

25 – UEFA Nations League matches (playoffs and finals), Confederations’ final competitions qualifiers, FIFA World Cup qualifiers.15 – UEFA Nations League matches (group stage).
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Cameroon jumped 10 spots to 33rd, mainly as a result of their group-stage victory over Brazil, which wasn’t enough to see them through to the knockout round. They have both leapt 11 places in the rankings.

The biggest movers are – unsurprisingly – Morocco (11th), who shocked the world by reaching the last four, and Australia (27th), beaten in the round of 16 by the eventual winners. Which countries have moved up the FIFA World Rankings? There’s no change for England (fifth) or Portugal (ninth), while Italy, who failed to qualify, are down two spots to eighth. Staying inside the top 10, World Cup quarter-finalists the Nethrlands have moved up two spots into sixth, Croatia, who finished third, are up five places to seventh but Spain drop three and into 10th after losing in the round of 16. The 2022 World Cup, which will be the next opportunity for the rankings to change, begins on November 20 and finishes on December 18.In Argentina, the celebrations have not stopped 🇦🇷🏆 #FIFAWorldCup /26nzHvqVGW- FIFA World Cup December 21, 2022 Russia climbed to No 33 in the world rankings, despite failing to play a game this year as the national team were suspended from all competitions and qualification processes following the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Spain have fallen one place to No 7, with the Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark unchanged to complete the top 10. They are the highest seeded side to not be playing in the tournament this winter. Read more: Brazil World Cup 2022 squad guide: More than enough quality to deliver the ‘Hex’Įuropean champions Italy, who will not participate in Qatar after failing to qualify for the World Cup, rose one place to No 6. They lost one of its two Nations League games recently against the Netherlands 1-0.Ĭopa America champions Argentina find themselves in third, while current world champions France remain in fourth.Įngland, who are without a win in their last six international matches, are ranked No 5 in the world. Belgium are the highest-seeded team in Europe and are ranked No 2 in the world.
