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Where were you in Sept. 2018? Well, France was atop the FIFA Men's World Ranking, and for the first time since that time period, Kylian Mbappe and the French are first in that ranking again, as of Wednesday, Apr. 1.
France moved up two spots to get to No. 1. Spain (No. 2) and defending World Cup champions Argentina (No. 3) each fell one spot. All top 10 teams will be at the World Cup, which will be held this summer starting June 11. This edition will be the largest of the World Cup ever with 48 teams spread across three co-host nations (USA, Canada, and Mexico).
The highest team that won't be going to soccer's marquee event is No. 12 Italy, who were eliminated in the playoffs by Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Elsewhere, the United States came in at No. 16, falling one spot in the wake of its Tuesday night international friendly loss to Portugal. Mexico comes in at No. 15 while Canada came in at No. 30. All that said, no country moved out or into the top 10.
The highest riser was Vietnam, which went from No. 108 to No. 99. Malaysia had the steepest drop, going from No. 121 to No. 138.
Here are the top 30 teams:
1. France
2. Spain
3. Argentina
4. England
5. Portugal
6. Brazil
7. Netherlands
8. Morocco
9. Belgium
10. Germany
11. Croatia
12. Italy
13. Colombia
14. Senegal
15. Mexico
16. United States
17. Uruguay
18. Japan
19. Switzerland
20. Denmark
21. Ir Iran
22. Türkiye
23. Ecuador
24. Austria
25. Korea Republic
26. Nigeria
27. Australia
28. Algeria
29. Egypt
30. Canada
The next edition of these rankings come out on June 10. And the next day, June 11, the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup commences, and FOX is the exclusive home of the historic tournament, which is taking place in America, Canada and Mexico.
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