Alternative World Rankings Thread

101. Belarus - 21
102. Armenia – 21
103. Botswana – 21
104. Niger - 21
105. Madagascar - 21
106. Kazakhstan - 21
107. Guinea Bissau – 21
108. Libya - 21
109. Bahrain – 20
110. Central Africa R – 20
111. Ethiopia – 20
112. Malawi - 20
113. Burundi – 20
114. Uganda - 20
115. Azerbaijan – 20
116. Lesotho – 19
117. Moldova – 18
118. Oman - 17
119. El Salvador - 17
120. Curacao – 17
121. Haiti – 17
122. Syria - 17
123. Palestine - 17
124. Cyprus – 16
125. Faroe Islands – 16
126. Eswatini - 16
127. Lithuania - 16
128. Estonia – 15
129. Liberia - 15
130. Congo – 15
131. Latvia – 15
132. Tajikistan - 15
133. South Sudan – 15
134. Trinidad & T - 14
135. Suriname - 14
136. Indonesia - 14
137. China – 14
138. Lebanon - 14
139. Kuwait – 14
140. Malta - 14
141. Kyrzgyzstan - 14
142. Chad – 14
143. Eritrea – 13
144. N. Korea - 12
145. Malaysia – 12
146. Vietnam - 12
147. Thailand - 12
148. Cuba - 11
149. Andorra – 11
150. Turkmenistan - 11
151. Somalia - 11
152. Nicaragua - 10
153. Hong Kong – 9
154. India - 9
155. Dominican R - 8
156. Bermuda – 8
157. St. Vincent & G - 8
158. Guyana – 7
159. Mauritius – 6
160. Yemen - 6
161. Sao Tome - 6
162. Phillipines – 6
163. Singapore - 6
164. Leicheinstein - 6
165. Afghanistan – 6
166. Grenada – 5
167. Puerto Rico - 5
168. Gibraltar - 5
169. Djibouti – 5
170. San Marino - 5
171. Montserrat – 5
172. New Caledonia - 4
173. Antigua & B – 4
174. Tahiti - 4
175. Fiji – 3
176. Solomon Islands - 3
177. Seychelles - 3
178. Barbados – 3
179. St. Kitts & N - 2
180. Belize - 2

 

WORLD SOCCER RANKINGS SEPTEMBER 2025

1. Spain - 91
2. Argentina – 82
3. Germany - 75
4. Colombia – 74
5. Portugal - 70
6. France - 69
7. England – 67
8. Netherlands – 67
9. Japan – 67
10. Uruguay - 66
11. Austria – 64
12. Morocco - 63
13. Brazil – 61
14. Senegal - 60
15. Croatia – 59
16. Norway - 59
17. Ecuador – 57
18. Italy – 56
19. Switzerland - 55
20. Belgium – 54
21. Denmark – 54
22. Turkey - 54
23. Canada - 53
24. Australia – 52
25. Greece – 49
26. Slovakia – 49
27. Venezuela - 49
28. Mexico – 48
29. Slovenia - 48
30. Paraguay - 47
31. Nigeria – 47
32. USA - 47
33. South Africa - 46
34. Mali - 46
35. Ivory Coast - 45
36. Iran – 45
37. Ukraine - 45
38. Serbia – 44
39. Sweden - 43
40. R. Congo - 43
41. Algeria – 43
42. Georgia - 43
43. Cameroon – 42
44. Russia - 42
45. Cape Verde – 42
46. South Korea - 41
47. Scotland - 41
48. Egypt – 41
49. Poland - 41
50. Hungary – 40
51. Tunisia – 40
52. Wales - 40
53. Panama - 40
54. Chile – 40
55. Jordan - 39
56. Czechia – 39
57. Peru - 38
58. Albania – 37
59. Angola – 37
60. Uzbekistan - 36
61. Romania - 36
62. Costa Rica – 35
63. Guinea - 35
64. Bolivia – 34
65. E. Guinea – 34
66. Ireland Rep – 33
67. Israel – 32
68. Kosovo - 31
69. Iceland – 31
70. Qatar - 31
71. Burkina Faso – 31
72. Zambia - 31
73. Macedonia - 31
74. Comoros – 31
75. Ghana - 30
76. Finland - 30
77. Benin – 30
78. N. Ireland - 29
79. Gabon – 29
80. Iraq – 29
81. Namibia – 29
82. Saudi Arabia - 28
83. Jamaica – 28
84. Togo - 28
85. Mauritania – 28
86. Montenegro – 27
87. Mozambique - 27
88. Honduras – 26
89. New Zealand - 26
90. Bosnia & H – 26
91. Gambia – 26
92. Rwanda - 26
93. Kenya – 26
94. Luxembourg - 26
95. Guatemala – 25
96. Tanzania – 25
97. UAE - 24
98. Bulgaria – 24
99. Sudan - 24
100. Libya – 24

 

101. Madagascar – 22
102. Niger – 22
103. Zimbabwe - 22
104. Sierra Leone - 22
105. Malawi - 22
106. Kazakhstan - 22
107. Botswana - 21
108. Armenia – 21
109. Belarus – 21
110. Uganda - 21
111. Guinea Bissau - 21
112. Azerbaijan – 21
113. Burundi - 20
114. Bahrain – 19
115. Lesotho - 19
116. Central Africa R – 19
117. Haiti - 18
118. El Salvador – 18
119. Ethiopia – 18
120. Oman - 17
121. Cyprus – 17
122. Faroe Islands – 17
123. Palestine - 17
124. Curacao – 16
125. Suriname - 16
126. Liberia – 16
127. Moldova - 16
128. Lithuania – 16
129. Tajikistan - 16
130. Congo – 16
131. Eswatini - 16
132. South Sudan - 16
133. Indonesia – 15
134. Syria - 15
135. Malta – 15
136. Trinidad & T - 14
137. China – 14
138. Estonia – 14
139. Latvia - 14
140. Chad – 14
141. Kuwait – 14
142. Kyrgyzstan – 14
143. Malaysia - 13
144. Lebanon - 13
145. Eritrea – 13
146. N. Korea - 12
147. Andorra – 12
148. Thailand – 12
149. Vietnam -12
150. Nicaragua - 11
151. Cuba – 11
152. Turkmenistan - 11
153. Somalia - 10
154. India - 10
155. Hong Kong - 9
156. Dominican R - 8
157. Bermuda – 8
158. St. Vincent - 8
159. Mauritius - 7
160. Guyana – 7
161. Yemen - 6
162. Sao Tome - 6
163. Phillipines - 6
164. Leichtenstein - 6
165. Afghanistan – 6
166. Singapore - 6
167. Puerto Rico - 5
168. Grenada - 5
169. Gibraltar – 5
170. Montserrat - 5
171. Djibouti – 5
172. San Marino - 4
173. New Caledonia - 4
174. Antigua & B – 4
175. Tahiti - 4
176. Solomon Islands - 3
177. Barbados – 3
178. St. Kitts & N - 2
179. Belize – 2
180. Seychelles - 2
181. Fiji - 1

 

FIFA rankings

Meh

If you really believe Panama is better than

Norway, Sweden, Serbia, Egypt, Paraguay, Greece, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Venezuela, Slovenia

I'd like to know what you are smoking.

 

OCTOBER WORLD RANKINGS

1. Spain - 91
2. Argentina – 82
3. Germany - 75
4. Colombia – 73
5. Portugal - 69
6. England – 67
7. Netherlands - 67
8. France – 66
9. Japan – 66
10. Uruguay - 66
11. Morocco - 63
12. Austria – 61
13. Senegal - 60
14. Brazil – 59
15. Denmark – 58
16. Switzerland - 58
17. Croatia – 57
18. Ecuador – 57
19. Norway - 56
20. Italy – 56
21. Turkey - 56
22. Belgium – 54
23. Canada - 53
24. Australia – 52
25. Nigeria – 49
26. Slovenia - 49
27. Slovakia – 49
28. Venezuela - 49
29. USA - 48
30. Greece – 48
31. Paraguay - 48
32. Mexico - 46
33. Ivory Coast – 46
34. Ukraine - 46
35. Russia – 46
36. South Africa - 46
37. Mali – 46
38. DR Congo – 45
39. Scotland – 44
40. Serbia - 43
41. Algeria – 43
42. Iran – 43
43. South Korea – 42
44. Sweden - 42
45. Egypt - 41
46. Chile – 41
47. Poland - 41
48. Hungary - 41
49. Georgia - 41
50. Albania – 41
51. Tunisia - 40
52. Czechia - 40
53. Cape Verde - 40
54. Cameroon – 39
55. Romania - 39
56. Jordan – 39
57. Wales - 38
58. Panama - 38
59. Angola – 37
60. Costa Rica – 36
61. Peru – 36
62. Uzbekistan - 36
63. Kosovo - 34
64. Guinea - 34
65. Equatorial Guinea – 34
66. Ireland Republic - 33
67. Bolivia – 33
68. N. Ireland - 32
69. Iceland - 32
70. Burkina Faso – 32
71. Zambia - 32
72. Ghana – 31
73. Macedonia – 31
74. Qatar - 31
75. Gabon – 30
76. Israel - 30
77. Finland - 30
78. Benin – 30
79. Comoros – 30
80. Iraq – 29
81. Saudi Arabia - 28
82. Honduras – 28
83. Jamaica – 28
84. Namibia - 28
85. Mozambique - 27
86. Mauritania – 27
87. New Zealand - 26
88. Bosnia & H – 26
89. Montenegro - 26
90. Guatemala – 26
91. Togo - 26
92. Kenya – 26
93. Luxembourg – 26
94. Tanzania - 25
95. Niger – 25
96. Rwanda – 25
97. UAE - 24
98. Gambia – 24
99. Sudan - 24
100. Madagascar - 24

 

101. Libya - 24
102. Bulgaria – 23
103. Zimbabwe - 23
104. Uganda - 22
105. Armenia – 22
106. Sierra Leone - 22
107. Kazakhstan – 22
108. Malawi - 22
109. Azerbaijan – 22
110. Faroe Islands - 21
111. Botswana - 21
112. Bahrain – 20
113. Guinea Bissau – 20
114. Haiti - 19
115. Belarus – 19
116. Lesotho - 19
117. Ethiopia - 19
118. Central Africa Rep – 19
119. El Salvador - 18
120. Burundi – 18
121. Suriname - 17
122. Oman - 17
123. Liberia - 17
124. Cyprus – 17
125. Moldova – 17
126. Eswatini - 17
127. Curacao – 16
128. Tajikistan - 16
129. Lithuania - 16
130. Indonesia – 15
131. Trinidad & Tobago - 15
132. Syria - 15
133. Congo – 15
134. Kuwait – 15
135. South Sudan - 15
136. China – 14
137. Estonia – 14
138. Kyrgyzstan – 14
139. Malta - 14
140. Lebanon – 13
141. Malaysia - 13
142. Andorra – 13
143. Chad – 13
144. Eritrea – 13
145. Thailand – 12
146. Vietnam - 12
147. North Korea - 12
148. Latvia – 12
149. Nicaragua - 11
150. Cuba – 11
151. Turkmenistan - 10
152. Somalia - 10
153. Dominican Rep – 9
154. St. Vincent - 9
155. India - 9
156. Hong Kong – 9
157. Mauritius - 8
158. Bermuda – 7
159. Guyana – 7
160. Singapore - 7
161. Sao Tome - 6
162. Phillipines – 6
163. Yemen - 6
164. Leicheinstein - 6
165. Gibraltar - 6
166. Afghanistan – 6
167. Grenada - 5
168. Djibouti – 5
169. Montserrat – 5
170. Puerto Rico - 4
171. New Caledonia - 4
172. Antigua & B – 4
173. Tahiti - 4
174. Solomon Islands - 3
175. Barbados – 3
176. San Marino - 3
177. Belize – 2
178. St. Kitts & N - 2
179. Fiji – 1
180. Seychelles - 1

 

26 is about right.

My rankings has 24, so not a major difference.