FIFA Top 50 World Rankings for Soccer's 1997-98 Season: 1997
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
| Points | 1996 Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 73.45 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 65.41 | 2 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 64.92 | 5 |
| 4 | England | 61.26 | 12 |
| 5 | Mexico | 60.80 | 11 |
| 6 | France | 60.36 | 3 |
| 7 | Romania | 60.35 | 16 |
| 8 | Denmark | 59.95 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy | 59.59 | 10 |
| 10 | Colombia | 59.44 | 4 |
| 11 | Spain | 59.13 | 8 |
| 12 | Russia | 58.35 | 7 |
| 13 | Norway | 58.29 | 14 |
| 14 | Japan | 57.98 | 21 |
| 15 | Morocco | 57.87 | 27 |
| 16 | Chile | 57.75 | 26 |
| 17 | Argentina | 57.74 | 22 |
| 18 | Sweden | 57.47 | 17 |
| 19 | Croatia | 56.95 | 24 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia | 56.90 | 55 |
| 21 | Zambia | 56.73 | 20 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 55.89 | 9 |
| 23 | Tunisia | 55.58 | 23 |
| 24 | Bolivia | 54.82 | 39 |
| 25 | Austria | 54.59 | 34 |
| 26 | USA | 54.42 | 18 |
| 27 | South Korea | 54.35 | 44 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 54.23 | 33 |
| 29 | Paraguay | 53.97 | 38 |
| 30 | Portugal | 53.11 | 13 |
| 31 | South Africa | 53.08 | 19 |
| 32 | Egypt | 53.04 | 28 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 52.94 | 37 |
| 34 | Slovakia | 52.89 | 30 |
| 35 | Australia | 52.68 | 50 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 52.36 | 15 |
| 37 | Scotland | 52.27 | 29 |
| 38 | Peru | 51.70 | 54 |
| 39 | Jamaica | 51.61 | 32 |
| 40 | Uruguay | 50.78 | 43 |
| 41 | Belgium | 50.49 | 42 |
| 42 | Greece | 49.92 | 35 |
| 43 | Turkey | 49.30 | 31 |
| 44 | Kuwait | 48.47 | 62 |
| 45 | Lithuania | 47.32 | 48 |
| 46 | Iran | 47.10 | 83 |
| 47 | Ireland | 47.07 | 36 |
| 48 | Poland | 46.15 | 53 |
| 49 | Ukraine | 45.91 | 59 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 45.86 | 60 |
| FIFA Top 50 World Rankings | 1998 (as of Sept. 16) |
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