Germany have retained their spot at the top of the FIFA world rankings at the beginning of this World Cup year. Five months before Joachim Löw’s men will make the trip to Russia, they are still leading the way ahead of Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium.
As there have only been a total of 22 friendlies that have been played since the release of FIFA’s last set of rankings in December, they have hardly changed from top to bottom. The top 10 has remained the same, while Iceland are the only newcomers to the top 20, after taking the spot of the Netherlands, who missed out on World Cup qualification. The next set of rankings will be published on 15th February 2018.
The FIFA world rankings top 10
1. Germany 1602 points
2. Brazil 1483
3. Portugal 1358
4. Argentina 1348
5. Belgium 1325
Germany have retained their spot at the top of the FIFA world rankings at the beginning of this World Cup year. Five months before Joachim Löw’s men will make the trip to Russia, they are still leading the way ahead of Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium.
As there have only been a total of 22 friendlies that have been played since the release of FIFA’s last set of rankings in December, they have hardly changed from top to bottom. The top 10 has remained the same, while Iceland are the only newcomers to the top 20, after taking the spot of the Netherlands, who missed out on World Cup qualification. The next set of rankings will be published on 15th February 2018.
The FIFA world rankings top 10
1. Germany 1602 points
2. Brazil 1483
3. Portugal 1358
4. Argentina 1348
5. Belgium 1325
6. Spain 1231
7. Poland 1209
8. Switzerland 1190
9. France 1183
10. Chile 1147
