FIFA Ranking — World Cup 2026

All 48 qualified teams sorted by FIFA Men's World Ranking. The tier-tag drives the opponent-strength multiplier in the model behind the $5k→$50k challenge.

48 teamsAvg rank #30Snapshot May 2026

Full ranking

Sorted ascending by FIFA position.

#	Team	Group	Tier
1	Argentina	J	Tier 1 · Top 10
2	Spain	H	Tier 1 · Top 10
3	France	I	Tier 1 · Top 10
4	England	L	Tier 1 · Top 10
5	Brazil	C	Tier 1 · Top 10
6	Portugal	K	Tier 1 · Top 10
7	Netherlands	F	Tier 1 · Top 10
8	Belgium	G	Tier 1 · Top 10
9	Croatia	L	Tier 1 · Top 10
11	Germany	E	Tier 1 · Top 20
12	Morocco	C	Tier 1 · Top 20
13	Colombia	K	Tier 1 · Top 20
14	Uruguay	H	Tier 1 · Top 20
15	Mexico	A	Tier 1 · Top 20
16	Switzerland	B	Tier 1 · Top 20
17	Japan	F	Tier 1 · Top 20
18	United States	D	Tier 1 · Top 20
19	Senegal	I	Tier 1 · Top 20
20	Iran	G	Tier 1 · Top 20
22	Austria	J	Tier 2 · 21–50
23	South Korea	A	Tier 2 · 21–50
24	Australia	D	Tier 2 · 21–50
25	Sweden	F	Tier 2 · 21–50
26	Ecuador	E	Tier 2 · 21–50
28	Scotland	C	Tier 2 · 21–50
30	Canada	B	Tier 2 · 21–50
31	Tunisia	F	Tier 2 · 21–50
32	Panama	L	Tier 2 · 21–50
33	Paraguay	D	Tier 2 · 21–50
34	Algeria	J	Tier 2 · 21–50
35	Czechia	A	Tier 2 · 21–50
36	Norway	I	Tier 2 · 21–50
40	Qatar	B	Tier 2 · 21–50
41	Saudi Arabia	H	Tier 2 · 21–50
42	Egypt	G	Tier 2 · 21–50
43	Iraq	I	Tier 2 · 21–50
45	Jordan	J	Tier 2 · 21–50
46	Cape Verde	H	Tier 2 · 21–50
47	Uzbekistan	K	Tier 2 · 21–50
48	Ghana	L	Tier 2 · 21–50
49	New Zealand	G	Tier 2 · 21–50
50	South Africa	A	Tier 2 · 21–50
54	Costa Rica	E	Tier 3 · 51–100
56	Bosnia-Herzegovina	B	Tier 3 · 51–100
58	Turkey	D	Tier 3 · 51–100
68	DR Congo	K	Tier 3 · 51–100
81	Haiti	C	Tier 3 · 51–100
101	Curaçao	E	Tier 4 · 100+

By tier

Top 20

19 teams

Argentina#1

Spain#2

France#3

England#4

Brazil#5

Portugal#6

Netherlands#7

Belgium#8

Croatia#9

Germany#11

Morocco#12

Colombia#13

Uruguay#14

Mexico#15

Switzerland#16

Japan#17

United States#18

Senegal#19

Iran#20

21 – 50

23 teams

Austria#22

South Korea#23

Australia#24

Sweden#25

Ecuador#26

Scotland#28

Canada#30

Tunisia#31

Panama#32

Paraguay#33

Algeria#34

Czechia#35

Norway#36

Qatar#40

Saudi Arabia#41

Egypt#42

Iraq#43

Jordan#45

Cape Verde#46

Uzbekistan#47

Ghana#48

New Zealand#49

South Africa#50

51 – 100

5 teams

Costa Rica#54

Bosnia-Herzegovina#56

Turkey#58

DR Congo#68

Haiti#81

100+

1 teams

Curaçao#101

How this feeds the model

Each team's rank slots into a tier that adjusts the opponent-strength multiplier when pricing form. Exact positions shift month to month — what matters is the bucket: top 10 vs top 50 vs top 100 vs 100+. Snapshot is refreshed before each major recalibration.