France Climbs to Second in โFIFA Ranking, Overtakesโ Argentina
PARIS -โค France has risenโ to second place inโ teh latest โFIFAโ world ranking, released September 18, 2025, surpassing Argentina after recent World โขCup qualifying โvictories. This marks a โฃsignificant shift as Les โBleus continue their โstrong form under didier โDeschamps, positioning themselves favorably ahead of crucial upcoming matches.
The ranking update reflects France’s recent successes, including a 2-0 win โขagainst Ukraine โขand a 2-1 victory over Iceland in their 2026 World Cup qualifyingโ campaign. Simultaneously โoccurring, Argentina, despite dominating Venezuelaโ 3-0โฃ in what was Lionel Messi’sโ final match on home soil, suffered a 1-0 defeat in ecuador. This stumble allowed โFranceโ to โฃleapfrog โthe reigning World Cup champions.
Spainโ currently holds the top spot, followed by France, Argentina, England, Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands,โ Belgium, Croatia, and Italy, completing the top ten. Germany โexperienced a drop,โค falling from 9th to 12th, while Switzerland climbed two โplaces toโ 17th.
France โคis set to continue their qualifying journey in October โwith a home match against Azerbaijan at theโค Parc des Princes, followedโ by an away game against Iceland. Two โคwins from these matches would further solidify their position at the โtop of their โqualification โฃgroup.