Portugal maintains eighth place in the FIFA ranking
A had been ranked first in the FIFA rankings since September 20, 2018, but was overtaken the day before the draw for the World Cup 202 finals by Brazil, the world-renowned record holder (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002), which has not led since August 2017.
Today’s FIFA ranking update serves as the basis for the distribution of the teams selected for the World Cup four pots (with teams every eight draw to be held on Friday at 19:00 (1700 in Lisbon) in Doha.
The choice in the lead will not have any implication in the draw, since it will also have seven selections qualified for the final stage best positioned in the ranking without power 1, reserved for the heads of the organizing country.
France closes the podium, behind Brazil and Belgium, and the positions maintained at eighth place, occupied by Portugal, still behind Argentina (fourth), England (fifth), Italy (sixth), the only exclusive to the “top-10 ” which delayed qualifying, and Spain seventh.
Mexico was the only entry in the top 10, less for the ninth position, with 15.96 points than Portugal, and, therefore, remaining in pot 2 of the Mundial202 draw, overtaking the Netherlands, which remains at 10. º, Denmark (11th) and Germany (12th).
Among the selections drawn by coaches, South Korea, guided by Paulo Bento and also maintained for the 2022 World Cup, which will be worth the 29th), while Egypt 3 of the Portuguese, while Egypt 3. qualification on Tuesday, under the command of Carlos Queiroz, rose to 32nd.
Bahrain, coached by Hélio Sousa, remains in the 89th, while Togo, whose team is coached by Paulo Duarte, rose to the 122nd.
Regarding Portuguese-speaking African countries, Cape Verde remains the only team in the “top-100”, in 71st place, followed by Guinea-Bissau (115th), Mozambique (119th), Angola (126th) and São Tomé and Príncipe (183rd). Macau remains in 182nd and Timor-Leste in 198th.