Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	326	–
2	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	295	–
3	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States	239	▲ +2
4	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	201	▲ +8
5	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	128	–
6	Uruguay	Uruguay	Uruguay	Uruguay	France	124	▲ +5
7	Sweden	Sweden	France	France	Uruguay	123	–
8	France	France	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	118	–
9	England	England	England	England	England	116	▲ +6
10	Netherlands	Spain	Spain	Spain	Spain	114	▲ +12
11	Spain	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	82	–
12	Norway	Norway	Norway	Mexico	Norway	76	▲ +4
13	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Norway	Mexico	73	–
14	China	China	China	China	China	68	–
15	Russia	Russia	Russia	Japan	Japan	63	▲ +3
16	Yugoslavia	Japan	Japan	Russia	Russia	60	–
17	Japan	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	55	–
18	Hungary	Hungary	Canada	Canada	Canada	53	▲ +1
19	Canada	Canada	Nigeria	Nigeria	Nigeria	52	–
20	Czech Republic	Nigeria	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	51	–
21	Nigeria	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	48	–
22	Chile	Chile	Chile	Chile	Chile	45	–
23	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Australia	41	▲ +1
24	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Denmark	41	–
25	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	Colombia	40	–
26	Paraguay	Paraguay	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	33	–
27	New Zealand	New Zealand	Paraguay	Paraguay	Paraguay	33	–
28	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	32	–
29	Peru	Peru	Peru	Peru	Belgium	30	▲ +4
30	Poland	Poland	Poland	Poland	Cameroon	30	▲ +3
31	Cameroon	Cameroon	Cameroon	Cameroon	Peru	29	–
32	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Poland	29	–
33	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	Austria	23	–
34	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	Ghana	22	–
35	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	Croatia	20	–
36	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	20	–
37	North Korea	North Korea	North Korea	North Korea	Switzerland	19	▲ +4
38	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Morocco	17	▲ +4
39	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	North Korea	16	–
40	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	South Korea	15	–
41	Bolivia	Bolivia	Bolivia	Morocco	Costa Rica	14	–
42	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Morocco	Bolivia	Bolivia	12	–
43	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	12	–
44	South Africa	South Africa	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	11	–
45	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	11	–
46	Turkey	Turkey	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	10	–
47	Morocco	Morocco	Turkey	Senegal	Senegal	10	–
48	Iran	Iran	Iran	Turkey	Turkey	10	–
49	Romania	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	Iran	Iran	8	–
50	Senegal	Romania	Romania	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	8	–

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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