Brazil will go to the World Cup as the top-ranked team after extending their lead over second-place Belgium in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
They are the only nation to have competed in every World Cup finals and will go into next month’s tournament in Qatar seeking a record-extending sixth crown.
Argentina stayed at No. 3 and 2018 World Cup champions France remained at No. 4.
The World Cup in Qatar starts on Nov. 20.
Here are the rest of the rankings.
🗣 Martín Palermo: “The candidates for the World Cup are Germany, Spain and England. The rival to beat is Brazil. Argentina is more liberared.” This via an interview with @radiolared. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/W6Gcdw2FbZ
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 5, 2022
Brazil will go to this year’s World Cup as the top-rated team, according to the latest FIFA rankings https://t.co/KwcwnSohXO
— Bloomberg (@business) October 6, 2022