FIFA ranking: September 2018 preview

FIFA will publish the ranking on September 20th.

Lots of matches for the UEFA Nations League groups, CONCACAF Nations League qualifiers, CAF Nations Cup qualifiers, a few regional Asian tournaments and also still a reasonable amount of friendlies.

Also check the probable September ranking.


August 2018 rank - Country - August 2018 points - Minimum points - Maximum points

1 France 1726 1707 1736 2 Belgium 1723 1704 1729 3 Brazil 1657 1643 1663 4 Croatia 1643 1629 1654 5 Uruguay 1627 1622 1632 6 England 1615 1607 1622 7 Portugal 1599 1586 1611 8 Switzerland 1597 1588 1603 9 Denmark 1580 1566 1591 9 Spain 1580 1567 1597 11 Argentina 1574 1560 1580 12 Chile 1570 1557 1577 13 Sweden 1565 1550 1575 14 Colombia 1563 1552 1572 15 Germany 1561 1556 1571 16 Mexico 1560 1550 1570 17 Netherlands 1540 1530 1555 18 Poland 1538 1525 1550 19 Wales 1536 1521 1551 20 Peru 1535 1530 1540 21 Italy 1532 1518 1548 22 USA 1508 1500 1520 23 Austria 1502 1489 1514 24 Tunisia 1498 1478 1503 24 Senegal 1498 1479 1504 26 Slovakia 1493 1481 1506 27 Northern Ireland 1492 1477 1502 28 Romania 1490 1474 1504 29 Republic of Ireland 1484 1473 1498 30 Paraguay 1477 1477 1477 31 Venezuela 1476 1472 1482 32 Iran 1471 1464 1474 32 Costa Rica 1471 1460 1480 32 Iceland 1471 1461 1491 35 Ukraine 1468 1453 1483 36 Serbia 1459 1441 1471 37 Congo DR 1456 1435 1460 38 Turkey 1455 1441 1471 39 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1452 1438 1468 40 Scotland 1444 1433 1458 41 Montenegro 1440 1422 1452 42 Greece 1436 1418 1448 43 Australia 1431 1431 1431 44 Czech Republic 1430 1418 1443 45 Ghana 1424 1407 1432 46 Morocco 1418 1400 1425 47 Cameroon 1416 1396 1421 47 Bulgaria 1416 1401 1430 49 Nigeria 1410 1388 1413 49 Russia 1410 1399 1423 51 Hungary 1409 1394 1424 52 Burkina Faso 1408 1391 1416 53 Norway 1406 1390 1420 54 Jamaica 1400 1386 1401 55 Japan 1392 1385 1404 55 Slovenia 1392 1376 1406 57 Korea Republic 1387 1380 1400 58 Albania 1384 1368 1398 59 Bolivia 1378 1378 1378 60 Ecuador 1376 1368 1378 61 Honduras 1368 1368 1368 62 Finland 1364 1348 1378 63 Mali 1360 1340 1365 64 Cape Verde Islands 1356 1337 1362 65 Egypt 1355 1339 1364 66 Algeria 1351 1330 1355 67 Cote d'Ivoire 1344 1326 1351 67 Guinea 1344 1328 1353 69 Panama 1343 1343 1343 70 Saudi Arabia 1336 1336 1336 70 FYR Macedonia 1336 1314 1344 72 El Salvador 1332 1317 1342 73 Syria 1328 1317 1337 74 South Africa 1327 1312 1337 75 China PR 1320 1308 1328 76 Zambia 1315 1299 1324 77 United Arab Emirates 1312 1311 1311 78 Belarus 1306 1282 1312 79 Lebanon 1304 1298 1308 79 Canada 1304 1292 1307 81 Curacao 1300 1288 1303 82 Uganda 1296 1279 1304 83 Congo 1292 1276 1301 84 Oman 1288 1282 1292 85 Luxembourg 1286 1262 1292 86 Gabon 1284 1266 1291 87 Cyprus 1280 1268 1298 88 Benin 1276 1260 1285 89 Iraq 1274 1267 1277 90 Faroe Islands 1268 1246 1276 91 Trinidad and Tobago 1264 1264 1264 92 Kyrgyzstan 1260 1250 1270 93 Israel 1256 1247 1272 94 Estonia 1250 1240 1269 95 Uzbekistan 1247 1240 1260 96 India 1242 1227 1247 96 Georgia 1242 1224 1254 98 Qatar 1236 1227 1247 99 Palestine 1230 1220 1240 100 Armenia 1227 1210 1240 101 Libya 1224 1214 1239 102 Vietnam 1220 1220 1220 103 Niger 1216 1207 1232 104 Haiti 1212 1212 1212 105 Azerbaijan 1207 1187 1217 106 Mauritania 1200 1192 1217 107 Madagascar 1199 1193 1218 108 Korea DPR 1196 1196 1196 108 Central African Republic 1196 1187 1212 110 Jordan 1192 1184 1204 111 Sierra Leone 1188 1172 1197 112 Kenya 1182 1169 1204 113 Bahrain 1180 1171 1191 114 Mozambique 1176 1163 1188 115 Philippines 1172 1167 1177 116 Kazakhstan 1167 1152 1182 117 Namibia 1166 1157 1182 118 Zimbabwe 1164 1155 1180 119 New Zealand 1157 1157 1157 120 Tajikistan 1156 1156 1156 121 Guinea-Bissau 1148 1136 1161 122 Thailand 1144 1144 1144 123 Malawi 1140 1129 1164 124 Togo 1136 1127 1152 125 Chinese Taipei 1135 1129 1139 126 Antigua and Barbuda 1132 1122 1137 127 Lithuania 1130 1123 1153 128 Sudan 1128 1114 1139 129 Latvia 1122 1109 1139 130 Turkmenistan 1120 1120 1120 130 Andorra 1120 1107 1136 132 Nicaragua 1116 1106 1121 133 Yemen 1112 1112 1112 134 Swaziland 1105 1101 1126 135 St. Kitts and Nevis 1104 1094 1109 136 Rwanda 1100 1093 1118 137 Angola 1096 1083 1108 138 Myanmar 1092 1092 1092 139 Botswana 1089 1077 1102 140 Tanzania 1084 1076 1101 141 Kosovo 1080 1069 1099 142 Hong Kong 1076 1076 1076 143 Solomon Islands 1072 1068 1078 143 Equatorial Guinea 1072 1061 1086 145 Afghanistan 1068 1068 1068 146 Guatemala 1064 1064 1084 146 Lesotho 1064 1057 1082 148 Burundi 1056 1046 1076 149 Comoros 1052 1047 1072 150 Maldives 1048 1038 1058 151 Ethiopia 1044 1032 1062 152 Dominican Republic 1040 1040 1040 153 Suriname 1036 1027 1042 154 New Caledonia 1032 1032 1032 155 Mauritius 1028 1023 1033 156 South Sudan 1024 1019 1044 157 Tahiti 1020 1020 1020 158 Liberia 1016 1012 1037 159 Kuwait 1012 1009 1019 160 Barbados 1005 995 1010 161 Nepal 1004 986 1016 162 Vanuatu 1000 1000 1000 163 Belize 999 989 1004 164 Indonesia 992 992 992 165 Fiji 985 976 996 166 Papua New Guinea 984 984 984 166 Cambodia 984 979 989 168 Grenada 980 976 991 169 Singapore 976 967 987 170 St. Lucia 972 967 982 171 Malaysia 971 962 982 172 Gambia 964 959 984 173 Puerto Rico 960 955 970 173 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 960 955 970 175 Moldova 957 951 981 176 Chad 956 956 956 177 Dominica 952 946 961 178 Laos 948 948 948 178 Bermuda 948 940 955 180 Liechtenstein 944 932 962 181 Cuba 940 931 946 182 Guyana 936 929 944 183 Bhutan 932 917 947 184 Malta 928 921 951 185 Macau 924 915 930 186 Sao Tomé e Príncipe 920 920 920 186 Mongolia 920 912 927 188 Aruba 916 909 924 188 Seychelles 916 913 938 190 Timor-Leste 912 904 919 190 Guam 912 902 922 192 American Samoa 908 908 908 192 Cook Islands 908 908 908 194 Bangladesh 904 888 917 195 Brunei Darussalam 900 893 908 195 Gibraltar 900 891 921 197 Samoa 896 896 896 197 Djibouti 896 896 896 199 US Virgin Islands 892 889 904 200 Sri Lanka 888 885 905 201 Pakistan 884 871 901 202 Cayman Islands 880 878 893 203 San Marino 876 871 901 204 British Virgin Islands 872 872 872 204 Montserrat 872 870 885 206 Tonga 868 868 868 206 Eritrea 868 868 868 206 Somalia 868 868 868 206 Anguilla 868 868 868 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 868 862 877 206 Bahamas 868 862 877

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