FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

Thursday 10 July 2025, 08:00

Croatia back in Top 10 of FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking; Mexico make waves

  • World champions Argentina remain out ahead in FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking

  • Mexicans also have top 10 in sight after claiming Concacaf Gold Cup glory

  • Continental quarter-finalists Costa Rica are the biggest climbers

The last few months have seen some awe-inspiring football action, including on the international stage with FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifiers, confederation showpieces and a number of friendly matches. More than 200 relevant national-team encounters have been contested around the world since the last edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking was released, and those fixtures have made their mark on the standings.

The changes start at the top end, with Croatia climbing one place to return to the top 10 at the expense of Italy (11th, down 2). For their part, Portugal (6th, up 1) and the Netherlands (7th, down 1) have swapped places, while eighth-placed Belgium have not budged but now have Germany (9th, up 1) looming ominously behind them. There is no movement at the summit, however. FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ winners Argentina remain in pole position, with Spain (2nd) and France (3rd) still their closest challengers and England and Brazil continuing to round off the top five in that order.

Although both Concacaf Gold Cup finalists are upwardly mobile, champions Mexico (13th, up 4) have leapfrogged beaten finalists the United States (15th, up 1), to become the region’s best-ranked team. Meanwhile, Senegal (18th, up 1) have cemented their berth in the top 20, as have Switzerland (19th, also up 1).

Several teams have climbed five places, including Norway (now 33rd), Paraguay (43rd), North Macedonia (62nd) and Zambia (83rd), but they are eclipsed by Costa Rica (40th, up 14): this edition’s biggest climbers in terms of places. Whereas Los Ticos graced the last eight at the Gold Cup, the two losing semi-finalists at the Concacaf showpiece, Honduras (66th, up 9) and Guatemala (100th, up 6), have also made significant strides because of their fine runs.

Romell Quioto #12 of Honduras celebrates

Asia is no stranger to spectacular surges, either, with Indonesia (118th, up 5), Malaysia (125th, up 6), Hong Kong, China (147th, up 6) and Laos (185th, up 5) leading the way. Even greater advances have been recorded by Bermuda (162nd, up 6) and Grenada (167th, up 7).

LeaderArgentina (unchanged)
Moves into top 10Croatia (10, plus 1)
Moves out of top 10Italy (11, minus 2)
Matches played in total202
Most matches playedMexico, USA (8 matches each)
Biggest move by pointsHonduras (up 46.33 points)
Biggest move by ranksCosta Rica (up 14 ranks)
Biggest drop by pointsHaiti (down 30.11 points)
Biggest drop by ranksCongo, Haiti, Jamaica, Maldives (down 7 ranks each)
Newly ranked teamsnone
Teams that are no longer rankednone
Inactive teams, not rankedEritrea

Finally, Canada (28th, up 2) and Kosovo (95th, also up 2) deserve a special mention. Having previously hit new heights back in April, both have built on that achievement and are once again sitting pretty in their highest-ever position.

The full ranking can be found on Inside FIFA.

The next edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking will be published on 18 September 2025.