Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	48	▼ -2
2	Germany	Sweden	Germany	Sweden	England	21	–
3	Canada	Germany	Sweden	Brazil	Brazil	20	▼ -4
4	Sweden	Canada	Canada	Germany	Sweden	19	▼ -6
5	Brazil	England	England	Canada	Spain	18	–
6	England	Brazil	Brazil	England	Canada	17	▼ -5
7	Netherlands	Japan	Netherlands	Spain	Netherlands	16	–
8	Japan	Netherlands	Spain	Netherlands	Japan	13	▲ +3
9	France	Spain	Japan	Japan	Germany	12	▼ -11
10	Nigeria	France	France	France	Australia	8	▲ +1
11	New Zealand	Nigeria	Nigeria	Nigeria	France	8	▼ -1
12	Norway	Australia	Australia	Australia	Colombia	6	–
13	Australia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Nigeria	6	▼ -3
14	Colombia	New Zealand	Italy	Italy	Italy	5	–
15	Italy	Italy	Norway	Norway	Norway	4	–
16	Papua New Guinea	Norway	South Africa	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	4	–
17	South Africa	Papua New Guinea	China	South Africa	South Africa	4	–
18	China	South Africa	New Zealand	Argentina	Argentina	3	–
19	Denmark	China	Papua New Guinea	China	Cameroon	3	▲ +2
20	Spain	Argentina	Argentina	New Zealand	China	3	–
21	Argentina	Cameroon	Chile	Solomon Islands	New Zealand	3	–
22	Cameroon	Chile	Denmark	Chile	Solomon Islands	3	–
23	Chile	Costa Rica	Fiji	Denmark	Chile	2	–
24	Costa Rica	Denmark	Jamaica	Fiji	Denmark	2	–
25	Fiji	Fiji	Morocco	Jamaica	Fiji	2	–
26	Jamaica	Jamaica	Austria	Morocco	Jamaica	2	–
27	Austria	Austria	Cameroon	Austria	Morocco	2	–
28	Ecuador	Ecuador	Iceland	Cameroon	Austria	1	–
29	Iceland	Iceland	Poland	Iceland	Iceland	1	–
30	Mexico	Mexico	South Korea	Poland	Malawi	1	▲ +1
31	Morocco	Morocco		South Korea	Poland	1	–
32	Poland	Poland			South Korea	1	–
33	South Korea	South Korea					–

New faces, gulfs in class and flawed drama: how 48 teams changed the World Cup

TheGuardian.com | 22.07.2026

The first 48-team World Cup had its positives and negatives – do we need to brace for a 64-team future?

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The greatest teams of all time: Hungary 1950–56

UEFA.com | 14.04.2026

ounded in Communism and a fluid approach that proved the harbinger of Total Football, the Magical Magyars redrew the football map in the 1950s, losing one in 50 at one stage.

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Ten reasons why the 1970 World Cup was the greatest ever

GQ-magazine.co.uk | 29.05.2020

From Rivelino’s moustache and Gerd Müller’s hair to Peru’s iconic kit and Pelé’s audacious dummy, no wonder Mexico ’70 was the greatest World Cup ever

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