World Cup 2026 Power Rankings

Composite index from FIFA ranking, World Cup history, and continental titles.

Elite

(3)
1🇧🇷Brazil
93
2🇦🇷Argentina
82
3🇩🇪Germany
81

Contender

(5)
4🇫🇷France
67
5🇺🇾Uruguay
65
6🇪🇸Spain
62
7🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England
58
8🇲🇽Mexico
56

Dark Horse

(19)
9🇳🇱Netherlands
49
10🇧🇪Belgium
49
11🇵🇹Portugal
47
12🇺🇸USA
46
13🇲🇦Morocco
43
14🇭🇷Croatia
42
15🇨🇭Switzerland
42
16🇯🇵Japan
41
17🇨🇴Colombia
40
18🇰🇷South Korea
40
19🇮🇷Iran
37
20🇸🇳Senegal
37
21🇦🇹Austria
36
22🇪🇬Egypt
34
23🇸🇪Sweden
34
24🇪🇨Ecuador
33
25🇦🇺Australia
33
26🇹🇷Turkey
32
27🇩🇿Algeria
32

Underdog

(17)
28🇨🇦Canada
29
29🇨🇮Ivory Coast
29
30🇵🇾Paraguay
29
31🇳🇴Norway
28
32🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland
27
33🇵🇦Panama
26
34🇹🇳Tunisia
25
35🇨🇿Czechia
22
36🇨🇩DR Congo
21
37🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
18
39🇶🇦Qatar
16
40🇿🇦South Africa
15
41🇮🇶Iraq
15
42🇬🇭Ghana
11
43🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
46🇳🇿New Zealand
6
47🇭🇹Haiti
2

Debutant

(4)
38🇺🇿Uzbekistan
17
44🇨🇻Cape Verde
8
45🇯🇴Jordan
8
48🇨🇼Curacao
1

How is the Power Index calculated?

FIFA Ranking (40%), World Cup Titles (25%), WC Appearances (15%), Continental Titles (10%), WC Goals (10%). All data from official FIFA records.