All Whites stay in top 100 after latest revision of FIFA world rankings

New Zealand’s All Whites have been rated #95 in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings, after their latest international window in which they played Mexico and the United States.

The revision drops the side down one place from #94 in the June rankings, in which New Zealand returned to the top 100 for the first time in seven years.

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The All Whites results at the OFC Nations Cup were included in the July revision.

In September, New Zealand lost 3-0 to Mexico in California, and drew 1-1 with the United States in Ohio.

New Zealand’s position was #122 when Danny Hay took over as head coach in late 2019.

When Darren Bazeley was appointed to the role in March 2023, the side was ranked #104.

The highest position achieved by New Zealand has been 47th (in August 2002); the lowest has been 161st (April-May 2016).

Argentina (1st) tightened their grip at the top of the men’s rankings. France (2nd) are still their closest challengers, and Spain remain in third spot.

The last five years

How the rankings are calculated

Points are allocated to teams from their most recent games and are weighted using the following criteria:

• Result of the match.
• Home vs away, or neutral ground.
• Importance of the match.
• Difference in ranking between the teams.

Beating a highly-rated team, away, and in a tournament, rather than a friendly, can boost a team’s momentum up the rankings.

A win over a lowly-rated team can have little impact.

Winning or losing, of course, is the most important criteria, but goal difference and goals scored are also taken into account, as is shown in the following table.

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This story was first published on September 26, 2024.

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