Thanks to Argentina’s defeat against Uruguay, France regained first place in the FIFA rankings.
Argentina lost big on Thursday, losing 2-0 to Uruguay. And not only because Lionel Scaloni’s men have had a string of victories since their coronation at the World Cup in Qatar or that the Albiceleste had not lost at home to their neighbor for 36 years. This setback at home against Marcelo Bielsa’s side also has serious consequences in the FIFA Ranking.
While it had regained first place in the ranking last spring by dethroning Brazil, which remained first at the end of the Qatari World Cup despite its elimination in the quarter-finals, Argentina has indeed fallen from its throne. With an 8-point lead over France, the world champions did not have to win to maintain their first place. A draw – coupled with a victory in Brazil – guaranteed them to finish the year at the top of the FIFA Rankings regardless of Les Bleus’ results.
But by losing against Uruguay, Argentina gave up more than 17 points and are now almost 10 lengths behind France. A victory in Brazil could allow him to get closer but if Didier Deschamps’ men string together two victories against Gibraltar and in Greece, they will have the assurance of finishing the year in first place in the Fifa Ranking, which is not theirs. not happened since 2001.
Provisional FIFA ranking:
1- France 1853.11 points
2- Argentina 1844.85
3- England 1807.88
4- Belgium 1796.34
5- Brazil 1795.43
