The FIFA World Rankings measure national team performance using a points system based on match results, opponent strength, and competition weight. The USMNT entered the rankings in 1993 and reached their highest-ever position of 4th in April 2006. The complete month-by-month USMNT ranking history since 1993 is below, along with the current top 20 and Concacaf standings. For the complete 211-nation rankings, visit FIFA’s official site.
January 2026 FIFA Rankings
| Rank | Nation | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1877.18 | – |
| 2 | Argentina | 1873.33 | – |
| 3 | France | 1870 | – |
| 4 | England | 1834.12 | – |
| 5 | Brazil | 1760.46 | – |
| 6 | Portugal | 1760.38 | – |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1756.27 | – |
| 8 | Morocco | 1736.57 | +3 (+20.23 points) |
| 9 | Belgium | 1724.15 | -1 |
| 10 | Germany | 1716.88 | -1 |
| 11 | Croatia | 1716.34 | -1 |
| 12 | Senegal | 1706.83 | +8 (+58.76 points) |
| 13 | Italy | 1701.3 | -1 |
| 14 | Colombia | 1681.88 | -1 |
| 15 | USA | 1675.75 | -1 |
| 16 | Mexico | 1672.62 | -1 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 1653.46 | -1 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1650.12 | -1 |
| 19 | Japan | 1648.07 | -1 |
| 20 | Iran | 1617.02 | – |
The USMNT is currently ranked 15th globally. In the Concacaf rankings, which use a separate formula, the United States sits 4th behind Mexico, Canada, and Panama heading into the 2026 World Cup on home soil.
March 2026 Concacaf rankings
| Rank | Nation | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 2018 | – |
| 2 | Canada | 1819 | – |
| 3 | Panama | 1802 | – |
| 4 | USA | 1733 | – |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 1629 | – |
| 6 | Honduras | 1548 | – |
| 7 | Haiti | 1501 | – |
| 8 | Jamaica | 1491 | – |
| 9 | Guatemala | 1443 | – |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1360 | – |
The USMNT history table below covers every monthly FIFA ranking since July 1993, when the rankings were introduced. FIFA issued rankings monthly through 2018, then shifted to a less frequent schedule following the introduction of a new points formula after the 2018 World Cup. The team’s best stretch came between 2002 and 2006, peaking at 4th. Rankings dropped significantly after the 2006 World Cup and reached a low point during the 2018 qualifying cycle, when the USMNT failed to qualify for the tournament for the first time since 1986.
USMNT FIFA Rankings history
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan: n/a | Jan: 22 | Jan: 23 | Jan: 15 | Jan: 18 |
| Feb: n/a | Feb: 21 | Feb: 22 | Feb: 14 | Feb: 22 |
| Mar: n/a | Mar: 21 | Mar: 22 | Mar: 14 | Mar: 22 |
| Apr: n/a | Apr: 23 | Apr: 22 | Apr: 14 | Apr: 21 |
| May: n/a | May: 23 | May: 27 | May: 14 | May: 26 |
| Jun: n/a | Jun: 23 | Jun: 34 | Jun: 14 | Jun: 26 |
| Jul: 24 | Jul: 22 | Jul: 20 | Jul: 17 | Jul: 26 |
| Aug: 28 | Aug: 22 | Aug: 19 | Aug: 20 | Aug: 28 |
| Sep: 26 | Sep: 22 | Sep: 22 | Sep: 18 | Sep: 32 |
| Oct: 26 | Oct: 23 | Oct: 19 | Oct: 25 | Oct: 35 |
| Nov: 27 | Nov: 24 | Nov: 19 | Nov: 16 | Nov: 29 |
| Dec: 22 | Dec: 23 | Dec: 19 | Dec: 18 | Dec: 26 |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan: 26 | Jan: 23 | Jan: 22 | Jan: 16 | Jan: 24 |
| Feb: 12 | Feb: 23 | Feb: 22 | Feb: 16 | Feb: 13 |
| Mar: 16 | Mar: 23 | Mar: 20 | Mar: 18 | Mar: 13 |
| Apr: 15 | Apr: 24 | Apr: 18 | Apr: 18 | Apr: 13 |
| May: 11 | May: 24 | May: 19 | May: 15 | May: 13 |
| Jun: 11 | Jun: 31 | Jun: 19 | Jun: 17 | Jun: 13 |
| Jul: 19 | Jul: 30 | Jul: 20 | Jul: 16 | Jul: 11 |
| Aug: 18 | Aug: 21 | Aug: 21 | Aug: 16 | Aug: 10 |
| Sep: 17 | Sep: 20 | Sep: 19 | Sep: 19 | Sep: 8 |
| Oct: 17 | Oct: 22 | Oct: 18 | Oct: 19 | Oct: 10 |
| Nov: 22 | Nov: 21 | Nov: 18 | Nov: 21 | Nov: 9 |
| Dec: 23 | Dec: 22 | Dec: 16 | Dec: 24 | Dec: 10 |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan: 10 | Jan: 11 | Jan: 11 | Jan: 7 | Jan: 31 |
| Feb: 10 | Feb: 11 | Feb: 11 | Feb: 6 | Feb: 28 |
| Mar: 10 | Mar: 12 | Mar: 10 | Mar: 5 | Mar: 30 |
| Apr: 10 | Apr: 11 | Apr: 10 | Apr: 4 | Apr: 29 |
| May: 10 | May: 8 | May: 10 | May: 5 | May: 29 |
| Jun: 9 | Jun: 9 | Jun: 10 | Jun: 5 | Jun: 16 |
| Jul: 9 | Jul: 7 | Jul: 6 | Jul: 16 | Jul: 14 |
| Aug: 9 | Aug: 10 | Aug: 6 | Aug: 23 | Aug: 17 |
| Sep: 11 | Sep: 10 | Sep: 7 | Sep: 29 | Sep: 18 |
| Oct: 12 | Oct: 11 | Oct: 7 | Oct: 29 | Oct: 18 |
| Nov: 12 | Nov: 11 | Nov: 8 | Nov: 31 | Nov: 19 |
| Dec: 11 | Dec: 11 | Dec: 8 | Dec: 31 | Dec: 19 |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan: 20 | Jan: 22 | Jan: 14 | Jan: 18 | Jan: 33 |
| Feb: 26 | Feb: 20 | Feb: 18 | Feb: 18 | Feb: 31 |
| Mar: 28 | Mar: 17 | Mar: 16 | Mar: 19 | Mar: 27 |
| Apr: 21 | Apr: 15 | Apr: 14 | Apr: 22 | Apr: 29 |
| May: 21 | May: 15 | May: 14 | May: 22 | May: 29 |
| Jun: 21 | Jun: 14 | Jun: 14 | Jun: 24 | Jun: 28 |
| Jul: 30 | Jul: 12 | Jul: 13 | Jul: 30 | Jul: 36 |
| Aug: 31 | Aug: 12 | Aug: 18 | Aug: 28 | Aug: 36 |
| Sep: 28 | Sep: 11 | Sep: 18 | Sep: 31 | Sep: 33 |
| Oct: 21 | Oct: 11 | Oct: 25 | Oct: 34 | Oct: 32 |
| Nov: 24 | Nov: 14 | Nov: 24 | Nov: 34 | Nov: 27 |
| Dec: 22 | Dec: 14 | Dec: 18 | Dec: 34 | Dec: 28 |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan: 28 | Jan: 14 | Jan: 27 | Jan: 32 | Jan: 28 |
| Feb: 32 | Feb: 13 | Feb: 31 | Feb: 32 | Feb: 29 |
| Mar: 33 | Mar: 14 | Mar: 32 | Mar: 30 | Mar: 30 |
| Apr: 28 | Apr: 13 | Apr: 27 | Apr: 29 | Apr: 23 |
| May: 29 | May: 14 | May: 28 | May: 31 | May: 23 |
| Jun: 28 | Jun: 13 | Jun: 27 | Jun: 31 | Jun: 23 |
| Jul: 22 | Jul: 15 | Jul: 34 | Jul: 25 | Jul: 35 |
| Aug: 19 | Aug: 18 | Aug: 29 | Aug: 26 | Aug: 26 |
| Sep: 13 | Sep: 17 | Sep: 28 | Sep: 22 | Sep: 28 |
| Oct: 13 | Oct: 23 | Oct: 29 | Oct: 24 | Oct: 27 |
| Nov: 14 | Nov: 28 | Nov: 33 | Nov: 28 | Nov: 24 |
| Dec: 14 | Dec: 27 | Dec: 32 | Dec: 28 | Dec: 24 |
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan: 25 | Feb: 25 | Feb: 22 | Feb: 22 | Feb: 13 |
| Feb: 24 | Apr: 24 | Apr: 22 | Apr: 20 | Mar: 15 |
| Mar: 25 | Jun: 30 | Jun: 22 | May: 20 | Jun: 14 |
| Apr: 24 | Jul: 22 | Sep:23 | Aug: 10 | Aug: 14 |
| May: 24 | Sep: 21 | Oct: 22 | Sep: 13 | Oct: 16 |
| Jun: 25 | Oct: 23 | Nov: 22 | Oct: 13 | Dec: 13 |
| Jul: N/A | Nov: 22 | Dec: 22 | Nov: 12 | |
| Aug: 22 | Dec: 22 | Dec: 11 | ||
| Sep: 22 | ||||
| Oct: 23 | ||||
| Nov: 25 | ||||
| Dec: 25 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr: 13 | Feb: 13 | Apr: 16 | Jan: 15 | |
| Jun: 11 | Apr: 11 | Jul: 15 | Feb: 15 | |
| Jul: 11 | Jun: 11 | Sep: 16 | ||
| Sep: 11 | Jul: 16 | Oct: 16 | ||
| Oct: 11 | Sep: 18 | Nov: 14 | ||
| Nov: 12 | Oct: 18 | Dec: 14 | ||
| Dec: 12 | Nov: 16 | |||
| Dec: 16 |
