

From the following August, this list was more frequently updated, to be published most months. In December 1992, FIFA first published a listing in rank order of its men's member associations to provide a basis for comparison of the relative strengths of these teams. Coca-Cola also sponsors the women's counterpart. The ranking is sponsored by Coca-Cola as such, the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking name is also used.

Since 16 August 2018, the ranking system has adopted the Elo rating system used in chess and Go.

The ranking system has been revamped on several occasions, generally responding to criticism that the preceding calculation method did not effectively reflect the relative strengths of the national teams.
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The rankings were introduced in December 1992, and eight teams ( Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest ranked first.Ī points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIFA-recognised full international matches. The teams of the men's member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, led by Brazil as of 2022.
