After its defeat with Ecuador, Argentina will lose first place in FIFA ranking.
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Spain will be the main protagonist of the next update of the FIFA ranking. Luis de la Fuente's team signed a double perfect date in the World Cup Qualifiers 2026, winning Turkey and 3-0 to Bulgaria, results that will allow him to reach the top of the ladder.
In this way, the Spaniards will dethrone Argentina in the first place after 29 months, ending the reign that began in April 2022, marked, mainly, by the world title achieved in Qatar.
The change in the top of the ranking also involves France, which thanks to its results will keep the second box, relegating the albiceleste to third position.
The defeat against Ecuador cost the team of Lionel Scaloni, who loses ground for the World Cup raffle. England will remain fourth, while Portugal and Brazil will continue in the fifth and sixth place, respectively, reflecting the regularity of both selections in this qualifying cycle.
Further back, the Netherlands and Belgium will retain the seventh and eighth position, with Ninth Croatia after a positive window and Italy completing the top-10 despite irregular performance. This new order in the global ladder anticipates a more exciting world cup raffle, with standard heads that can alter the group phase panorama.
Colombia is also expecting. The tricolor is currently located 14, but the victories against Bolivia in Barranquilla and the win against Venezuela in Maturín will give him a boost to climb to box 13 above Mexico.
This ascent would mean improving its location in the December drawing, something that could facilitate a more favorable group in the 2026 World Cup.
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