The friendly matches prior to the 2026 World Cup, to be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada, have caused slight movements in the FIFA men’s world ranking among the Latin American teams in the top 50, with Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay remaining in the “top 20”.
The Colombian national team moved up one position in the table, despite its last two defeats against Croatia and France, and is now in thirteenth place, albeit with a loss of 8.21 points.
Mexico rises and overtakes the U.S., while Uruguay holds on
In the top 20 of the FIFA 2026 ranking, Mexico is close behind, moving up to fifteenth place.
This after drawing with Portugal (0-0) and Belgium (1-1), and overtaking the United States, which drops one place after losing to Belgium (2-5) and Portugal (0-2).
For their part, Uruguay remain in seventeenth place after drawing their last two friendlies against England (1-1) and Algeria (0-0).
Outside the top 20, Ecuador remains in 23rd place after draws against Morocco and the Netherlands, both 1-1.
The Colombian national team moved up one position in the rankings
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Panama remains 33rd in the FIFA 2026 ranking after a draw and a win against South Africa.
Paraguay is ranked 40th after beating Greece (1-0), but losing to Morocco (1-2).
Finally, Venezuela remained in the top 50 and moved up one place in the ranking (49th), boosted by its 4-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago and its 0-0 draw with Uzbekistan.
Updated ranking
2. Spain (ESP): 1876.40 points.
3. Argentina (ARG): 1874.81 points.
6. Brazil (BRA): 1761.16 points.
13. Colombia (COL): 1693.09 points.
15. Mexico (MEX): 1681.03 points.
16. United States (USA): 1673.13 points.
17. Uruguay (URU): 1673.07 points.
23. Ecuador (ECU): 1594.78 points.
33. Panama (PAN): 1540.64 points.
Paraguay (PAR): 1503.50 points.
Venezuela (VEN): 1468.05 points.
In conclusion, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay remain in the top 20 of the FIFA 2026 world ranking.
With information from EFE
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