All-time team ratings
The NFT Rating
Every international since 1872, replayed one by one. Each result moves points between the two teams, more when it's surprising, more at a World Cup than in a friendly.
- Top of the rating
- 2,328
- Spain leads the rating
- Highest ever
- 2,328
- Highest ever: Spain (2026)
- Biggest upset
- 0.6%
- Chance of the biggest upset: Luxembourg (2008)
- Rated up to
- 2026
- Rated up to 5 Oct 2026
Current ranking
Teams with a match in the last four years. Change compared with one year earlier.
| # | Team | Rating | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 2,328 | ▲ +114 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 2,235 | ▲ +69 |
| 3 |  England | 2,195 | ▲ +141 |
| 4 |  France | 2,139 | ▲ +35 |
| 5 |  Portugal | 2,099 | ▲ +33 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 2,075 | ▲ +39 |
| 7 |  Colombia | 2,058 | ▲ +12 |
| 8 |  Belgium | 2,031 | ▲ +149 |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 2,025 | ▲ +119 |
| 10 |  Netherlands | 2,022 | ▲ +29 |
| 11 |  Japan | 1,989 | ▲ +16 |
| 12 |  Morocco | 1,984 | ▲ +57 |
| 13 |  Mexico | 1,979 | ▲ +9 |
| 14 |  Germany | 1,950 | ▲ +27 |
| 15 |  Norway | 1,947 | ▲ +55 |
| 16 |  Italy | 1,934 | ▲ +8 |
| 17 |  Ecuador | 1,933 | ▼ −68 |
| 18 |  Uruguay | 1,926 | ▼ −49 |
| 19 |  Paraguay | 1,908 | ±0 |
| 20 |  Croatia | 1,906 | ▼ −56 |
| 21 |  Denmark | 1,890 | ▼ −35 |
| 22 |  Senegal | 1,890 | ▲ +12 |
| 23 |  Australia | 1,884 | ▼ −25 |
| 24 |  Austria | 1,883 | ▲ +4 |
| 25 |  USA | 1,869 | ▲ +61 |
| 26 |  Canada | 1,846 | ▼ −55 |
| 27 |  Russia | 1,844 | ▲ +1 |
| 28 |  Iran | 1,843 | ▼ −43 |
| 29 |  Greece | 1,838 | ▲ +11 |
| 30 |  Algeria | 1,834 | ▲ +49 |
The best teams ever
Each team's highest rating, and the match in which it was reached.
Giant-killers
The wins with the smallest chance before kick-off, according to the rating (home advantage included).
| Date | Winner | Loser | Score | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luxembourg 993 | Switzerland 1,779 | 2–1 | 0.6% | |
| Luxembourg 1,033 |  Czechia 1,806 | 1–0 | 2.0% | |
 Faroe Islands 1,185 | Greece 1,741 | 1–0 | 2.3% | |
| Luxembourg 953 |  Belarus 1,501 | 1–0 | 2.3% | |
 Georgia 1,489 | Spain 2,026 | 1–0 | 2.5% | |
 US Virgin Islands 921 |  Marshall Islands 1,500 | 4–0 | 3.4% | |
 Bulgaria 1,601 | Netherlands 2,070 | 2–1 | 3.6% | |
 Iceland 1,575 | England 2,040 | 1–0 | 3.7% | |
 Northern Ireland 1,257 |  Scotland 1,718 | 2–0 | 3.8% | |
 Malta 1,204 |  Ukraine 1,760 | 1–0 | 3.9% |
How it works
Expectation Before every match the rating difference gives each side an expected result. 400 points more means a 10:1 favourite; the team playing in its own country gets 100 points extra.
Surprise After the match, points move from the loser to the winner: the more surprising the result, the more points. A draw after a penalty shootout counts as a draw.
Weight World Cup matches count three times as much as friendlies, continental finals 2.5 times, qualifiers twice. Wins by two goals or more count extra. Successor states such as Russia continue with the rating of their predecessor.