Romania finished Group I of the EURO 2024 qualifiers unbeaten and advanced to the final tournament in Germany, while Edi Iordenescu’s men climbed up the FIFA rankings.

Romania, 43rd place in the FIFA ranking – The best ranking in recent years

Romania’s national team ranks 43rd in the ranking published on Thursday, rising five positions compared to last month.

In the last matches of the EURO-2024 qualifying tournament, the “tricolors” won two victories: 2:1 in Israel and 1:0 in Switzerland.

Romania, which started the year in 52nd place, is now in its best ranking since 2021.

Places occupied by teams from Romania’s group in the preliminary round of EURO 2024:

18 (14). Switzerland 1613.44

43 (48). Romania 1472.73

75 (71). Israel 1323.43

95 (100). Belarus 1,232.8

101 (105). Kosovo 1202.77

163 (159). Andorra 998.

FIFA ranking, November 2023

Argentina and France (recent world champions) remain at the top of the rankings, while England climbed to 3rd place. Brazil dropped two places after defeats in 2026 World Cup qualifiers (to Colombia and Argentina).

1 (1). Argentina 1855.2 points

2 (2). France 1845.44

3 (4). England 1800.05

4 (5). Belgium 1798.46

5 (3). Brazil 1784.09

6 (7). Netherlands 1745.48

7 (6). Portugal 1745.06

8 (8). Spain 1732.64

9 (9). Italy 1718.82

10 (10). Croatia 1717.57.

The latest FIFA ranking for 2023 will be published on December 21.