{"id":82279,"date":"2025-11-19T12:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/world-ranking-2026-the-64-national-teams-with-chances-analysis-and-surprises\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:10:42","slug":"world-ranking-2026-the-64-national-teams-with-chances-analysis-and-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/world-ranking-2026-the-64-national-teams-with-chances-analysis-and-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"World Ranking 2026: The 64 national teams with chances, analysis and surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"The road to the 2026 World Cup is taking shape, with 64 teams that, in theory, could lift the trophy. Of these, 42 already have their ticket secured, including the three host countries: United States, Mexico, and Canada.\n\nThis means that 22 teams will compete for the remaining six spots: four from UEFA, two from CONCACAF, and one each from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and South America, respectively.\n\nHere’s an analysis of the 64 teams, based on the market value of the players and football Elo ratings, which evaluate team performance based on their results.\n\n\n

Ranking of the 64 Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n

64. New Caledonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe team does not have players with an estimated market value.\n\n

63. Suriname<\/strong><\/p>\n\n62. Cura\u00e7ao (Classified)<\/strong>\n\n

61. Qatar (Classified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDespite having the lowest market value and Elo ranking among the qualified teams, Qatar might not be in the lowest pot for the December draw.\n\n60. South Africa (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n59. Haiti (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

58. Cabo Verde (Classified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n57. New Zealand (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

56. Iraq<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

55. Jamaica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n54. Jordan (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n53. Saudi Arabia (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

52. North Macedonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

51. Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

50. Bolivia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

49. Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n48. Ghana (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\nDespite having a combined market value 15 times greater than Qatar’s, Ghana is ahead in the Elo rankings. Surprisingly, they qualified for the 2025 World Cup, but failed to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.\n\n47. Tunisia (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

46. Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n45. Panama (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\n44. Iran (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

43. Albania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

42. Congo DR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

41. Australia (Ranked)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n40. Uzbekistan (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\nUzbekistan has proven to be a difficult team to beat, with a star defender, a standout attacker, and an Italian coach. Their performance has been notable in the AFC qualifiers.\n\n

39. Egypt (Ranked)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n38. Czech Republic<\/strong>\n\n

37. Slovakia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

36. Kosovo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n35. United States (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

Pochettino ‘positive’ about the USMNT’s journey to the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n\n

34. Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

33. South Korea (Ranked)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n32. Republic of Ireland<\/strong>\n\n

31. Paraguay (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

30. Poland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n29. Canada (Classified)<\/strong>\n\n

28. Algeria (Classified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n27. Ivory Coast (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\n

26. Uruguay (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

25. Scotland (Ranked)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Burley’s message to the Scottish team heading to the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n\n24. Mexico (Classified)<\/strong>\n\n23. Austria (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\n22. Japan (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

21. Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n20. Switzerland (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\n

19. Croatia (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDespite the presence of figures like Ivan Perisic and Luka Modric, Croatia has not managed to develop a new generation of footballers. However, Modric continues to demonstrate his worth.\n\n

18. Morocco (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n17. Turkey<\/strong>\n\n

16. Senegal (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

15. Ecuador (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

14. Colombia (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

13. Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

12. Denmark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n11. Belgium (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\n

10. Norway (Ranked)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

9. Argentina (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

8. Germany (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Hislop: Florian Wirtz returns to his best form in Germany’s big win<\/a><\/p>\n\n

7. Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n6. Netherlands (Ranked)<\/strong>\n\n

5. Portugal (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

4. Brazil (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n3. Spain (Classified)<\/strong>\n\n2. France (Qualified)<\/strong>\n\n

1. England (Qualified)<\/strong><\/p>\n\nEngland, with players like Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, and Bukayo Saka, dominated the qualifiers, showing exceptional performance in defense and game control.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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