Fifa World Rankings December 2018
Fifa's World Rankings for December 2018 were published on December 20 at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
In the final rankings for 2018 there is no change in the top 20 positions. Belgium who finished third at the World Cup 2018 in Russia are followed by champions France who defeated them in the semis, Brazil, runners-up Croatia, beaten semi-finalists England and Portugal.
The full top ten is Belgium, France, Brazil, Croatia, England, Portugal, Uruguay, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark.
Senegal finish the year as the top African team in 23rd place. England remain in 5th. Wales are 19th. Australia are in 42nd place; Japan are in 50th spot. Near neighbors South Korea are 53rd in the list. The USA are in 25th. Scotland are 38th. The Republic of Ireland occupy 33rd place, Northern Ireland are 35th.
Top 20
1 Belgium
2 France
3 Brazil
4 Croatia
5 England
6 Portugal
7 Uruguay
8 Switzerland
9 Spain
10 Denmark
11 Argentina
12 Colombia
13 Chile
14 Sweden
14 The Netherlands
16 Germany
17 Mexico
18 Italy
19 Wales
20 Poland
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