Below are the latest Men's Top 50 FIFA Rankings, released on Jan. 19, 2026. There were no changes in the top 7 teams from December's rankings. Newly crowned African Cup of Nations champions Senegal moved up 7 places from 19th to 12th and the team they played in the final, Morocco, cracked the top 10 - moving up 3 places from 11th to 8th. The United States moved down to 15th, Mexico moved down to 16th, and Canada moved down to 29th. The next FIFA Men's Rankings update is tentatively scheduled to be released after the Inter-confederation and UEFA World Cup Qualifying Playoffs at the end of March.
Men's top 50 FIFA rankings:
1. Spain
2. Argentina
3. France
4. England
5. Brazil
6. Portugal
7. Netherlands
8. Morocco
9. Belgium
10. Germany
11. Croatia
12. Senegal
13. Italy
14. Colombia
15. USA
16. Mexico
17. Uruguay
18. Switzerland
19. Japan
20. Iran
21. Denmark
22. South Korea
23. Ecuador
24. Austria
25. Türkiye
26. Nigeria
27. Australia
28. Algeria
29. Canada
30. Ukraine
31. Egypt
32. Norway
33. Panama
34. Poland
35. Wales
36. Russia
37. Ivory Coast
38. Scotland
39. Serbia
40. Paraguay
41. Hungary
42. Sweden
43. Czechia
44. Slovakia
45. Cameroon
46. Greece
47. Tunisia
48. Congo DR
49. Romania
50. Venezuela
Honorable Mentions (teams outside the Top 50 who can still qualify for 2026 World Cup):
58. Iraq
59. Ireland
63. Albania
66. North Macedonia
69. Northern Ireland
70. Jamaica
71. Bosnia and Herzegovina
76. Bolivia
79. Kosovo
123. Suriname
150. New Caledonia
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