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Spain top FIFA ranking, Morocco score new record

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July 21, 2026

Joseph Imo

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World Cup winners Spain climbed back to the top of the FIFA men’s rankings on Monday, while runners-up Argentina dropped to second place.

Luis de la Fuente’s side beat 2022 world champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time on Sunday to return to the top of the rankings for the first time since January.

France and England remain third and fourth in the rankings respectively, despite Thomas Tuchel’s side beating Les Bleus to clinch the bronze medal.

Brazil rose to fifth, while Morocco climbed to a record-high sixth. Portugal fell two places to seventh after their round-of-16 exit at the World Cup. Belgium moved up to eighth, swapping places with the Netherlands, who dropped to ninth.

Mexico climbed four places to break into the top 10, while Norway were the biggest movers, jumping 12 places to 19th after reaching the World Cup quarter-finals.

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