Russia drops to 36th place in FIFA rankings

Russia has dropped three spots in the FIFA World Rankings, according to the list published by the world’s governing body of football.

The Russian national team is currently 36th with 1,524.52 points in the FIFA World Ranking list, three spots lower than the last iteration. Russia’s national football squad, which is still under the strain of FIFA sanctions, played no friendly matches in December 2025.

The Top-10 football nations according to the FIFA World Ranking are as follows: 1st Spain (1,887.18 points); 2nd Argentina (1,873.33); 3rd France (1,870); 4th England (1,834.12); 5th Brazil (1,760.46); 6th Portugal (1,760.38); 7th the Netherlands (1,756.27); 8th Morocco (1,736.57); 9th Belgium (1,730.71) and 10th Germany (1,724.15).