National team rankings have always been an important criterion for reflecting the strength of each national team at this stage, and just now, the well-known data blogger MisterChip listed an updated national team points ranking in advance. The data blogger applied FIFA's official points calculation formula and then listed this latest national team ranking before FIFA. In first place is Argentina.
The World Cup champions surpassed Brazil to the top of the table with two victories in March, with 1,841 points. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that the Pampas Eagles have ranked first in FIFA since March 2017. This is 6 years, and during these 6 years, the Argentine team has gradually completed its transformation. From the original green and yellow, to now there are many new people. Under the leadership of team leader Lionel Messi, the Argentine team has become stronger and stronger. And as the team's cohesion grows, they are likely to continue to dominate the top spot for years to come. In second place is France, which have also enjoyed a winning streak recently. They also reached 1,838 points, and they, like Argentina, overtook the original top Brazil. Needless to say, the strength of the French team will remain the No. 1 team in world football for years to come.
In third place is Brazil, where their points fell to 1,834. As Brazil were defeated by Morocco on national team match day, their points slipped. However, Brazil's current overall squad is not complete, so the ranking change is understandable. When the full squad returns, there is still hope that Brazil will return to the top of the table. In fourth place is Belgium, who have 1,793 points. Belgium, a regular at the top of the table in previous years, has seen their dominance in all competitions decline with the decline of the golden generation. Now falling out of the top three is also expected.
In fifth place is England, with the Three Lions with 1,792 points. Objectively speaking, England have performed well in recent years. The team has played well in the European Cup and the World Cup. The overall squad is also strong, and their performance in all competitions has also been very high. Finishing fifth doesn't show their true strength, and with England's current momentum, it should be no problem to break into the top three in future issues. In 6th place was the Netherlands with 1,731 points. The Dutch team has had a problem in recent years, that is, the striker line is not good. Although they have a fairly solid backfield, their strikers cannot carry responsibility in the big game. Players like Depay and Wighorst were placed in the former Dutch national team, and it was difficult to even sit on the bench.
As Dutch legends Gullit and Van Basten say, the current Dutch striker line is completely incomparable to the Dutch national team striker of previous eras. Without an improved squad, the Netherlands will no longer be able to finish in the top 5. In 7th place is Croatia with 1,730 points. With most of the veterans in the squad significantly declining, it was not easy for Croatia to finish seventh, and they have earned respect for their performances.
In 8th place is Italy, with the Apennines with 1,714 points. The Italian team has highlighted the two words in recent years: disappointment. Obviously has a good lineup, and there are new blood to join. But it was not qualified for the World Cup, even if the team won the European Championship, it actually lost the World Cup qualification after a year. This makes many old Italian fans very uncomfortable. In 9th place is Portugal, who scored 1,707 points. Portugal has a really good squad. But their performance in the past two years has not been convincing. From the top three on the ranking, it gradually fell to fifth, and now it has slipped to 9th. However, the good news is that the emergence of young players is good as the likes of star Cristiano Ronaldo is getting older, which may be a harbinger of Portugal's next era.
In 10th place was Spain, who scored 1,683 points. Originally, Spain's momentum was still good, and they won the last four of the European Cup. The World Cup was supposed to make a breakthrough, but it ran into a powerful Morocco, and in the case of overall tactical failure, Spain only won the round of 16, and it is understandable that the points ranking has slipped to 10th.