FIFA World Rankings December 2021 (released 23 December)

Fifa's World Rankings for December 2021 were published on December 23 at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.

There is not much change in the top 20 positions from November. Belgium who exited Euro 2020 in the quarterfinals are still top followed by Brazil and France who lost in the round of 16 to Switzerland. England, Copa America winners Argentina, Euro 2020 winners Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, and The Netherlands fill the top 10 positions.

Senegal are still the top African team in 20th place. England remains in 4th. Wales are 19th with the USA in 11th spot. Australia are in 35th place; Japan are in 26th position. Near neighbors South Korea are 33rd in the list. Scotland are 38th. The Republic of Ireland are in 47th place, Northern Ireland are 54th.

Ranking	Team
1	Belgium
2	Brazil
3	France
4	England
5	Argentina
6	Italy
7	Spain
8	Portugal
9	Denmark
10	The Netherlands
11	USA
12	Germany
13	Switzerland
14	Mexico
15	Croatia
16	Colombia
17	Uruguay
18	Sweden
19	Wales
20	Senegal
21	Iran
22	Peru
23	Serbia
24	Chile
25	Ukraine
26	Japan
27	Poland
28	Morocco
29	Algeria
30	Tunisia
31	Austria
32	Czech Republic
33	Korea Republic
34	Russia
35	Australia
36	Nigeria
37	Turkey
38	Scotland
39	Hungary
40	Canada
41	Norway
42	Slovakia
43	Paraguay
44	Romania
45	Egypt
46	Ecuador
47	Republic of Ireland
48	Qatar
49	Costa Rica
50	Cameroon
51	Saudi Arabia
52	Ghana
53	Mali
54	Northern Ireland
55	Greece
56	Côte d'Ivoire
57	Jamaica
58	Finland
59	Venezuela
60	Burkina Faso
61	Bosnia-Herzegovina
62	Iceland
63	Panama
64	Congo DR
65	Slovenia
66	Albania
67	North Macedonia
68	South Africa
69	United Arab Emirates
70	El Salvador
71	Bulgaria
72	Montenegro
73	Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands)
74	China
75	Iraq
76	Honduras
77	Bolivia
78	Israel
79	Oman
80	Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles)
81	Guinea
82	Uganda
83	Benin
84	Uzbekistan
85	Georgia
86	Syria
87	Haiti
88	Zambia
89	Gabon
90	Jordan
91	Bahrain
92	Armenia
93	Luxembourg
94	Belarus
95	Lebanon
96	Kyrgyz Republic
97	Congo
98	Vietnam
99	Palestine
100	Trinidad & Tobago
101	Madagascar
102	Kenya
103	Mauritania
104	India
105	Cyprus
106	Guinea-Bissau
107	Estonia
108	Sierra Leone
109	Korea DPR
109	New Zealand
111	Kosovo
112	Namibia
113	Niger
114	Equatorial Guinea
115	Thailand
116	Tajikistan
117	Libya
118	Mozambique
119	Kazakhstan
120	Azerbaijan
121	Zimbabwe
122	Guatemala
123	Faroe Islands
124	Togo
125	Sudan
126	Angola
127	Antigua & Barbuda
128	Philippines
129	Malawi
130	Central African Republic
131	Tanzania
132	Comoros
133	Turkmenistan
134	Latvia
135	Rwanda
136	Lithuania
137	Ethiopia
138	St Kitts and Nevis
139	Suriname
140	Burundi
141	Solomon Islands
142	Kuwait
143	Nicaragua
144	Liberia
145	Lesotho
146	Swaziland (Eswatini)
147	Hong Kong
148	Botswana
149	Afghanistan
150	Gambia
151	Yemen
152	Myanmar
153	New Caledonia
154	Malaysia
155	Andorra
156	Dominican Republic
157	Maldives
158	Chinese Taipei
159	Tahiti
160	Singapore
161	Fiji
162	Barbados
163	Vanuatu
164	Indonesia
165	Papua New Guinea
166	Bermuda
167	South Sudan
168	Grenada
169	Nepal
170	Belize
171	Cambodia
172	Mauritius
173	Puerto Rico
174	St Vincent and the Grenadines
175	Malta
176	Guyana
177	St Lucia
178	Montserrat
179	Cuba
180	Chad
181	Moldova
182	Macau
183	Dominica
184	Mongolia
185	Bhutan
186	Bangladesh
187	Laos
188	Brunei Darussalam
189	São Tomé e Príncipe
190	American Samoa
191	Liechtenstein
192	Djibouti
193	Samoa
194	Somalia
195	Caymen Islands
196	Timor Leste
197	Seychelles
198	Pakistan
199	Tonga
200	Aruba
201	Bahamas
202	Eritrea
203	Gibraltar
204	Sri Lanka
205	Turks & Caicos Islands
206	Guam
207	US Virgin Islands
208	British Virgin Islands
209	Anguilla
210	San Marino