Argentina's national team regained the top spot in the FIFA ranking before the 2026 World Cup final, after returning to first place, surpassing France.
Football fans await the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina next Sunday at New York Jersey Stadium.
Argentina's national team returned to the top of the ranking after losing it following the draw against Switzerland in the quarter-finals and securing victory on penalties.
Argentina's national team capitalized on France's defeat to Spain by two goals to nil in the World Cup semi-final, and achieved an exciting victory against England to top the world ranking once again with 1970.37 points.
Spain's national team took second place, surpassing France with 1965.61 points, while France's national team stood in third place with 1948.97 points.
England's national team was in fourth place with 1889.42 points.
This comes ahead of the anticipated clash between Argentina and Spain in the World Cup final, while France faces England in the third-place match.
On the Arab level, Egypt's national team achieved a significant jump in the ranking, rising from 29th to 24th place, thanks to its results during its World Cup campaign.
Egypt's national team played 5 matches in the World Cup, winning one, drawing three, and suffering one defeat, placing Egypt's national team 24th globally and third in Africa behind Senegal in 18th and Morocco in sixth.
