The Canadian men’s team enters 2025 unchanged at a career-high 31st place in the FIFA World Rankings.
New figures released Thursday show little movement. There were 1,181 men competing in the 2024 international competition, but only 21 took part after the rankings were released on November 28.
There was no change in the ranking of the top 113 countries.
World Cup champion Argentina, which overtook Brazil to take first place in April 2023, continues to hold the top spot, followed by France, Spain, England and Brazil. Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany round out the top 10.
Canada rose four places to 31st in the rankings on November 28 after beating Suriname 1-0 and 3-0 in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals last month. This leaves the Canadian men between Hungary and Serbia in the rankings.
Canada ranked 3rd in CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, following the United States (16th) and Mexico (19th). The Canadian men’s team will face Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals in Inglewood, California, in March.
