FIFA rankings : France end 2024 in second place
France ended the year in second place in the FIFA world rankings, which were published on Thursday, sitting behind Argentina.
The French men’s team has ended the year where it began. Les Bleus still occupy second place in the recently updated FIFA world rankings, following their performances in their final international matches of 2024
Didier Deschamps' men will take this in their stride and meet up again in March for their quarter-final matches in the Nations League against Croatia, with the first leg taking place on March 20th in Split, and the return fixture on March 23rd at the Stade de France. The top 100 rankings, currently headed by Argentina, remain unchanged from the previous month’s placings.
The top twenty spots in the FIFA rankings as of Thursday December 19th 2024 (with rankings from November 28th 2024) :
1. Argentina 1,867.25 points (0)
2. France 1,859.78 (0)
3. Spain 1,853.27 (0)
4. England 1,813.81 (0)
5. Brazil 1,775.85 (0)
6. Portugal 1,756.12 (0)
7. Netherlands 1,747.55 (0)
8. Belgium 1,740.62 (0)
9. Italy 1,731.51 (0)
10. Germany 1,703.79 (0)
11. Uruguay 1,695.91 (0)
12. Colombia 1,694.44 (0)
13. Croatia 1,691.59 (0)
14. Morocco 1,688.18 (0)
15. Japan 1,652.79 (0)
16. United States 1,645.48 (0)
17. Senegal 1,637.25 (0)
18. Iran 1,635.31 (0)
19. Mexico 1,627.4 (0)
20. Switzerland 1,625.16 (0)