FIFA ranking

Argentina may be champions of the world, but they aren't going to be No. 1 in the updated FIFA rankings.

Kylian Mbappé notched a hat trick, with the first two goals coming in the 80th and 81st minutes after France fell behind 2-0. The United States, which advanced out of the group stage before losing to the Netherlands in the round of 16, is the highest-ranked team in the CONCACAF at No. Brazil lost to Croatia in those quarterfinals, although the defeat came via a penalty shootout. surely aren't too concerned with the FIFA rankings after prevailing on the sport's biggest stage. Johnson explained Brazil only held onto their top spot because Sunday's final went into a penalty shootout. 1 in the updated FIFA rankings.

Despite Brazil being eliminated from the tournament in quarterfinals, Argentina's World Cup triumph is still not enough to overtake them. Brazil won three games ...

Denmark have fallen down eight spots to the 18th position and Serbia is down eight spots to the 29th. USA are the top-ranked Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) team. Cameroon’s win over Brazil gave them a jump of 10 spots, up to the 33rd position. Italy dropped to eight after not being able to qualify. Fellow quarterfinalists Netherlands moved two places to sixth. Despite Brazil being eliminated from the tournament in quarterfinals, Argentina’s World Cup triumph is still not enough to overtake them. Belgium, which failed to make it past the group stage, slid down two places to fourth. Brazil won three games in the tournament and suffered a loss to Cameroon. Had France or Argentina won within 120 minutes, including 30 minutes of extra-time, they would have gone number one. Follow FIFA World Ranking 2022 updates with In the finals, they beat France by 4-2 on penalties. FIFA World Ranking: Brazil RETAINS No 1 Spot in FIFA rankings, despite SHOCKING Quarterfinals Loss – Check Out

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Lionel Messi of Argentina winks to the crowd. Argentina received a deserved bump in FIFA's updated men's world rankings ...

[Belgium](https://www.thescore.com/worldcup/teams/1117) fell two places from second to fourth after failing to make it out of the group stage. [Australia](https://www.thescore.com/worldcup/teams/133) and [Cameroon](https://www.thescore.com/worldcup/teams/128) also enjoyed double-digit rises - ranked 27th and 33rd, respectively - after exceeding expectations in Qatar. [Morocco](https://www.thescore.com/worldcup/teams/684) skyrocketed up the rankings after producing an unforeseen run to the World Cup semifinals. Mexico is ranked 15th, while [Canada](https://www.thescore.com/worldcup/teams/673) suffered one of the biggest drops by plummeting 12 places to 53rd. 1 spot even though the Selecao crashed out of the World Cup in the quarterfinals. Argentina or France would've usurped Brazil had Sunday's finale been decided within the allotted 120 minutes of playing time.

Lionel Messi inspired his side to an historic triumph in Qatar, beating France on penalties to claim their first World Cup win since 1986 - yet Argentina ...

13) USA (up 3) 11) Morocco (up 11) 12) Switzerland (up 3) [Lionel Messi](/sport/lionelmessi/index.html) inspired his side to an historic victory in Qatar, beating France on penalties to claim their first World Cup triumph since 1986. 3) France (up 1) 2) Argentina (up 1)

The 2022 World Cup final is here, and as the two nations lock horns for the top prize on the international stage, we consider how they currently rank.

La Albiceleste arrived in Qatar as the fourth best team according to FIFA’s rankings and, especially given that this is expected to be Lionel Messi’s final World Cup game, will be aiming to finish on a real high. Where is Argentina in the world rankings? Where is France in the world rankings?

Despite Argentina's first FIFA World Cup title since 1986 and third overall, Brazil will retain their top spot in the FIFA World Ranking this month.

The Netherlands, another quarterfinalist, dropped two places to sixth. Belgium, which failed to make it past the group stage, slid down two places to fourth. Despite Brazil's elimination from the tournament in the quarterfinals, Argentina's World Cup victory was not enough to overtake them. Italy dropped to eighth place after failing to qualify. Portugal remains ninth and unchanged, while Spain drops three places to tenth. Brazil have held the number one position since February 2022, when they dethroned Belgium.

Argentina will not take over at the top of FIFA's World Ranking this month -- despite winning the World Cup.

[United States](/football/team?id=660) takes over as the top-ranking CONCACAF team, up three places into 13th as [Mexico](/football/team?id=203) falls two into 15th. [Morocco](/football/team?id=2869) and [Australia](/football/team?id=628), who both rose 11 places. [News and features](/football/league/_/name/fifa.world) [Italy](/football/team?id=162), who failed to make it to Qatar, drop two spots to eighth. [Brazil](/football/team?id=205) have held the No. 1 position since February, when they deposed [Belgium](/football/team?id=459) at the summit.