Tajikistan dropped three places in the new FIFA ranking

Роза Шапошник

The International Federation of Football (FIFA) has published the second national team ranking of the year.

The Tajikistan national team has dropped three positions and is now ranked 103rd in the FIFA ranking (1221.78 points). In the ranking published on November 19, 2026, the Tajikistan team was in 100th place.

Since then, the Tajik team has played one match. In Gissar, the team drew with the Philippines (1:1) and lost 3.14 points in the FIFA ranking.

A total of 211 teams are represented in the FIFA list. In the Top 10 of the ranking, after friendly victories over Brazil (2:1) and Colombia (2:1), the French team has risen from third to first place, pushing Spain and Argentina down.

The top ten also includes: England (1825.97), Portugal (1763.83), Brazil (1761.16), the Netherlands (1757.87), Morocco (1755.87), Belgium (1734.71), and Germany (1730.37).

Among Central Asian countries, the Uzbekistan national team ranks 50th, the Kyrgyzstan team is in 107th place in the FIFA ranking, the Kazakhstan team is in 110th place, and Turkmenistan is 141st.

Among Asian teams, Japan leads at 18th place in the world ranking, followed by Iran (21) and South Korea (25). The top ten includes Australia (27), Uzbekistan (50), Qatar (55), Iraq (57), Saudi Arabia (61), Jordan (63), and the UAE (68).

The next FIFA ranking will be published on June 10, 2026.

FIFA Ranking, TOP-10:

1 (3). France – 1877.32.

2 (1). Spain – 1876.40.

3 (2). Argentina – 1874.81.

4 (4). England – 1825.97.

5 (6). Portugal – 1763.83.

6 (5). Brazil – 1761.16.

7 (7). Netherlands – 1757.87.

8 (8). Morocco – 1755.87.

9 (9). Belgium – 1734.71.

10 (10). Germany – 1730.37.

It is worth noting that Tajikistan’s best ranking was 99th place in February 2024. This occurred after a successful performance in the final stage of the Asian Cup in Qatar.

The second-best ranking for Tajikistan in the world rankings was 100th place in November 2025.

The Tajikistan national team photo FFT

The biggest leap in the ranking was a rise to 106th place in July 2013, when the team managed to climb 40 spots (!).

The worst result in the monthly rankings was recorded in 2003 – 180th place. The worst annual average for the team was recorded in 2002 – 168th place out of 207.

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