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The FIFA World Rankings were introduced in August 1993 to make it possible to publish comparisons of the relative strengths of internationally active teams at regular intervals.

The rankings obtained are, unsurprisingly, the subject of considerable debate. A number of alternative systems have been devised, a notable one being a system based on the Elo rating system used in chess.

See also FIFA Women's World Rankings


1 External links

2 Rankings as of November 2004

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1 Brazil8471010
2 France8022020
3 Argentina7843052
4 Spain775403-1
5 Czech Republic7686161
6 Netherlands7585-14-2
7 England7527081
8 Mexico7431027-1
8 Portugal74380179
10 Italy7368-2100
11 USA728110110
12 TurkeyThe Turkey national football team is the national football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Association. Their highest achievement was getting to the semi-finals of the World Cup of Japan and South Korea in 2002. Turkey is located7211208-4
13 DenmarkThe Denmark national football team controlled by the Danish Football Association, has been a solidly competitive side in international football since the mid-1980s. Denmark's finest hour in international competition came in Euro 92. The Danes initially fa715152130
14 Republic of IrelandThe Republic of Ireland national football team is the national team of the Republic of Ireland and is governed by the Football Association of Ireland. They had not qualified for any international tournaments until Euro 88 in Germany. That was followed by713140140
15 SwedenThe Sweden national football team Landslaget in Swedish) is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden has seen some success at the World Cup, finishing second when they hosted the tournament in 1958, and third twice: in 1950 and 1994. Their b710227194
16 GermanyThe German national football team is one of the most successful national football teams. They have appeared in seven World Cup finals, winning three. They have appeared in 5 European Championship finals, winning three. During the existence of the German D70613-312-4
17 GreeceGreece national football team's first appearance in a major tournament was the 1980 European Championship. Their first win in a major tournament came on the first match of Euro 2004, a 2-1 win over the hosts Portugal. The Greeks went on to win the tournam70316-13013
17 JapanThe Japan national football team is one of the strongest football teams in Asia, although it has only gained this strength fairly recently and, outside Asia, is generally considered weaker than South Korea's national team, despite Japan's higher ranking.7031922912
19 UruguayThe Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociacion Uruguaya de Futbol. Uruguay were the first winners of the World Cup, beating Argentina 4-2 in Uruguay in 1930 (they also became world champions in 1950). Uruguay and Argentina hold the rec69917-2212
20 Iran694200288
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21 Nigeria69118-33514
22 Cameroon68821-114-8
23 Croatia68323020-3
24 South Korea68225122-2
24 Paraguay68223-122-2
26 Poland67329325-1
27 Costa Rica66932517-10
28 Colombia6622803911
28 Romania66226-227-1
30 Saudi Arabia65727-326-4
31 Senegal656310332
32 Egypt64530-2320
33 Russia64233024-9
34 Morocco639340384
35 Norway633372427
36 Tunisia631360459
37 Bulgaria62641434-3
38 Belgium62435-316-22
39 Jordan61338-1478
40 Slovenia61043331-9
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41 South Africa60840-136-5
42 Côte d'Ivoire6004537028
43 Finland59845240-3
44 Ecuador59748437-7
45 Iraq59039-643-2
45 Switzerland59042-344-1
47 Mali58744-3547
48 Bahrain58547-16416
49 Australia58264158233
49 China5824908637
51 Uzbekistan5805438130
52 Venezuela579597575
53 Jamaica57851-246-7
54 Serbia and Montenegro57755141-13
55 Israel57656151-4
55 Oman57650-5627
55 Slovakia57657250-5
58 Honduras57353-549-9
59 Zimbabwe57251-853-6
60 Kuwait57060048-12
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61 Libya5656878322
62 Guatemala55661-17715
63 Wales55557-6663
64 Trinidad and Tobago554640706
65 Qatar55362-3650
65 Zambia553672683
67 Latvia55163-451-16
67 Ukraine551801360-7
69 Belarus5487349021
70 Algeria54466-462-8
70 Peru54468-2744
72 Thailand54274260-12
73 Angola5417528310
74 Hungary53968-672-2
75 Ghana53872-3783
76 Estonia53377168-8
77 Congo DR53276-156-21
77 Scotland53268-954-23
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina53181259-20
80 Chile53079-1800
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81 Cuba52877-475-6
82 Austria52485367-15
83 Burkina Faso52182-178-5
84 Guinea51986210117
85 Kenya51883-272-13
85 Togo518916949
87 Albania517892892
88 United Arab Emirates51584-475-13
89 Syria51387-285-4
90 Iceland50788-258-32
91 Republic of Macedonia501921921
92 New Zealand49090-288-4
93 Turkmenistan487930996
94 Bolivia486995995
95 Canada48495087-8
96 North Korea474102611721
97 Rwanda47097010912
98 Haiti46098096-2
99 Indonesia45994-591-8
100 Botswana456107711212
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101 Panama454103212524
102 El Salvador451106495-7
103 Lithuania4491118101-2
105 Congo448100-51083
105 Cyprus448101-497-8
106 Uganda443104-2103-3
107 Georgia442105-293-14
107 Northern Ireland442110312215
109 Lebanon44110901156
109 Malawi441108-1105-4
109 Vietnam44196-1398-11
112 Moldova4341131106-6
113 Gabon4311196111-2
113 Sudan431112-1103-10
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis426115013419
116 Azerbaijan425114-21193
117 Liberia412115-2110-7
118 Singapore4061202106-12
119 Barbados403118-11245
120 Malaysia397117-3116-4
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121 Benin393120-11210
122 Saint Lucia39212861308
123 Armenia3891230113-10
124 Swaziland384122-2114-10
125 Cape Verde Islands383131614318
125 Palestine 383129413914
125 Tahiti383124-11338
128 Mozambique381125-3127-1
129 Solomon Islands369125-415627
130 Faroe Islands3681355126-4
131 Yemen 362127-41321
132 Malta3571331129-3
133 Tajikistan35513741374
134 Mauritius353130-4123-11
135 Fiji351132-314914
136 Maldives 34014261415
137 Sri Lanka 3381414135-2
138 Lesotho 337133-5120-18
139 Hong Kong33414451423
140 India332138-2127-13
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140 Liechtenstein332151111488
142 Madagascar330136-6118-24
143 Andorra32714741474
144 Vanuatu324139-516016
145 Grenada322139-61549
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines315146016923
147 Kazakhstan309145-2136-11
148 Ethiopia299143-5130-18
149 Surinam287148-11589
150 Gambia 273149-1138-12
151 Kyrgyzstan27115101576
152 Chinese Taipei2681531150-2
153 Myanmar 266150-3140-13
154 Namibia2591540144-10
155 Antigua and Barbuda257161617015
155 Luxembourg2571550153-2
157 Sierra Leone250156-1146-11
158 Burundi 246156-2145-13
159 Bermuda239159018324
160 Nicaragua238158-217313
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161 Bangladesh 229160-1151-10
161 Papua New Guinea229162117211
163 Chad 222162-1152-11
164 Eritrea 2191640155-9
165 Netherlands Antilles218165018823
166 Dominica216165-118519
166 Laos 21617041671
166 San Marino2161671162-4
169 Equatorial Guinea 201168-1160-9
170 Dominican Republic20017001711
171 Tanzania192169-2159-12
172 Niger 1851731164-8
172 Seychelles 1851720163-9
174 Mauritania 1841740165-9
175 British Virgin Islands 17817721750
176 Nepal 177175-1165-11
177 Pakistan 176176-1168-9
178 Samoa 1701780176-2
179 Central African Republic 1601790177-2
180 Belize1511800174-6
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181 Guyana14818101821
182 Tonga 1401820180-2
183 Cayman Islands1331830181-2
184 Mongolia1251840179-5
185 Cambodia 1211850178-7
186 New Caledonia119186000
187 Bhutan10118811870
187 Guinea-Bissau 1011870186-1
189 Macao 991890184-5
190 Bahamas9419111933
190 Cook Islands 9419001900
192 Somalia 921920191-1
193 Philippines 881930189-4
194 São Tomé e Príncipe 821940192-2
195 Brunei Darussalam 671950194-1
196 Aruba661960195-1
197 Anguilla6519701981
198 Afghanistan591980196-2
199 US Virgin Islands 5019901990
200 Djibouti 452000197-3
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201 Montserrat3320542043
202 Puerto Rico32201-1200-2
203 Turks and Caicos Islands 27202-12030
204 American Samoa19203-1202-2
205 Guam16204-1201-4


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