The FIFA World Rankings were introduced in August 1993 to make it possible to publish comparisons of the relative strengths of internationally active teams at regular intervals.

The rankings obtained are, unsurprisingly, the subject of considerable debate. A number of alternative systems have been devised, a notable one being a system based on the Elo rating system used in chess. The UFWC (Unofficial Football World Championships) ranks teams on an all-time basis.

See also FIFA Women's World Rankings

External links

• How the rankings are calculated
• World Football Elo Ratings

Rankings as of November 2004

Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
1	Brazil	847	1	0	1	0
2	France	802	2	0	2	0
3	Argentina	784	3	0	5	2
4	Spain	775	4	0	3	-1
5	Czech Republic	768	6	1	6	1
6	Netherlands	758	5	-1	4	-2
7	England	752	7	0	8	1
8	Mexico	743	10	2	7	-1
8	Portugal	743	8	0	17	9
10	Italy	736	8	-2	10	0
11	USA	728	11	0	11	0
12	Turkey	721	12	0	8	-4
13	Denmark	715	15	2	13	0
14	Republic of Ireland	713	14	0	14	0
15	Sweden	710	22	7	19	4
16	Germany	706	13	-3	12	-4
17	Greece	703	16	-1	30	13
17	Japan	703	19	2	29	12
19	Uruguay	699	17	-2	21	2
20	Iran	694	20	0	28	8
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
21	Nigeria	691	18	-3	35	14
22	Cameroon	688	21	-1	14	-8
23	Croatia	683	23	0	20	-3
24	South Korea	682	25	1	22	-2
24	Paraguay	682	23	-1	22	-2
26	Poland	673	29	3	25	-1
27	Costa Rica	669	32	5	17	-10
28	Colombia	662	28	0	39	11
28	Romania	662	26	-2	27	-1
30	Saudi Arabia	657	27	-3	26	-4
31	Senegal	656	31	0	33	2
32	Egypt	645	30	-2	32	0
33	Russia	642	33	0	24	-9
34	Morocco	639	34	0	38	4
35	Norway	633	37	2	42	7
36	Tunisia	631	36	0	45	9
37	Bulgaria	626	41	4	34	-3
38	Belgium	624	35	-3	16	-22
39	Jordan	613	38	-1	47	8
40	Slovenia	610	43	3	31	-9
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
41	South Africa	608	40	-1	36	-5
42	Côte d'Ivoire	600	45	3	70	28
43	Finland	598	45	2	40	-3
44	Ecuador	597	48	4	37	-7
45	Iraq	590	39	-6	43	-2
45	Switzerland	590	42	-3	44	-1
47	Mali	587	44	-3	54	7
48	Bahrain	585	47	-1	64	16
49	Australia	582	64	15	82	33
49	China	582	49	0	86	37
51	Uzbekistan	580	54	3	81	30
52	Venezuela	579	59	7	57	5
53	Jamaica	578	51	-2	46	-7
54	Serbia and Montenegro	577	55	1	41	-13
55	Israel	576	56	1	51	-4
55	Oman	576	50	-5	62	7
55	Slovakia	576	57	2	50	-5
58	Honduras	573	53	-5	49	-9
59	Zimbabwe	572	51	-8	53	-6
60	Kuwait	570	60	0	48	-12
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
61	Libya	565	68	7	83	22
62	Guatemala	556	61	-1	77	15
63	Wales	555	57	-6	66	3
64	Trinidad and Tobago	554	64	0	70	6
65	Qatar	553	62	-3	65	0
65	Zambia	553	67	2	68	3
67	Latvia	551	63	-4	51	-16
67	Ukraine	551	80	13	60	-7
69	Belarus	548	73	4	90	21
70	Algeria	544	66	-4	62	-8
70	Peru	544	68	-2	74	4
72	Thailand	542	74	2	60	-12
73	Angola	541	75	2	83	10
74	Hungary	539	68	-6	72	-2
75	Ghana	538	72	-3	78	3
76	Estonia	533	77	1	68	-8
77	Congo DR	532	76	-1	56	-21
77	Scotland	532	68	-9	54	-23
79	Bosnia and Herzegovina	531	81	2	59	-20
80	Chile	530	79	-1	80	0
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
81	Cuba	528	77	-4	75	-6
82	Austria	524	85	3	67	-15
83	Burkina Faso	521	82	-1	78	-5
84	Guinea	519	86	2	101	17
85	Kenya	518	83	-2	72	-13
85	Togo	518	91	6	94	9
87	Albania	517	89	2	89	2
88	United Arab Emirates	515	84	-4	75	-13
89	Syria	513	87	-2	85	-4
90	Iceland	507	88	-2	58	-32
91	Republic of Macedonia	501	92	1	92	1
92	New Zealand	490	90	-2	88	-4
93	Turkmenistan	487	93	0	99	6
94	Bolivia	486	99	5	99	5
95	Canada	484	95	0	87	-8
96	North Korea	474	102	6	117	21
97	Rwanda	470	97	0	109	12
98	Haiti	460	98	0	96	-2
99	Indonesia	459	94	-5	91	-8
100	Botswana	456	107	7	112	12
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
101	Panama	454	103	2	125	24
102	El Salvador	451	106	4	95	-7
103	Lithuania	449	111	8	101	-2
105	Congo	448	100	-5	108	3
105	Cyprus	448	101	-4	97	-8
106	Uganda	443	104	-2	103	-3
107	Georgia	442	105	-2	93	-14
107	Northern Ireland	442	110	3	122	15
109	Lebanon	441	109	0	115	6
109	Malawi	441	108	-1	105	-4
109	Vietnam	441	96	-13	98	-11
112	Moldova	434	113	1	106	-6
113	Gabon	431	119	6	111	-2
113	Sudan	431	112	-1	103	-10
115	Saint Kitts and Nevis	426	115	0	134	19
116	Azerbaijan	425	114	-2	119	3
117	Liberia	412	115	-2	110	-7
118	Singapore	406	120	2	106	-12
119	Barbados	403	118	-1	124	5
120	Malaysia	397	117	-3	116	-4
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
121	Benin	393	120	-1	121	0
122	Saint Lucia	392	128	6	130	8
123	Armenia	389	123	0	113	-10
124	Swaziland	384	122	-2	114	-10
125	Cape Verde	383	131	6	143	18
125	Palestine	383	129	4	139	14
125	Tahiti	383	124	-1	133	8
128	Mozambique	381	125	-3	127	-1
129	Solomon Islands	369	125	-4	156	27
130	Faroe Islands	368	135	5	126	-4
131	Yemen	362	127	-4	132	1
132	Malta	357	133	1	129	-3
133	Tajikistan	355	137	4	137	4
134	Mauritius	353	130	-4	123	-11
135	Fiji	351	132	-3	149	14
136	Maldives	340	142	6	141	5
137	Sri Lanka	338	141	4	135	-2
138	Lesotho	337	133	-5	120	-18
139	Hong Kong	334	144	5	142	3
140	India	332	138	-2	127	-13
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
140	Liechtenstein	332	151	11	148	8
142	Madagascar	330	136	-6	118	-24
143	Andorra	327	147	4	147	4
144	Vanuatu	324	139	-5	160	16
145	Grenada	322	139	-6	154	9
146	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	315	146	0	169	23
147	Kazakhstan	309	145	-2	136	-11
148	Ethiopia	299	143	-5	130	-18
149	Surinam	287	148	-1	158	9
150	Gambia	273	149	-1	138	-12
151	Kyrgyzstan	271	151	0	157	6
152	Chinese Taipei	268	153	1	150	-2
153	Myanmar	266	150	-3	140	-13
154	Namibia	259	154	0	144	-10
155	Antigua and Barbuda	257	161	6	170	15
155	Luxembourg	257	155	0	153	-2
157	Sierra Leone	250	156	-1	146	-11
158	Burundi	246	156	-2	145	-13
159	Bermuda	239	159	0	183	24
160	Nicaragua	238	158	-2	173	13
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
161	Bangladesh	229	160	-1	151	-10
161	Papua New Guinea	229	162	1	172	11
163	Chad	222	162	-1	152	-11
164	Eritrea	219	164	0	155	-9
165	Netherlands Antilles	218	165	0	188	23
166	Dominica	216	165	-1	185	19
166	Laos	216	170	4	167	1
166	San Marino	216	167	1	162	-4
169	Equatorial Guinea	201	168	-1	160	-9
170	Dominican Republic	200	170	0	171	1
171	Tanzania	192	169	-2	159	-12
172	Niger	185	173	1	164	-8
172	Seychelles	185	172	0	163	-9
174	Mauritania	184	174	0	165	-9
175	British Virgin Islands	178	177	2	175	0
176	Nepal	177	175	-1	165	-11
177	Pakistan	176	176	-1	168	-9
178	Samoa	170	178	0	176	-2
179	Central African Republic	160	179	0	177	-2
180	Belize	151	180	0	174	-6
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
181	Guyana	148	181	0	182	1
182	Tonga	140	182	0	180	-2
183	Cayman Islands	133	183	0	181	-2
184	Mongolia	125	184	0	179	-5
185	Cambodia	121	185	0	178	-7
186	New Caledonia	119	186	0	0	0
187	Bhutan	101	188	1	187	0
187	Guinea-Bissau	101	187	0	186	-1
189	Macau	99	189	0	184	-5
190	Bahamas	94	191	1	193	3
190	Cook Islands	94	190	0	190	0
192	Somalia	92	192	0	191	-1
193	Philippines	88	193	0	189	-4
194	São Tomé and Príncipe	82	194	0	192	-2
195	Brunei	67	195	0	194	-1
196	Aruba	66	196	0	195	-1
197	Anguilla	65	197	0	198	1
198	Afghanistan	59	198	0	196	-2
199	US Virgin Islands	50	199	0	199	0
200	Djibouti	45	200	0	197	-3
Rank	Team	Points	Rank: Oct 04	Change since Oct 04	Rank: Dec 03	Change since Dec 03
201	Montserrat	33	205	4	204	3
202	Puerto Rico	32	201	-1	200	-2
203	Turks and Caicos Islands	27	202	-1	203	0
204	American Samoa	19	203	-1	202	-2
205	Guam	16	204	-1	201	-4