For women’s national teams in football, FIFA created the Women’s World Ranking system. The first rankings were released on July 16, 2003, marking the beginning of the FIFA Women’s World Rankings for soccer.

They make try to compare the current competitiveness of women’s national teams that compete internationally. All teams should be rated according to their performance in team matches for this FIFA ranking criterion, with the more successful teams being placed at the top.

According to the August 2022 update, there are 185 national teams on the list. Only 4 times each year is the FIFA Women’s World Rankings released. Standings are typically made public in March, June, September, or December.

The United States top of the list with 2087.48 points. Sweden is on the 2nd spot in the women’s world rankings with 2066.3 points. The 3rd spot grabs by Germany with the 2064.75 points.

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FIFA Women’s World Rankings

Rank	Teams	Points
1	USA	2087.48
2	Sweden	2066.3
3	Germany	2064.75
4	England	2051.61
5	France	2023.09
6	Spain	1997.74
7	Canada	1997.31
8	Netherlands	1994.69
9	Brazil	1989.98
10	Korea DPR	1940
11	Japan	1918.16
12	Norway	1910.78
13	Australia	1903.1
14	Italy	1865.09
15	China PR	1862.87
16	Iceland	1850.91
17	Korea Republic	1849.16
18	Denmark	1847.17
19	Austria	1793.68
20	Belgium	1791.37
21	Switzerland	1777.65
22	New Zealand	1743.72
23	Portugal	1742.25
24	Republic Of Ireland	1739.46
25	Scotland	1727.97
26	Russia	1716.57
27	Colombia	1706.46
28	Czech Republic	1689.06
29	Argentina	1660.37
30	Finland	1655.04
31	Wales	1652.67
32	Poland	1652.49
33	Ukraine	1644.97
34	Vietnam	1643.66
35	Mexico	1623.1
36	Serbia	1622.84
37	Costa Rica	1604.91
38	Chile	1583.86
39	Romania	1581.28
40	Chinese Taipei	1581.2
41	Thailand	1555
42	Slovenia	1549.26
43	Jamaica	1544.86
44	Hungary	1543.19
45	Nigeria	1537.65
46	Slovakia	1534.03
47	Uzbekistan	1523.83
48	Myanmar	1517.95
49	Northern Ireland	1516.47
50	Papua New Guinea	1512.43
51	Paraguay	1508.56
52	Venezuela	1494.4
53	Philippines	1483.06
54	South Africa	1462.12
55	Belarus	1447.37
56	Haiti	1445.71
57	Panama	1432.87
58	Cameroon	1417.44
59	Ghana	1416.77
60	Croatia	1410.32
61	India	1405.79
62	Greece	1404.05
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1392.46
64	Cote D’Ivoire	1379.39
65	Jordan	1375.37
66	Uruguay	1374.14
67	Turkey	1373.01
68	Ecuador	1370.61
69	IR Iran	1364.73
70	Israel	1360.76
71	Fiji	1345.58
72	Equatorial Guinea	1344.47
73	Albania	1342.43
74	Peru	1334.47
75	Trinidad and Tobago	1318.11
76	Morocco	1315.57
77	Hong Kong	1314.35
78	Tunisia	1298.6
79	Azerbaijan	1296.27
80	Algeria	1288.27
81	Zambia	1282.5
82	Mali	1273.24
83	Guatmala	1259.69
84	Senegal	1258.35
85	Laos	1257.98
86	Bahrain	1254.12
87	Guyana	1247.77
88	Malta	1236.19
89	Malaysia	1231.94
90	Egypt	1229.98
91	Montenegro	1224.47
92	Bulgaria	1223.98
93	Tonga	1221.48
94	Guam	1218.07
95	Cuba	1217.56
96	Estonia	1216.98
97	Indonesia	1213.69
98	Bolivia	1213.1
99	Samoa	1212.01
100	Kazakhstan	1205.62

Source: Official FIFA Website (fifa.com)

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Leading Teams in Ranking List

The only two sides to hold the top two spots in the women’s standings so far are the U.s. & Germany. In addition, they have occupied the top two positions in every release with the exception of six, when Germany was rated third place Norway, Brazil, England, and Sweden have been ranked 2nd position during this time.

From March 2008 until December 2014, the USA held the record for the longest continuous duration at the top of the rankings, over 7 years. The United States had held the top spot as of January 2022 for a total of 14 years, Germany for 4.5 years, and the two countries had shared it for 3 months.

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