Egypt drop two places in FIFA July rankings, Italy fall out of top 10

Mahmoud Elassal , Thursday 10 Jul 2025

Egypt’s national football team dropped two spots to 34th in FIFA’s July world rankings, while Italy slipped out of the top 10, according to the latest list released on Thursday.

File Photo: Egypt s players salute the audience after winning the 2022 Qatar World Cup African Qualifiers football match between Egypt and Senegal at Cairo International Stadium in the Egyptian capital. AFP

The Pharaohs, who have not played since March, secured victories over Ethiopia and Sierra Leone in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

They have already qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, topping Group C with 14 points.

Egypt also lead Group A in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with 16 points from six matches.

Under head coach Hossam Hassan, Egypt remain the third-highest-ranked African team, behind Morocco and Senegal, with the latter climbing one spot this month. Within the Arab world, Egypt sit second, also behind Morocco.

The North African side previously broke into the global top 10 after winning three consecutive AFCON titles in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

Their next official match is scheduled for September against Ethiopia in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers.

At the top of the global rankings, Argentina retained first place, with Spain climbing to second and France holding steady in third. The Netherlands rose to seventh, swapping places with Portugal.

Italy dropped two places to 11th, falling out of the top 10.

July’s FIFA world rankings (April’s rankings in parentheses):

1- Argentina (1)
2- Spain (3)
3- France (2)
4- England (4)
5- Brazil (5)
6- Portugal (7)
7- Netherlands (6)
8- Belgium (8)
9- Germany (10)
10- Croatia (11)

Top 10 African teams:

12- Morocco (12)
18- Senegal (19)
34- Egypt (32)
36- Algeria (36)
44- Nigeria (43)
45- Côte d'Ivoire (41)
49- Tunisia (49)
51- Cameroon (50)
54- Mali (53)
56- South Africa (56)