The Global Game

Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

  • Argentina cement spot at the top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking

  • Movement behind the podium places

  • Liberia are the biggest climbers

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Liberia - Ranking Top picture
MEN'S RANKING
Top three unchanged while Liberia make strides

Men's World Ranking
Last update:
20 June 2024
Next update:
18 July 2024 (25 days)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 21: Leandro Paredes of Argentina (C) and teammates celebrate after winning a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Brazil and Argentina at Maracana Stadium on November 21, 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)
ARG
ARG
Top ranked
1st
Liberia's Mohammed Sangare celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CHAN) Group K qualifier match between South Africa and Liberia at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on March 24, 2023. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
LBR
LBR
New highest rank
142nd
TOPSHOT - South Africa's Cassius Mailula (R) tackles Liberia's Mark Pabai (L) during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CHAN) Group K qualifier match between South Africa and Liberia at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on March 24, 2023. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
LBR
LBR
Biggest climber
10
Rk.
Team
PTS
+/- pts
1
Argentina
ArgentinaARG
1860.14+2.14
2
France
FranceFRA
1837.47-3.53
3
Belgium
BelgiumBEL
1797.98+2.98
4
1
Brazil
BrazilBRA
1791.85+2.85
5
1
England
EnglandENG
1787.88-7.12
6
Portugal
PortugalPOR
1747.04-0.96
7
Netherlands
NetherlandsNED
1746.66+4.66
8
Spain
SpainESP
1729.92+1.92
9
1
Croatia
CroatiaCRO
1728.3+7.3
10
1
Italy
ItalyITA
1724.37-0.63
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Women’s World Ranking
Last update:
14 June 2024
Next update:
16 August 2024 (54 days)
Spain's midfielder #06 Aitana Bonmati celebrates with Spain's defender #19 Olga Carmona scoring her team's first goal during the UEFA Women's Nations League final football match between Spain and France at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images)
ESP
ESP
Top ranked
1st
FUERTH, GERMANY - JULY 07: Barbra Banda of Zambia celebrates after the Women's international friendly between Germany and Zambia at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer on July 07, 2023 in Fuerth, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images)
ZAM
ZAM
New highest rank
64th
A North Macedonia fan cheers before the UEFA EURO 2020 Group C football match between North Macedonia and the Netherlands at Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on June 21, 2021. (Photo by Koen van Weel / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
MKD
MKD
Biggest climber
12
Rk.
Team
PTS
+/- pts
1
Spain
SpainESP
2099.89+13.89
2
1
France
FranceFRA
2029.52+10.52
3
1
England
EnglandENG
2023.47+2.47
4
1
Germany
GermanyGER
2018.49+13.49
5
1
USA
USAUSA
2015.95+4.95
6
Sweden
SwedenSWE
1995.33-3.67
7
Japan
JapanJPN
1975.97-7.03
8
1
Canada
CanadaCAN
1951.64+0.64
9
1
Brazil
BrazilBRA
1948.87+1.87
10
1
Korea DPR
Korea DPRPRK
1943.66-0.34
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Mohammed Sangare of Liberia celebrates goal with teammates during the 2023 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers match between South Africa and Liberia at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto on the 24 March 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Men's Ranking
FIFA Forward a “key factor in the survival of Liberia football”
20 Jun 2024
Liberia - Ranking Top picture
Men's Ranking
Top three unchanged while Liberia make strides
20 Jun 2024
Iraq women's national football team walks into the pitch during the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship. Photo courtesy of WAFF
Women's Ranking
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Women's Ranking
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14 Jun 2024
Indonesia players celebrate the team's 3-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup Asian second qualifier Group F match between Vietnam and Indonesia at My Dinh National Stadium on March 26, 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Men's Ranking
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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST - FEBRUARY 11: FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the AFCON 2023 final between Ivory Coast and Nigeria at Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Photo by Djigla Raymond/FIFA)
Men's Ranking
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 10: Players of Panama sing the national anthem prior to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Group A match between Panama and Morocco at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium on November 10, 2023 in Surabaya, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Men's Ranking
Panama headline movers and shakers of 2023 men's world ranking
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