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	199	▲ +2
2	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	111	–
3	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	85	–
4	Norway	Norway	Norway	Norway	Norway	70	–
5	China	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	69	–
6	Sweden	China	China	China	China	66	–
7	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	48	▲ +1
8	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	47	▲ +3
9	Nigeria	Nigeria	Nigeria	England	England	31	–
10	New Zealand	Australia	Australia	Nigeria	Nigeria	31	–
11	Australia	England	England	Australia	Australia	28	▲ +1
12	England	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	27	–
13	France	France	France	Spain	Spain	19	–
14	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	France	France	18	–
15	Argentina	Spain	Spain	Netherlands	Netherlands	17	–
16	Denmark	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	13	–
17	North Korea	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	12	–
18	Chinese Taipei	North Korea	North Korea	Italy	Italy	12	–
19	Italy	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	North Korea	North Korea	12	–
20	Mexico	Italy	Italy	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	11	–
21	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	11	–
22	Equatorial Guinea	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	8	–
23	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	7	–
24	Chile	South Africa	South Africa	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	7	–
25	Papua New Guinea	Chile	Chile	South Africa	South Africa	7	–
26	Thailand	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	Chile	Cameroon	6	▲ +3
27	Spain	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Chile	6	–
28	Cameroon	Cameroon	Cameroon	Cameroon	Thailand	6	–
29	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	3	–
30	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	3	–
31	Fiji	Fiji	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands	3	–
32	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Fiji	Fiji	2	–
33	Iceland	Iceland	Iceland	Great Britain	Great Britain	2	–
34	India	India	India	Iceland	Iceland	2	–
35	Jamaica	Jamaica	Jamaica	India	India	2	–
36	Russia	Russia	Morocco	Jamaica	Jamaica	2	–
37	Austria	Austria	Russia	Morocco	Morocco	2	–
38	Ecuador	Ecuador	Austria	Russia	Russia	2	–
39	Finland	Finland	Ecuador	Austria	Austria	1	–
40	Morocco	Morocco	Finland	Ecuador	Ecuador	1	–
41	Peru	Peru	Peru	Finland	Finland	1	–
42	Poland	Poland	Poland	Peru	Malawi	1	▲ +1
43	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Poland	Peru	1	–
44	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	South Korea	Poland	1	–
45	Uruguay	Uruguay	Uruguay	Trinidad and Tobago	South Korea	1	–
46	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Uruguay	Trinidad and Tobago	1	–
47				Venezuela	Uruguay	1	–
48					Venezuela	1	–

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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