The Portuguese national football team has risen two positions in the world rankings to sixth place, according to the classification published this Thursday by FIFA, which is still led by Argentina, the reigning world champion.
Portugal, which had already moved up one position to eighth in the previous update, has once again strengthened its position in the world hierarchy, overtaking Croatia, the protagonist of the biggest fall in the top 10, from sixth to 10th place, and the Netherlands, which remained seventh.
The victories achieved in the qualifying stage of the 2024 European Championship over Slovakia (3-2) and over Bosnia and Herzegovina (5-0) left the national team behind only Argentina, France (second place), Brazil (third), England. (fourth) and Belgium (fifth).
Portugal, ranked third as the best position in the world rankings, having achieved several times, the last of which was in 2018, has not been so prominent since May 2021, when it reached fifth place.
Like the Quinas team, Spain also moved up two places in the world rankings to eighth, ahead of Croatia and Italy, which remains in ninth place.
Among the teams led by Portuguese coaches, Egypt, led by Rui Vitoria, remains top of the rankings, finishing 35th, ahead of Nigeria (40th), Jose Peseiro, Qatar (61st), Carlos Queiroz, United Arab Emirates (69th). e). , Paulo Bento, Togo (119th place), Paulo Duarte and Kuwait (136th place), Rui Bento.
Angola, led by Portuguese coach Pedro Gonçalves, are ranked 116th in the FIFA hierarchy, but PALOP’s top team is Cape Verde, despite falling from 71st to 74th, alone among the top 100.
– FIFA rating:
1. (1) Argentina – 1861.29 points.
2. (2) France – 1853.11.
3. (3) Brazil – 1812.2.
4. (4) England – 1807.88.
5. (5) Belgium – 1793.71.
6. (8) PORTUGAL – 1739.83.
7. (7) Netherlands – 1739.26.
8. (10) Spain – 1725.97.
9. (9) Italy – 1717.81.
10. (6) Croatia – 1711.88.
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74. (71) Cape Verde, 1326.93.
110. (106) Guinea-Bissau, 1186.85.
113. (113) Mozambique, 1176.58.
116. (117) Angola, 1169.64.
186. (188) Sao Tome and Principe, 897.69.
187. (185) Macau, 896.62.
197. (192) East Timor, 843.4.
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