New FIFA World Rankings Confirmed: Argentina Rise To 2nd As USMNT Jump Three Places To 13th
Argentina may have won the 2022 World Cup but it was not enough to see Lionel Messi and Co reach first place in the FIFA Rankings.
Brazil still top the latest edition of the FIFA Men's World Rankings, which was released on Thursday morning.
Argentina had been third the last time that the rankings were officially updated in October.
But they have now taken second spot at the expense of Belgium, who have dropped to fourth after failing to progress beyond the group phase in Qatar.
World Cup champions Argentina are second in the FIFA Men's World Rankings
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France have moved up one place from fourth to third after reaching the World Cup final.
England remain fifth, ahead of Holland, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain in the top 10.
The USMNT jumped from 16th to 13th but the biggest upward movers were Morocco.
Morocco shot up from 22nd to 11th after becoming the first African team ever to reach a World Cup semi-final.
Despite scoring their first ever World Cup goal, Canada were the team that fell furthest in the latest rankings, dropping 12 places from 41st to 53rd.
New FIFA Men's World Rankings (Top 10)
| Rank | Team | FIFA Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
1. | Brazil | 1840.77 |
2. | Argentina | 1838.38 |
3. | France | 1823.39 |
4. | Belgium | 1781.3 |
5. | England | 1774.19 |
6. | Holland | 1740.92 |
7. | Croatia | 1727.62 |
8. | Italy | 1723.56 |
9. | Portugal | 1702.54 |
10. | Spain | 1692.71 |
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