FIFA World Ranking as of Jul 1996
This article is men's ranking as of 3 Jul 1996.
Updated:
| Rank | Points | Team | May | Apr | Feb | Jan | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 64 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 60 | France | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| 4 | 60 | Czech Republic | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| 5 | 59 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 59 | Netherlands | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 59 | Sweden | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| 8 | 59 | Spain | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | 59 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 10 | 56 | Denmark | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 55 | Portugal | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | |
| 12 | 55 | Colombia | 9 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
| 13 | 55 | England | 24 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | |
| 14 | 53 | Mexico | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| 15 | 53 | Argentina | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| 16 | 52 | Zambia | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | |
| 17 | 52 | USA | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | |
| 18 | 52 | South Africa | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 40 | |
| 19 | 52 | Bulgaria | 28 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
| 20 | 52 | Ghana | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 29 | |
| 21 | 50 | Tunisia | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 22 | |
| 22 | 50 | Croatia | 27 | 28 | 43 | 41 | 41 | |
| 23 | 50 | Romania | 16 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 24 | 50 | Norway | 19 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | |
| 25 | 49 | Japan | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
| 26 | 49 | Switzerland | 21 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
| 27 | 49 | Egypt | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
| 28 | 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | |
| 29 | 46 | Chile | 29 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 36 | |
| 30 | 45 | Scotland | 31 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | |
| 31 | 45 | Turkey | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | |
| 32 | 45 | Ecuador | 38 | 41 | 54 | 57 | 55 | |
| 33 | 45 | Morocco | 33 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 38 | |
| 34 | 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 57 | |
| 35 | 45 | Greece | 35 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 34 | |
| 36 | 44 | Bolivia | 37 | 36 | 40 | 56 | 53 | |
| 37 | 44 | Slovakia | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | |
| 38 | 44 | Uruguay | 32 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | |
| 39 | 43 | Cameroon | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 37 | |
| 40 | 43 | Republic of Ireland | 44 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 28 | |
| 41 | 43 | Saudi Arabia | 36 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 54 | |
| 42 | 41 | Austria | 41 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
| 43 | 41 | Belgium | 40 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |
| 44 | 41 | Algeria | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 48 | |
| 45 | 40 | Jamaica | 47 | 51 | 58 | 58 | 56 | |
| 46 | 40 | Gabon | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 67 | |
| 47 | 40 | Nigeria | 43 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 27 | |
| 48 | 39 | Israel | 45 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 42 | |
| 49 | 38 | Honduras | 54 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 49 | |
| 50 | 37 | Poland | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | |
Rank: from 51st to 100th
| 51 | 36 | Senegal | 58 | 64 | 55 | 52 | 47 | |
| 52 | 36 | Iceland | 52 | 52 | 45 | 53 | 50 | |
| 53 | 36 | Korea Republic | 51 | 59 | 62 | 49 | 46 | |
| 54 | 36 | China PR | 55 | 56 | 50 | 66 | 66 | |
| 55 | 36 | Slovenia | 56 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 71 | |
| 56 | 35 | Sierra Leone | 53 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 58 | |
| 57 | 35 | IR Iran | 122 | 118 | 115 | 111 | 108 | |
| 58 | 35 | Zaire | 66 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 68 | |
| 59 | 35 | Australia | 50 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 51 | |
| 60 | 35 | Northern Ireland | 60 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 45 | |
| 61 | 35 | Thailand | 61 | 63 | 69 | 72 | 77 | |
| 62 | 35 | Yugoslavia | 73 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 81 | |
| 63 | 34 | Paraguay | 62 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 64 | |
| 64 | 34 | Cuba | 80 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 96 | |
| 65 | 34 | Lithuania | 57 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 43 | |
| 66 | 34 | Zimbabwe | 69 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 59 | |
| 67 | 33 | United Arab Emirates | 67 | 65 | 81 | 78 | 75 | |
| 68 | 33 | Tanzania | 78 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 70 | |
| 69 | 33 | Mali | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 52 | |
| 70 | 33 | Wales | 72 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 61 | |
| 71 | 32 | Angola | 85 | 80 | 77 | 82 | 80 | |
| 72 | 32 | Canada | 65 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 65 | |
| 73 | 32 | Finland | 59 | 54 | 56 | 50 | 44 | |
| 74 | 31 | Kuwait | 70 | 68 | 86 | 85 | 84 | |
| 75 | 31 | Guinea | 79 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 63 | |
| 76 | 30 | El Salvador | 68 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 82 | |
| 77 | 30 | Latvia | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
| 78 | 30 | Peru | 77 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 69 | |
| 79 | 30 | Mozambique | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 76 | |
| 80 | 30 | Oman | 106 | 102 | 101 | 97 | 98 | |
| 81 | 29 | Cyprus | 74 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 73 | |
| 82 | 29 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 83 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 95 | |
| 83 | 28 | Ukraine | 71 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 71 | |
| 84 | 28 | FYR Macedonia | 84 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 94 | |
| 85 | 27 | Georgia | 75 | 71 | 79 | 79 | 79 | |
| 86 | 26 | Qatar | 81 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | |
| 87 | 26 | Hungary | 82 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 62 | |
| 88 | 26 | Liberia | 89 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 87 | |
| 89 | 26 | Lebanon | 92 | 98 | 105 | 113 | 134 | |
| 90 | 26 | Uganda | 86 | 82 | 76 | 77 | 74 | |
| 91 | 25 | Sudan | 94 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | |
| 92 | 25 | Belarus | 88 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 88 | |
| 93 | 25 | Costa Rica | 87 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 78 | |
| 94 | 24 | Burkina Faso | 110 | 108 | 106 | 105 | 101 | |
| 95 | 24 | Mauritania | 91 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | |
| 96 | 24 | Kenya | 104 | 101 | 103 | 100 | 107 | |
| 97 | 23 | Togo | 109 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 92 | |
| 98 | 23 | Barbados | 112 | 121 | 109 | 104 | 103 | |
| 99 | 23 | Singapore | 98 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 104 | |
| 100 | 22 | Malawi | 113 | 112 | 108 | 103 | 89 |
Rank: from 101st to 150th
| 101 | 22 | Uzbekistan | 102 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 97 | |
| 102 | 21 | Albania | 90 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 91 | |
| 103 | 21 | Congo | 125 | 139 | 129 | 129 | 119 | |
| 104 | 21 | Haiti | 142 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 153 | |
| 105 | 20 | Malaysia | 95 | 91 | 112 | 107 | 106 | |
| 106 | 20 | Ethiopia | 96 | 109 | 110 | 106 | 105 | |
| 107 | 20 | Malta | 93 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 90 | |
| 108 | 20 | Guatemala | 99 | 111 | 126 | 123 | 145 | |
| 109 | 19 | Namibia | 126 | 124 | 121 | 119 | 116 | |
| 109 | 19 | Gambia | 121 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 112 | |
| 111 | 19 | Myanmar | 100 | 97 | 100 | 116 | 115 | |
| 112 | 19 | India | 101 | 100 | 94 | 124 | 121 | |
| 113 | 19 | Niger | 105 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 93 | |
| 114 | 19 | Luxembourg | 97 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 100 | |
| 115 | 19 | Moldova | 107 | 106 | 113 | 108 | 109 | |
| 116 | 18 | Hong Kong | 103 | 104 | 90 | 110 | 111 | |
| 117 | 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 122 | 120 | 122 | 120 | 118 | |
| 118 | 18 | St Kitts and Nevis | 138 | 148 | 144 | 143 | 150 | |
| 119 | 18 | Armenia | 124 | 115 | 117 | 114 | 113 | |
| 120 | 18 | Suriname | 135 | 135 | 130 | 127 | 124 | |
| 121 | 18 | Panama | 133 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 126 | |
| 122 | 18 | Grenada | 127 | 125 | 142 | 142 | 141 | |
| 123 | 17 | Bahrain | 108 | 105 | 102 | 98 | 99 | |
| 124 | 17 | Estonia | 115 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 129 | |
| 125 | 17 | Venezuela | 119 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 127 | |
| 126 | 17 | Bangladesh | 111 | 110 | 111 | 139 | 138 | |
| 127 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 116 | 136 | 159 | 159 | 159 | |
| 128 | 16 | Indonesia | 117 | 114 | 133 | 132 | 130 | |
| 129 | 15 | St Lucia | 136 | 126 | 118 | 115 | 114 | |
| 130 | 15 | Vietnam | 120 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 122 | |
| 131 | 14 | Burundi | 151 | 150 | 148 | 147 | 146 | |
| 132 | 14 | Azerbaijan | 130 | 128 | 141 | 141 | 141 | |
| 133 | 14 | New Zealand | 114 | 113 | 107 | 102 | 102 | |
| 134 | 14 | Faroe Islands | 118 | 119 | 125 | 122 | 120 | |
| 135 | 14 | Sri Lanka | 144 | 142 | 132 | 135 | 135 | |
| 136 | 13 | Yemen | 128 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 123 | |
| 137 | 13 | Madagascar | 143 | 141 | 137 | 136 | 132 | |
| 138 | 12 | Korea DPR | 129 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 117 | |
| 139 | 12 | Iraq | 131 | 129 | 114 | 109 | 110 | |
| 140 | 12 | Dominica | 141 | 140 | 158 | 158 | 158 | |
| 141 | 12 | Turkmenistan | 132 | 131 | 136 | 134 | 133 | |
| 142 | 11 | Syria | 145 | 143 | 140 | 138 | 136 | |
| 143 | 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 139 | 132 | 138 | 137 | 137 | |
| 144 | 10 | Cayman Islands | 140 | 138 | 134 | 133 | 131 | |
| 145 | 10 | Netherlands Antilles | 133 | 130 | 127 | 126 | 125 | |
| 146 | 9 | Puerto Rico | 137 | 137 | 131 | 130 | 128 | |
| 147 | 9 | Nepal | 146 | 144 | 139 | 148 | 147 | |
| 148 | 8 | Cape Verde Islands | 147 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 144 | |
| 149 | 8 | Fiji | 148 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 139 | |
| 150 | 7 | Guyana | 161 | 156 | 165 | 163 | 162 |
Rank: from 151st to 182nd
| 151 | 7 | Tahiti | 157 | 158 | 155 | 155 | 156 | |
| 152 | 7 | Jordan | 149 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 143 | |
| 153 | 7 | eSwatini | 154 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 148 | |
| 154 | 7 | Mauritius | 158 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 154 | |
| 155 | 7 | Laos | 152 | 152 | 151 | 151 | 152 | |
| 156 | 7 | Bermuda | 150 | 149 | 146 | 144 | 140 | |
| 157 | 6 | Kazakhstan | 166 | 165 | 164 | 162 | 163 | |
| 158 | 6 | San Marino | 155 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 151 | |
| 159 | 6 | Lesotho | 153 | 151 | 150 | 150 | 149 | |
| 160 | 6 | Liechtenstein | 159 | 159 | 156 | 156 | 157 | |
| 161 | 6 | Tajikistan | 156 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 164 | |
| 162 | 4 | Kyrgyz Republic | 162 | 161 | 160 | 172 | 172 | |
| 163 | 4 | Botswana | 160 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 155 | |
| 164 | 3 | Rwanda | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | |
| 165 | 3 | Benin | 163 | 162 | 162 | 161 | 161 | |
| 166 | 3 | Macau | 164 | 163 | 163 | 180 | 180 | |
| 167 | 3 | Pakistan | 165 | 164 | 161 | 160 | 160 | |
| 168 | 2 | Maldives | 167 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 169 | |
| 169 | 2 | Philippines | 169 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 166 | |
| 169 | 2 | Somalia | 168 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 165 | |
| 171 | 1 | Nicaragua | 170 | 173 | 175 | 174 | 174 | |
| 171 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 171 | - | - | - | - | |
| 173 | 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 172 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | |
| 174 | 1 | Aruba | 174 | 172 | 173 | 171 | 171 | |
| 175 | 1 | Solomon Islands | 175 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 170 | |
| 176 | 1 | Belize | 176 | 175 | 174 | 173 | 173 | |
| 177 | 0 | Libya | 177 | 176 | 176 | 175 | 175 | |
| 178 | 0 | Seychelles | 178 | 177 | 177 | 176 | 176 | |
| 179 | 0 | Djibouti | 179 | 178 | 178 | 177 | 177 | |
| 180 | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 180 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 178 | |
| 181 | 0 | Vanuatu | 181 | 180 | 180 | 179 | 179 | |
| 182 | 0 | Cambodia | 182 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 180 | |
| 182 | 0 | Chad | 182 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 180 |
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