The second international break of the season has delivered its verdict for the France team. After getting off to a good start in the qualifiers for the Europe zone in September, with two victories, the Blues scored a third consecutive success on Friday against Azerbaijan (3-0), before conceding a draw against Iceland (2-2) on Monday in Reykjavik.
This latest result delays the qualification of Didier Deschamps' players for the 2026 World Cup. If they still occupy first place in Group D, with 10 points, they are only three steps ahead of Ukraine. See you in November to finish the work for Kylian Mbappé's teammates. Which will have a slightly different status.
The Blues lose a place in the FIFA rankings
While they had just overtaken Argentina and climbed to second place in the FIFA rankings, the Tricolores will have a nasty surprise during the next update, on October 23. They will indeed appear again in third place in the world hierarchy behind the Albiceleste and Spain, as revealed by the site Football-Ranking.com.
If France gained 1.47 points by beating Azerbaijan, it lost 9.68 points by being held in check by Iceland. Result: 8.21 points less on the clock for the Blues (1862.71), while Lionel Messi and the Argentines (1872.06) recovered 1.74 points by taking on Venezuela in a friendly match (1-0). La Roja remains unbeatable with 1880.76 points.
The top 10 in the FIFA rankings (according to Football-Ranking.com)
1. Spain – 1880.76 points (+5.39)
2. Argentina – 1872.06 points (+1.74)
3. France – 1862.71 points (-8.21)
4. England – 1824.30 points (+3.86)
5. Portugal – 1778.00 points (-1.55)
6. Brazil – 1761.95 points (+0.35)
7. Netherlands – 1759.96 points (+5.79)
8. Belgium – 1740.01 points (+0.47)
9. Italy – 1717.14 points (+7.08)
10. Germany – 1713.30 points (+9.03)
