Argentina (2nd, plus 1) was recently proclaimed the winner of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, while Brazil (1st, -) is still in the lead in the final FIFA/Cola-Cola World Ranking of the year. A Seleço now holds a slim lead over La Albiceleste, who would have moved ahead of its neighbors and competitors had they defeated France (3rd, plus 1) in either regular or extra time of last Sunday’s World Cup final.
FIFA Men’s Ranking Dec 2022
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Les Bleus may have lost their world crown but they are back in the top three. Dropping out of it are Belgium (4th, minus 2), after they failed to reach the knockout phase at Qatar 2022. England (5th, – ) complete the top five.
On the back of their respective runs to the last four of the World Cup, Croatia (7th, plus 5) and Morocco (11th, plus 11) have both made spectacular jumps up the Ranking. The Atlas Lions are the year’s highest climbers in fact, having collected no fewer than 142 points over the last 12 months.
Similarly, Australia (27th, plus 11) and Cameroon (33rd, plus 10) also rose 11 and 10 spots respectively as a result of their World Cup achievements, while Saudi Arabia (49th, plus 2), which defeated Argentina in the group stage in Qatar, and Burkina Faso both entered the top 50. (50th, plus 4).
Seven teams, including the Gambia (126th, plus 24), Morocco (11th, plus 17), Costa Rica (32nd, plus 17), Cameroon (33rd, plus 17), Equatorial Guinea (98th, plus 16), Indonesia (151st, plus 13), and Cuba, have advanced more than ten places in the Ranking overall since December 2021. (168th, plus 11). In position 60 was Qatar.
