Three victories and a draw: the results are rather positive for Zinédine Zidane, who began his mandate as coach of the France team during this international window dedicated to the League of Nations.
After dominating Turkey (0-1) and Belgium (0-1) away, the Blues were held by Italy (1-1) before once again getting the better of the Red Devils (4-1), this time in their garden at the Stade de France.
Enough to allow them to grab places in the FIFA rankings? The answer is no. Despite 9.88 points pocketed during this autumn gathering, the Tricolores remain clinging to third place in the world hierarchy.
Spain and Argentina remain ahead of the Blues
With 1958.86 points on the clock, Kylian Mbappé’s teammates are still ahead of Argentina (1972.80 points), who celebrated Lionel Messi against Benin for his very last international match (3-0), and the untouchable Spain, which is widening the gap (2011.57 points).
La Roja was flawless in the Nations League and gleaned 15.7 more points. After winning in England (3-2), the world champions beat Croatia (4-1) and the Czech Republic (3-1), before doing it again against the Croatians on Tuesday evening (2-1).
The top 10 of the FIFA rankings
1. Spain – 2011.57 pts
2. Argentina – 1972.80 pts
3. France – 1958.86 pts
4. England – 1925.59 pts
5. Portugal – 1807.69 pts
6. Brazil – 1806.51 pts
7. Morocco – 1805.34 pts
8. Belgium – 1779.17 pts
9. Netherlands – 1778.61 pts
10. Mexico – 1746.04 pts
