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Spain end 2025 as top-ranked team in FIFA rankings

Having knocked Argentina off their perch in September, Spain remain atop in FIFA's final instalment of rankings of 2025.

Spain sit atop the latest FIFA rankings
Spain sit atop the latest FIFA rankings Credit: Getty Images
| Updated on: Dec 22, 2025 | 08:12 PM

Euro 2024 champions Spain will end 2025 at the top of the men's FIFA rankings. The latest and final rankings of the year were released on Monday, with little change from the previous list released on November 19.

The top 10 remain unchanged with Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Croatia following Spain, who stood firm at the top, having displaced Argentina from the top of the pile in the September instalment of standings.

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Morocco (11th, unchanged) fell just short of breaking into the top 10 for the first time since April 1998 after clinching the regional crown in Doha, Qatar. The African/Arab nation ended 2025, trailing Croatia (10th, unchanged) by just 0.54 points. Spain, Argentina and France (3rd, unchanged) round off the podium in the end-of-year line-up.

Spain's reign at the top continues

Spain, which topped the World Cup Group E qualifying, will face off against Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde in Group H at the 2026 tournament scheduled to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

According to FIFA, Vietnam, which rose three places to 107th in the rankings, registered the biggest leap. Jordan (64th, up 2) and Singapore (148th, up 3) were among the big movers.

Among the standout performers were Norway (29th, unchanged), which earned 68.70 points, and Suriname (123rd, unchanged), which has moved up 15 places since the December 2024 ranking. Twelve other countries have also shot up between 10 and 14 places over the past year.

The next instalment of the rankings will be published on January 19.

Here are the main talking points from the FIFA rankings

Leaders - Spain (unchanged)

Moves into the top 10 -  None

Moves out of top 10 - None

Matches played in total - 42

Most matches played - Jordan and Morocco (6 matches each)

Biggest move by points - Palestine (up 14.18 points)

Biggest move by ranks - Singapore and Vietnam (up 3 ranks each)

Biggest drop by points - Malaysia (down 22.52 points)

(With Inputs from FIFA)

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