Who’s actually the best?
214 national teams, ranked by the GoalPost Power Rating: how strongly each side attacks and defends, measured from its recent matches and weighed for the opposition it faced. Beside it, FIFA’s ranking of Oct 7, 2026. How it’s measured →
Every nation GoalPost rates
GoalPost’s contenders
Top six by Power Rating
Argentina
Power Rating 96.9 · FIFA #2 (Oct 7, 2026)
Spain
Power Rating 90.4 · FIFA #1 (Oct 7, 2026)
Morocco
Power Rating 86.9 · FIFA #7 (Oct 7, 2026)
France
Power Rating 86.3 · FIFA #3 (Oct 7, 2026)
England
Power Rating 85.7 · FIFA #4 (Oct 7, 2026)
Colombia
Power Rating 83.8 · FIFA #11 (Oct 7, 2026)
Spain
Two-time World Cup winners (2010, 2026)
France
Two-time World Cup winners
England
1966 World Cup winners
Portugal
Europe
Netherlands
Europe
Switzerland
Europe
Germany
Four-time World Cup winners
Belgium
Europe
Norway
2026 World Cup quarter-finalists
Croatia
2018 World Cup runners-up
Austria
Europe
Italy
Four-time World Cup winners
Denmark
1992 European champions
Russia
Europe
Greece
2004 European champions
Türkiye
2002 World Cup third place
Sweden
1958 World Cup runners-up
Scotland
Europe
Poland
World Cup third place (1974, 1982)
Slovenia
Europe
Georgia
Europe
Slovakia
Europe
Serbia
Europe
Czechia
Europe
Ukraine
Europe
Republic of Ireland
Europe
Hungary
1954 World Cup finalists
Iceland
Europe
Romania
Europe
Kosovo
Europe
Wales
Europe
Northern Ireland
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
Israel
Europe
Albania
Europe
Finland
Europe
Belarus
Europe
North Macedonia
Europe
Montenegro
Europe
Bulgaria
Europe
Luxembourg
Europe
Faroe Islands
Europe
Kazakhstan
Europe
Cyprus
Europe
Lithuania
Europe
Armenia
Europe
Estonia
Europe
Azerbaijan
Europe
Moldova
Europe
Malta
Europe
Latvia
Europe
Andorra
Europe
Gibraltar
Europe
San Marino
Europe
Liechtenstein
Europe
Argentina
Three-time World Cup winners
Colombia
South America
Brazil
Five-time World Cup winners
Uruguay
Two-time World Cup winners
Ecuador
South America
Paraguay
South America
Venezuela
South America
Chile
Copa América champions (2015, 2016)
Peru
South America
Bolivia
South America
Mexico
2026 World Cup co-host
Canada
2026 World Cup co-host
United States
2026 World Cup co-host
Panama
North & Central America
Costa Rica
2014 World Cup quarter-finalists
Jamaica
North & Central America
Guatemala
North & Central America
Honduras
North & Central America
Haiti
1974 World Cup debut
Suriname
North & Central America
Curaçao
Smallest nation to ever qualify
Dominican Republic
North & Central America
Trinidad and Tobago
North & Central America
Nicaragua
North & Central America
Guyana
North & Central America
Martinique
North & Central America
El Salvador
North & Central America
Guadeloupe
North & Central America
Puerto Rico
North & Central America
French Guiana
North & Central America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North & Central America
Cuba
North & Central America
Saint Martin
North & Central America
Saint Lucia
North & Central America
Belize
North & Central America
Montserrat
North & Central America
Barbados
North & Central America
Grenada
North & Central America
Bermuda
North & Central America
Saint Kitts and Nevis
North & Central America
Aruba
North & Central America
Sint Maarten
North & Central America
Bonaire
North & Central America
Antigua and Barbuda
North & Central America
Dominica
North & Central America
US Virgin Islands
North & Central America
Turks and Caicos Islands
North & Central America
Cayman Islands
North & Central America
Bahamas
North & Central America
British Virgin Islands
North & Central America
Anguilla
North & Central America
Morocco
2022 World Cup semi-finalists
Senegal
2022 AFCON champions
Egypt
Record AFCON champions
Côte d'Ivoire
AFCON champions (2024)
Algeria
AFCON champions (2019)
DR Congo
Africa
Mali
Africa
Nigeria
Africa
South Africa
2010 World Cup hosts
Cameroon
1990 World Cup quarter-finalists
Cape Verde
2026 World Cup debutants, reaching the round of 32
Ghana
2010 World Cup quarter-finalists
Tunisia
Africa
Angola
Africa
Burkina Faso
Africa
Guinea
Africa
Benin
Africa
Uganda
Africa
Comoros
Africa
Mauritania
Africa
Zambia
Africa
Tanzania
Africa
Niger
Africa
Togo
Africa
Libya
Africa
Mozambique
Africa
Gabon
Africa
Gambia
Africa
Zimbabwe
Africa
Madagascar
Africa
Rwanda
Africa
Sudan
Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
Kenya
Africa
Sierra Leone
Africa
Liberia
Africa
Botswana
Africa
Central African Republic
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
Namibia
Africa
Ethiopia
Africa
Burundi
Africa
Malawi
Africa
Lesotho
Africa
Eswatini
Africa
South Sudan
Africa
Congo
Africa
Chad
Africa
Mauritius
Africa
Somalia
Africa
Djibouti
Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa
Seychelles
Africa
Eritrea
Not ranked yet: 1 rated match
Japan
Asia
Australia
Asia
South Korea
2002 World Cup semi-finalists
Iran
Three-time Asian Cup winners
Uzbekistan
Asia
Saudi Arabia
2034 World Cup host
Jordan
AFC Asian Cup runners-up (2024)
Iraq
Asia
Qatar
Back-to-back Asian Cup champions (2019, 2024)
United Arab Emirates
Asia
Oman
Asia
Palestine
Asia
Bahrain
Asia
Vietnam
Asia
North Korea
Asia
Tajikistan
Asia
Syria
Asia
Indonesia
Asia
Thailand
Asia
Kuwait
Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
Lebanon
Asia
China
Asia
Malaysia
Asia
India
Asia
Yemen
Asia
Hong Kong
Asia
Philippines
Asia
Singapore
Asia
Cambodia
Asia
Myanmar
Asia
Bangladesh
Asia
Sri Lanka
Asia
Guam
Asia
Pakistan
Asia
Nepal
Asia
Afghanistan
Asia
Laos
Asia
Maldives
Asia
Bhutan
Asia
Macau
Asia
Timor-Leste
Asia
Brunei
Asia
Chinese Taipei
Not ranked yet: 2 rated matches
Mongolia
Not ranked yet: 2 rated matches
New Zealand
Oceania
Tahiti
Oceania
New Caledonia
Oceania
Vanuatu
Oceania
Fiji
Oceania
Samoa
Oceania
Solomon Islands
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
Cook Islands
Not ranked yet: 2 rated matches