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Men’s World Ranking football: how does it work? First, the draw for the qualification stage takes place (the preliminary draw), concerning all continental football zones CONCACAF (North America, Central America, and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia), UEFA (Europe), and OFC (Oceania), in 2025 followed by the official 2026 World Cup Final Round Draw. This ranking of all countries worldwide in football also partly determines the draws for the World Cup.
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World Ranking (partly) determines the World Cup draw This is determined according to a (fairly complex) methodology of the World Football Association that takes into account the creation of the mentioned equal opportunities for all countries. How many points can be scored in a match between two countries depends, among other things, on the importance of that match. Part of the method of weighting the awarded points and achievements is also ensuring that all countries have as many equal opportunities as possible.Įach country can get points per game played, but can also decrease in number of points. The score includes qualifying matches for continental finals, the finals themselves, the World Cup and friendly international matches, among other things. A new ranking is released several times per football season. The FIFA men’s ranking has existed since 1992.