Korea's FIFA ranking fell to 32nd. It is the lowest in 4 years and 6 months since 33rd in Dec. 2021, and the result of this World Cup appears to have had an impact.

South Korea national football team players pose for a team photo on the 24th at Estadio de Monterrey in Mexico during the Group A third match of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup between South Korea and South Africa. /Courtesy of News1

According to FIFA and others on the 29th, Korea's FIFA ranking stands at 32nd as of that day. Korea rose to as high as 22nd right after the first group-stage match of the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup but was relegated 10 places.

The FIFA ranking is determined by reflecting the results of A matches (official international matches between national teams selected without restriction by both countries) in real time. Consecutive losses in the second and third group-stage matches pushed the team down.

Because of this, Korea's FIFA ranking could be relegated further depending on the results of teams such as Sweden (36th), Paraguay (37th), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (41st), which advanced to the round of 32 at this World Cup.

At the top of the FIFA ranking, Argentina is No. 1, followed by France, Spain, England, and Brazil. The highest-ranked team in Asia is Japan (17th), up one spot from before the World Cup kicked off.

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