Where Canada sits in the latest FIFA men's world rankings
Canada’s recent FIFA World Cup run was a historic one for the men’s national team.
Canada didn’t just win its first knockout‑stage match; the team also reached the Round of 16 for the first time in its history. Was it enough to move the needle in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings?
Despite beating the brakes off Qatar by six goals and Stephen Eustáquio’s stoppage-time winner against South Africa, the team’s world ranking remained the same.
Canada entered the tournament ranked 30th and held onto that spot after finishing with two wins, two losses and one draw.
Canada is 30th in the latest FIFA men’s world ranking (FIFA)
The draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina is what hurt Canada’s ranking the most; with a win there, the Canadian men could’ve shot up a few spots like the U.S. team, who moved up one spot after beating Bosnia in the knockout stage before ultimately losing to Belgium.
Canada was one of just five teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup whose FIFA ranking remained unchanged after the tournament. France stayed at No. 3, England remained No. 4, Scotland held at No. 42, and Curaçao — the smallest nation at the tournament — stayed at No. 82.
There also wasn’t much movement among the teams surrounding Canada.
Norway made the biggest jump, climbing 12 places from No. 31 to No. 19, while the Republic of Korea fell seven spots from No. 25 to No. 32, dropping below Canada.
Still, given this team’s unfortunate past, it’s hard to take a top-30 ranking for granted.
Less than a decade ago, in January 2017, Canada was ranked 120th in the world and had not qualified for a FIFA World Cup in more than 30 years.
Since then, the men’s national team has qualified for back-to-back World Cups and now has a knockout-stage win to hang its hat on.
Erling Haaland and his Norwegian side were the biggest movers in the men’s rankings, climbing 12 spots following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (FIFA.com)
There was also a new team at the top of the rankings.
After defeating Argentina in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, Spain climbed to the No. 1 spot in the world, ending Argentina’s reign at the top since winning in 2022.
Here are the top 50 teams:
- Spain (+1)
- Argentina (-1)
- France
- England
- Brazil (+1)
- Morocco (+1)
- Portugal (-2)
- Belgium (+1)
- Netherlands (-1)
- Mexico (+4)
- Colombia (+2)
- Germany (-2)
- Croatia (-2)
- Switzerland (+5)
- Italy
- United States (+1)
- Japan (+1)
- Senegal (-3)
- Norway (+12)
- Uruguay (-4)
- Denmark
- IR Iran (-2)
- Austria (+1)
- Egypt (+5)
- Ecuador (-2)
- Nigeria
- Turkey (-5)
- Australia (-1)
- Algeria (-1)
- Canada
- Côte d’Ivoire (+2)
- Korea Republic (-7)
- Ukraine
- Paraguay (+7)
- Russia
- Poland
- Sweden (+1)
- Wales (-1)
- Hungary
- Serbia (+3)
- DR Congo (+5)
- Scotland
- Cameroon (+1)
- Panama (-10)
- Slovakia (+2)
- Greece (+2)
- Venezuela (+2)
- Czechia (-8)
- Chile (+2)
- Peru (+2)