Luis Díaz, the great figure of the Colombian National Team. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP)
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FIFA updated on Thursday its selections ranking corresponding to September with important changes after the latest qualifying windows towards the 2026 World Cup. The main novelty is that Spain recovered the world list leadershipsomething that did not happen since June 2014, when he was world champion and Europe.
Colombia was another of the beneficiaries in the update. Néstor Lorenzo's team A position went up and is now located in position 13consolidating its good moment after ensuring its classification to the World Cup that will be done in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The new top-10 was as follows: Spain (1st), France (2nd), Argentina (3rd), England (4th), Portugal (5th), Brazil (6th), Netherlands (7th), Belgium (8th), Croatia (9th) and Italy (10 °). It highlights the return of Italy to the group of the top ten after two blunt victories against Estonia and Israel, while Germany fell to the 12th place.
Spain is the new best selection in the world
The selection led by Luis de la Fuente reached the first place thanks to two goals in the 2026 World Cup classification: 3-0 against Bulgaria and 6-0 against Türkiye. The Red is going through one of its best moments in the last decade, with a generation of young people such as Lamine Yamal and Pedri that combine with the experience of Rodri and Dani Carvajal.
The new leadership of Spain meant displacing Argentina, which had been number one in the ranking since April 2023. The recent defeat of the albiceleste against Ecuador was decisive for it to fall to third position, being also surpassed by France, current runner -up in the world.
Even so, both Spain and Argentina leave as great favorites for the United States World Cup, Mexico and Canada in 2026. Before that event, faces will be seen in the Finaltournament that faces the champion of the Eurocup and the Copa América and who promises to be one of the most anticipated duels of the international calendar.
Colombia, despite its rise, It is not enough to be among the first selectionswhich is the group that will be standard heads in the raffle of the World Cup group stage in December. If you stay in position 13, the selection would have to share a group with one of the great powers.
What is the FIFA ranking and what does it work for?
The FIFA ranking is a classification system that orders national football teams based on their performance in official and friendly matches recognized by the entity. It is based on an algorithm that assigns points according to the results, the type of encounter and the strength of the rival.
The current formula, implemented in 2018, is known as “sum” and allows the points won or lost to join directly to the previous total, similar to the ELO Chess Classification System. In this way, each game counts and can vary the position of a team in the global table.
The ranking not only has symbolic value: It serves to define serial heads in international tournamentsespecially in the world cup raffle. Being among the former claims to avoid other powers in the group stage, which usually facilitates the way in the first rounds.
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