Still in free fall: La Roja tumbles again in the FIFA rankings

The Chilean team continues to pay for the poor start to the USA, Canada and Mexico 2026 World Cup qualifiers. In the last edition of FIFA, the national team obtained only one of the six points at stake after a scoreless draw against Paraguay and a defeat in Quito against Ecuador. .

In this way, everyone’s team was placed in eighth position, outside the direct qualification zone and excluded from the playoffs due to goal difference.

This situation is also reflected in the FIFA rankings. In the November 30 update, the national team was in 40th place, dropping three positions compared to the October update. ranking between the Czech Republic (39th) and Panama (41st).

In this course, Chile lost 13.99 points, going from 1503.81 units to 1489.82 . It is thus in seventh place at the level of Conmebol, surpassing only Venezuela (49th), Paraguay (53rd) and Bolivia (85th).

At the top, for its part, the domination of the ranking continues to be Argentina with 2,069.17 points. , ahead of France (1,845.44) and England (1,800.05). Brazil, meanwhile, fell two positions, falling to fifth place following their World Cup qualifying defeat to Colombia and Lionel Scaloni’s side.

The top ten is closed by the Netherlands (6th), who overtook Portugal (7th). Spain, Italy and Croatia follow.

In addition, one of the great advances is made by the Uruguayan team. The casting now led by Marcelo Bielsa goes from 15th to 11th place .

In any case, this FIFA ranking is not the last of the year, since on December 21 the international organization will publish the last update of 2023.

After the draw against Paraguay in the fifth round of the Qualifiers, Eduardo Berizzo decided to retire. Faced with urgency, Nicolás Córdova took over on an interim basis to lead La Roja against Ecuador, although he could not do so with a victory.

In this regard, the president of the ANFP, Pablo Milad, explained how Toto’s departure was experienced within the national team.

“It was a complicated situation on a human level because of the emotional friction that Eduardo (Berizzo) had with all the situations, the degree of pressure that was also transmitted to the team. There was a very tense atmosphere in the locker room. There was a relaxation after his departure “, declared the boss in the middle of the presentation of the new sponsor of the National Tournament for the 2024 season.

Likewise, he revealed that “we tried to convince him, but he said his resignation was irrevocable. He was not able to continue with this pressure and it was hurting the team’s performance in a way. “, he added.

Milad also showed the pressure Berizzo felt. “He felt his presence was hurting the players’ performance,” he revealed.

The president of the ANFP also had words for Nicolás Córdova, who had to face the duel against Ecuador as interim coach. “He took on a big responsibility: going to play against a direct rival, which is Ecuador, in an environment that we didn’t know what it was going to look like. He took on a lot of responsibility. They showed good football, with different intensity and offensive direction,” he said.

“The players gave everything, we didn’t get the result we expected, but we tried, we had chances and it’s good to highlight that to continue to motivate, to continue working. “, he stressed.

1. Argentina: 1855.2 (0)

2. France: 1845.44 (0)

3. England: 1800.05 (+1)

4. Belgium: 1798.46 (+1)

5. Brazil: 1784.09 (-2)

6. Netherlands: 1,745.48 (+1)

7.Portugal: 1745.06 (-1)

8. Spain: 1732.64 (0)

9. Italy: 1718.82 (0)

10. Croatia: 1717.57 (0)

11. Uruguay: 1665.99 (+4)

15. Colombia: 1651.2 (+2)

32. Ecuador: 1519.2 (+4)

35. Peru: 1512.68 (+1)

40. Chile: 1489.82 (-3)

49. Venezuela: 1448.77 (0)

53. Paraguay: 1430.73 (0)

85. Bolivia: 1284.55 (0)