France passes Spain for No. 1 in FIFA world rankings; US drops
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France's Desire Doue shoots to score his second goal on March 29, during a friendly football match against Colombia in the US.
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- France is now No. 1 in FIFA world rankings, after wins against Brazil and Colombia, surpassing Spain for the first time since 2018.
- Spain drops to No. 2 after a draw with Egypt; Argentina slips to No. 3, while England and Portugal remain at No. 4 and No. 5.
- Mexico rises to No. 15, the US Men’s National Team is No. 16, and Canada is No. 30; Italy, Denmark and Nigeria miss the World Cup.
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GENEVA - France has overtaken Spain to regain the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world rankings for the first time since September 2018.
Impressive wins in March friendlies against Brazil and Colombia moved France up two spots in the rankings released on April 1.
Spain dropped to No. 2 and defending FIFA World Cup champion Argentina slipped one spot to No. 3. England held steady at No. 4 and Portugal climbed one spot to close out the top five.
Spain had occupied the top spot since September 2025 but is coming off a scoreless draw on March 31 against Egypt.
Brazil fell one spot to No. 6, with the Netherlands, Morocco, Belgium and Germany rounding out the top 10.
As far as this summer’s World Cup co-hosts, Mexico moved up a spot to No. 15, switching places with the US Men’s National team at No. 16. Canada is ranked 30th.
Thirty-seven of the 48 teams set to compete this summer in North America are ranked in the top 50.
Only three of the top 30 will miss the World Cup: No. 12 Italy, No. 20 Denmark and No. 26 Nigeria. FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
