FIFA updates ranking, Argentina stays on top

World champions Argentina are staying at the top of the FIFA world rankings after their latest update on Thursday.

Argentina won against Ecuador and Bolivia in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers earlier this month, while second-placed France, who lost to Germany in a friendly last week, retained second place followed by Brazil, England and Belgium.

Portugal were the only team in the top 10 to climb a spot, moving up to eighth, while Italy dropped one place to ninth after a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.

FIFA’s latest men’s world rankings are in 🔐🇦🇷🔝 pic.twitter.com/yd8nFDLQaL

— OneFootball (@OneFootball) September 21, 2023

Here is the top 20 teams:

1 – Argentina

2 – France

3 – Brazil

4 – England

5 – Belgium

6 – Croatia

7 – Netherlands

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8 – Portugal

9 – Italy

10 – Spain

11 – United States

12 – Mexico

13 – Morocco

14 – Switzerland

15 – Germany

16 – Colombia

17 – Uruguay

18 – Denmark

19 – Japan

20 – Senegal