at the top of the latest FIFA World Ranking.
Spain are number one, World Cup 2026 co-hosts, Mexico, are ranked 10th, and Nigeria sitting on the 26th spot.
The Super Eagles maintained their position in the most recent FIFA World rankings, they neither climbed up nor down.
Other African nations, Morocco and Senegal finished on the 6th and 18th spots respectively. After reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup 2026, the Atlas Lions climbed one spot up the rankings, while, Senegal dropped three (3) spots down after being dumped out in the Round of 32 of the tournament.
The new FIFA Rankings was released on Monday 20 July, 2026, some hours after the World Cup 2026 final match between Spain and Argentina.
Latest FIFA Rankings
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Spain | 1995.88 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1970.37 |
| 3 | France | 1948.97 |
| 4 | England | 1922.83 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1804.92 |
| 6 | Morocco | 1803.99 |
| 7 | Portugal | 1787.85 |
| 8 | Belgium | 1778.36 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1775.54 |
| 10 | Mexico | 1754.30 |
| 11 | Colombia | 1739.89 |
| 12 | Germany | 1726.22 |
| 13 | Croatia | 1723.05 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1710.88 |
| 15 | Italy | 1704.73 |
| 16 | USA | 1690.33 |
| 17 | Japan | 1673.68 |
| 18 | Senegal | 1653.43 |
| 19 | Norway | 1651.29 |
| 20 | Uruguay | 1634.70 |
| 21 | Denmark | 1619.47 |
| 22 | Iran | 1609.85 |
| 23 | Austria | 1598.82 |
| 24 | Egypt | 1597.04 |
| 25 | Ecuador | 1592.59 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 1585.02 |
| 27 | Turkey | 1582.54 |
| 28 | Australia | 1581.51 |
| 29 | Algeria | 1576.80 |
| 30 | Canada | 1571.34 |
| 31 | Ivory Coast | 1565.47 |
| 32 | Korea | 1558.72 |
| 33 | Ukraine | 1549.29 |
| 34 | Paraguay | 1542.48 |
| 35 | Russia | 1529.60 |
| 36 | Poland | 1526.18 |
| 37 | Sweden | 1525.58 |
| 38 | Wales | 1516.95 |
| 39 | Hungary | 1506.39 |
| 40 | Serbia | 1502.13 |
| 41 | DR Congo | 1495.48 |
| 42 | Scotland | 1491.22 |
| 43 | Cameroon | 1481.24 |
| 44 | Panama | 1478.41 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 1473.66 |
| 46 | Greece | 1473.19 |
| 47 | Venezuela | 1469.18 |
| 48 | Czech Republic | 1467.26 |
| 49 | Chile | 1458.20 |
| 50 | Peru | 1457.69 |
| 53 | Mali | 1455.59 |
| 54 | South Africa | 1451.24 |
| 57 | Tunisia | 1426.58 |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 1406.99 |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 1402.97 |
| 65 | Ghana | 1387.00 |
| 81 | Guinea | 1295.60 |
| 84 | Gabon | 1272.51 |
| 87 | Angola | 1265.58 |
| 89 | Uganda | 1264.09 |
| 90 | Zambia | 1255.82 |
Photo: Super Eagles of Nigeria
