The entity that governs world football publishes the monthly ranking update. Argentina remains in the lead.
Chile rises in the FIFA rankings . Little and in a reality very different from that of their best moments, when they were among the ten best teams on the planet, but, at least, an encouraging sign after the eventful start of the Qualifiers .
During the last two days of the qualifiers, which will determine South America’s representatives at the World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026, the team of Ricardo Gareca I have four points, thank you in the draw against Peru in Lima, and victory over Venezuela , at the National Stadium . With this production, in fact, El Tigre responded to the request made by the management led by Pablo Milad to guarantee his permanence in this position.
Chile rises in the FIFA rankings
La Roja is timidly climbing the ladder. Concretely, he advances three positions. It is now in 50th place, with 1,469.44 points, which represents a positive variation of 14.22 units compared to the previous section of the ranking. which considers all national representatives on the planet.
The national team occupies eighth place among the teams that make up Conmebol . It barely surpasses Paraguay (53rd) and Bolivia (79th) which, paradoxically, are doing better in trying to enter the global competition. Gustavo Alfaro’s team appears in the sixth box, the last one that gives a direct quota . That of Óscar Villlegas appears one position lower. That is to say, he is the one that La Roja must move if it intends to participate in the playoffs.
The continental ranking is dominated by Argentina, which also retains first place in the world. . Then there is Brazil, which completes the world Top 5. Uruguay, with Marcelo Bielsa at its head, occupies third place in the ranking and eleventh place in the world. Colombia (12th), Ecuador (24th), Peru (40th) and Venezuela (47th) complete the subcontinental order.
The Albiceleste does not move
In the top 5 of the general ranking, Argentina does not lose the privileged position it has occupied since its victory at the World Cup in Qatar. . Strictly speaking, the first five positions remain unchanged. They are completed by France, Spain, England and Brazil. .
In the next five lockers there was movement. Portugal moved up one place to sixth; just like the Netherlands, now seventh. Belgium lost two places and is now in eighth place. It precedes Italy, the only one in the bloc not to move . Germany moved up one place to secure a place in the Top 10.
The most notable movements were made by the African teams. Niger, for example, moved up nine places and Nigeria lost eight places.
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