Even without Lionel Messi on the pitch, Argentina The National Team enjoyed a fantastic international break in March and picked up Back-to-back victories over South American power plants Brazil and Uruguay. As a result La Albiceleste has reached a new milestone in the FIFA rank.
Argentina opened the window with a 1-0 victory toward Uruguay At Estadio Centenario, a result that helped secure their qualification for the World Cup 2026. But the real statement came days later, when the reigning world champions broken Brazil 4-1 on the home park. These impressive results ensured that Argentina would reach a new record in the FIFA ranking.
From April, Argentina celebrates two full years as the No. 1 team in FIFA World Rankings. Although the updated ranking will be officially released on Wednesday, April 2, the team is currently sitting on top of the table with 1,867 points. With no other top-10 team that achieves equally dominant results, Argentina’s leadership is all but confirmed.
Among their closest competitors, Only England – ranked fourth with 1,814 points – managed to win both their Mars fixturesBeats Albania 2-0 and Latvia 3-0. At the same time, other challengers such as France and Spain lost points, which allowed Argentina to further broaden the gap.
Argentina first demanded the top spot on April 6, 2023, after their triumphs at 2021 Copa America and 2022 FIFA World Cup. Their consistent performances since then – including a 2024 Copa América -Titel – has helped them keep the No. 1 ranking, now highlight it fifth longest term of office at the top Since the ranking was introduced in 1993.
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Argentina’s current driving at the top of the FIFA World Rankings is a remarkable performance in today’s Ultra-competing international football landscape. However, They still have land to cover to match the longest governments in the ranking.
Spain has the fourth longest magic formula on No. 1Stays at the top for 2 years and 9 months between September 2011 and June 2014 – an era crowned by their World Cup and Euro triumphs. Belgium sits thirdAfter leading the ranking for 3 years and 4 months from October 2018 to February 2022, even though he did not raise a large trophy during that time.
The two best stripes belong to Brazil. Their second longest driving lasted for four years and 7 months, from June 2002 to January 2007. But it is their record setting-from July 1994 to April 2001, lasted 6 years and 8 months– It is still the gold standard and a difficult milestone for all teams to match.
