South Sudan Maintains Its Position in FIFA Rankings

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The South Sudan national football team has retained its 170th position in the FIFA rankings for March 2025, which was announced today, Thursday.

During the international break following the last ranking update, the Bright Stars played four competitive international matches. They secured a victory against Rwanda in the first leg of the second round of the African Nations Championship qualifiers but lost the return leg. Additionally, they suffered a defeat in the fifth round of the World Cup qualifiers against the Democratic Republic of Congo before drawing 1-1 with Sudan in the sixth round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

South Sudan first entered the FIFA rankings in August 2012, debuting at 199th place with 20 points. The team’s best ranking to date was 134th in November 2015, while its worst position was 205th in 2013, with just 10 points.

Myanmar made the biggest jump in this month’s rankings, climbing seven places, while Guinea-Bissau recorded the largest drop, falling eight spots. Canada achieved its best-ever ranking, reaching 30th in the world.

No new teams entered or exited the top ten rankings. Argentina continues to lead the rankings since winning the World Cup in Qatar 2022. Spain has moved up to second place, pushing France down to third, while England and Brazil remain fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Netherlands and Portugal swapped positions, with the former rising to sixth and the latter dropping to seventh. Belgium, Italy, and Germany maintained their positions from eighth to tenth.