Romania jumps four places in the FIFA ranking » The “Tricolori” are back in the world top 50

The good form of the last period contributed decisively to the ascent in the hierarchy.

The evolution of the opponents in Group H in the preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup

Romania achieved two victories from as many matches:

• Romania – Moldova 2-1 (friendly)

• Romania – Austria 1-0 (preliminaries of the 2026 World Cup, Group H)

These results put an end to the negative streak from the first half of the year, when the team had constantly dropped in the ranking, reaching the 51st place. It should be noted that, on December 19, 2024, Romania occupied the 38th position, before a period of decline.

In the same FIFA update, Romania's opponents in the World Cup 2026 preliminaries have registered the following changes:

• Austria – 24th place (−2)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina – 75th place (−2)

• Cyprus – 125th place (+3)

• San Marino – 210th place (no change)

The schedule of the next matches on the way to the World Championship

Romania will continue its journey in the World Cup preliminaries next month:

• November 15, 21:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Romania

• November 18, 21:45 – Romania – San Marino

The next FIFA ranking update is scheduled for November 21, 2025.

The best ranking of the tricolors is the 3rd place in the world (September 1997), while the lowest position: the 57th place (in 2011 and 2012).

How the ranking of the top 10 nationals in the FIFA ranking looks like

1. Spain – 1880 points

2. Argentina – 1872 points

3. France – 1862 points

4. England – 18245 points

5. Portugal – 17786 points

6. Netherlands – 1759 points

7. Brazil – 1758 points

8. Belgium – 17409 points

9. Italy – 1717 points

10. Germany – 1713 points

Notable changes are between Argentina and France (for 2nd place), the Netherlands and Brazil (for 6th place), as well as the entries of Italy and Germany in the top 10, replacing Croatia and Morocco.