📈 Fifa rankings have a NEW leader; Brazil drop a place

The latest FIFA international window brought changes to the top of the world football hierarchy.

With FIFA’s new real-time points update system, France took sole possession of first place in the rankings.

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Les Bleus capitalized on their wins over Brazil and Colombia, combined with Spain’s stumble, as La Roja drew with Egypt and lost the top spot.

The Brazil national team, coached by Carlo Ancelotti, finished the friendly window in sixth place despite beating Croatia, after being overtaken by Portugal.

The result represents a drop of one position compared to November 2025.

However, the situation could have been worse: after the defeat to France last week, Brazil temporarily fell to seventh place.

A crucial 3-1 win over Croatia, combined with the Netherlands’ draw against Ecuador, ensured they recovered sixth place.

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Other notable moves:

• Argentina drop to 3rd: Despite beating Mauritania and Zambia, the reigning world champions picked up few points due to the modest ranking of their opponents and were therefore overtaken by France.

• Portugal in the Top 5: With a draw against Mexico and a win over the USA, Portugal’s national team shot up and entered the fiercely contested top five.

Updated FIFA Top 10 ranking:

1. France — 1877.32 points

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