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United States FIFA Rankings 2024: List of Top 10 Teams in the World Emerges
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy.
Zürich, Switzerland - The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) released its latest ranking on Thursday, February 15.
Four-time FIFA World Cup winner, Germany was missing from the top ten list. The German Machine were able to secure the 16th position.
According to FIFA's latest rankings, the following countries are the best 10 footballing nations in the world.
The 2023 FIFA World Cup winner in Qatar occupies the first position with 1855.2 points
The runner-up Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is the second-best team with 1845.44 points
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The Three Lions of England occupies the number three position with 1800.05 points
Belgium are number four with 1798.46
Five-time FIFA World Cup winner, Brazil is ranked the 5th best team in the world with 1784.09 points
- Netherlands
The Dutch football team with 1745.48 points is ranked the 6th best team in the world
Portugal is the 7th best footballing nation in the world with 1745.06 points
The 2010 FIFA World Cup winner, Spain with 1732.64 points occupies the 8th position
The Azuris of Italy are ranked the 9th best team in the world with 1718.82 points
Croatia makes up the top ten list with 1717.57 points.
List of top 10 teams in Africa
Legit.ng earlier reported that a few days after the conclusion of the CAF Africa Cup of Nigeria (AFCON) 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire, FIFA released its latest ranking. The football world governing body released the ranking of international teams across the world with some African countries making serious improvements in the ranking.
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"3rd in Africa, 28th globally": FIFA gives Nigeria new football rank after reaching AFCON finals
According to the FIFA latest rankings, the AFCON winner, the Elephant of Ivory Coast and runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria moved into the top five while bronze-winning Bafana Bafana of South Africa moved into the top ten.
The Atlas Lions of Morocco and the Téranga of Senegal held on to their strong positions in football world rankings
Source: Legit.ng
