Portugal remained in sixth place in the FIFA rankings, a position it reached in the April update, in a hierarchy still headed by Argentina, the world champion, the governing body of world football, announced this Thursday.
The Kinas team returned to sixth place in April after dropping to seventh in November last year.
Now, excluding the Euro 2024 games, but including the three friendlies played immediately before them – victories over Finland (4-2) and Ireland (3-0) and defeat by Croatia (1-2) – -, Portugal remained at top edge 5.
The world ranking continues to be led by Argentina, who have remained at the top since April 2023, the first update since winning the 2022 World Cup, followed shortly by second-placed France, remaining in second place, ahead of Belgium in third .
The only changes among the top 10 places came with the rise of Brazil to fourth at the expense of England, now fifth, and the rise of Croatia to ninth at the expense of Italy in 10th.
Among the rivals of Roberto Martinez’s team, the Czech Republic, who were beaten 2-1 by Portugal in the first round of Group F in Leipzig, are best placed in 34th place, up two places.
In contrast, Portugal’s rivals Turkey dropped two places to 42nd in Dortmund on Saturday, while Georgia gained one spot to move up to 74th.
Among the teams coached by the Portuguese, the United Arab Emirates, led by Paulo Bento, dropped two places to 69th, while Togo, led by Paulo Duarte, is now in 120th place, down seven places, and Angola, led by Pedro Gonçalves , rose to 92nd place, Guinea-Bissau under the leadership of Luis Boa Morte rose to 115th place, and Kuwait under the leadership of Rui Bento rose to 137th place.
- Ranking da FIFA: 1. (1) Argentina, 1.860,14 pontos. 2. (2) França, 1.837.74. 3. (3) Bélgica, 1.797,98. 4. (5) Brasil, 1.791,85.5. (4) Inglaterra, 1.787,88. 6. (6) PORTUGAL, 1.747,04. 7. (6) Países Baixos, 1.746,04. 8. (8) Espanha, 1.729,92. 9. (10) Croácia, 1.728,3. 10. (9) Itália, 1.724,37.(...) 65. (65) Cabo Verde, 1.380,53. 92. (94) Angola, 1.248,94.103. (110) Moçambique, 1.205,82.115. (116) Guiné-Bissau, 1.168,49.186. (186) Macau, 896,62.192. (188) São Tomé e Príncipe, 878,09.196. (198) Timor-Leste, 843,4.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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