The FIFA Ranking was updated: where is Argentina?

Despite the dispute of the African and Asian Cups, which took place at the beginning of 2024, the performances of the participating teams did not affect the change in the main positions of the FIFA Ranking, which continues to have first place the Argentine team led by Lionel Scaloni and led by Lionel Messi, top references of the “Albiceleste” conquest in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

This way, The three-time world champion will remain at the top for at least another month, with 1855.20 points, closely followed by the team they beat in the grand final of the last competition, none other than France (1,845.44), while the team that completes the podium is that of England (1,800.05).

Further down, and above historical teams, appears Belgium (1,798.46), which surpasses the most World Cup winners, Brazil (1,784.09), the Netherlands (1,745.48), Portugal (1,745.06), Spain (1,732.64), Italy (1,718.82) and Croatia (1,717.57), which completes the top 10.

Where was Uruguay? Those led by Marcelo “Loco” Bielsa were only in the top 10, and are in eleventh place, with 1,665.99 units, while Colombia is fourteenth with 1,655.29 and Mexico is fifteenth with 1,652.7.

The team that has earned the most points (92.04) with respect to the previous ranking is Qatarwhich has revalidated the title in Asia, and which has risen 21 points to settle at 37his best position in the world rankings.

NigeriaAfrican runner-up, is ranked 28th, while Ivory Coastwinner of the CAN, in 39th place. Senegal is second in its confederation, 17th place, although it fell in the round of 16 against Morocco, which rises one place and is in 12th place. Will the ranking change after the Copa América and the Euro Cup? Everything is to be defined.

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