With no FIFA international window after November 2025, Bangladesh’s men’s national team has not played another official match since their memorable Asian Cup qualifier win over India on November 18. That victory lifted the Hamza-Jamal-led side to their best ranking in nine years — 180th — a position they continue to hold in the latest FIFA rankings released this week.
At the top of the table, there was also no movement. Spain remains the world number one, followed by Argentina, France, England, and Brazil. Portugal and the Netherlands continue to hold sixth and seventh place, reflecting a month of stability for the elite nations.
“𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔,” 𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
FIFA Rankings: Senegal and Morocco Spark Historic Climb After AFCON Glory
The biggest shifts in the rankings came below the top seven, driven by the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal’s dramatic 1-0 victory over Morocco in the final has propelled both teams to new heights.
Morocco climbed three places to eighth — their highest-ever FIFA ranking — surpassing their previous best of 10th achieved back in 1998. AFCON champions Senegal surged seven spots to 12th, marking their strongest position in history.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝑪𝑨𝑭 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏.
Belgium, Germany, and Croatia each slipped one place to ninth, tenth, and eleventh, respectively. Elsewhere, AFCON bronze medalists Nigeria (26th) and Cameroon (45th) enjoyed the biggest jumps, climbing 12 places each. Algeria, Egypt, and the Ivory Coast also made notable gains, reshaping the middle of the global standings.
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