Throughout the months of June and July, various international football competitions and friendly matches took place, resulting in a total of 125 matches being played worldwide.
This led to significant changes in the latest version of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking. Argentina (1st) solidified their position at the top after successfully defending their CONMEBOL Copa América title. France (2nd) remains their closest competitor, having reached the semi-finals of UEFA EURO 2024. Spain (3rd), who recently won the European Championship, climbed up five spots to join the top three, while England (4th) also moved up one spot after their loss in the final. Brazil (5th) dropped one place and is now just behind the leading pack. Belgium (6th) fell out of the top five, with the Netherlands (7th) and Portugal (8th) following closely behind. Despite a narrow defeat in the Copa América final, Colombia (9th) managed to enter the top ten, while Italy (10th) maintained their position.
In the top 50, two teams made significant leaps in the rankings after reaching the quarter-finals of their respective continental competitions – Turkey (26th, up 16) and Venezuela (37th, up 17). Other notable advancements were made by Panama (35th, up 8) and Canada (40th, up 8), who performed well in the USA. After a seven-year gap, New Zealand (94th, up 13) returned to the top 100 after winning the OFC Men’s Nations Cup, and other Pacific nations also saw progress, including Fiji (153rd, up 13) and Vanuatu (162nd, up 8).
The next edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking will be released on 19 September 2024.
Leaders Argentina (unchanged)
Moves into top 10 Colombia (9th, up 3)
Moves out of top 10 Croatia (12th, down 3)
Matches played in total 125
Most matches played Argentina, Colombia, England, Spain (7 matches)
Biggest move by points Spain (up 105.75 points)
Biggest move by ranks Venezuela (up 17 ranks)
Biggest drop by points Samoa (down 44.09 points)
Biggest drop by ranks Czechia (down 13 ranks)
Newly ranked teams None
Teams that are no longer ranked None
Inactive teams, not ranked Eritrea
