Updated FIFA rankings: disappointment for Spain and Argentina | OneFootball

After the suspension of the Finalissima, both the Albiceleste and La Roja lost positions. Who is the new leader?

In a double match window that saw them scrambling to arrange friendlies at the last minute due to the suspension of the Finalissima, both Argentina and Spain ended up losing places in the FIFA Ranking. The latest update pushed down the world’s two best national teams in a list that now has a new leader.

Now, sitting at the top is France, which had two demanding friendlies with happy endings. Les Bleus beat both Brazil and Colombia and picked up more than 7 points thanks to the caliber of their opponents, allowing them to overtake La Roja and the Albiceleste.

Luis De La Fuente’s team has now dropped to second place. After gaining 1.94 points with the rout of Serbia in their first match, the draw against Egypt worked against them: they lost 2.73 points and, as a result, the top spot in the FIFA Ranking.

Argentina also won both of its exhibition matches, but the level of its opponents did not allow it to gain many points. It earned 0.63 for the 2-1 win over Mauritania and 0.86 for the 5-0 victory over Zambia. Now, Lionel Scaloni’s side is third, after having been top for much of the post-World Cup period.

Argentina will arrive at the 2026 World Cup in the same FIFA Ranking position it held going into Qatar 2022

The truth is that the Argentina national team will once again enter a World Cup on the lowest step of the FIFA Ranking podium, just as it did for Qatar 2022. At that time, the teams ahead of it were Brazil and Belgium.

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