# FIFA API: Get world ranking > Gets the latest official FIFA men's or women's national-team ranking, with points and movement since the previous ranking. Unranked teams are excluded. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FIFA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/fifa.com/get-world-ranking - Method: `fifa.com/get_world_ranking`, version 1 - Website: fifa.com - Returns: release date, rank, country, confederation, points, previous rank, movement - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `country` | string | no | | National team to find by country name or three-letter FIFA code, for example Brazil. | | `ranking` | string | no | | Ranking to view, for example men. One of "men", "women". Default "men". | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum number of ranked teams to return, for example 50. Default 50. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json {} ``` Its output: ```json { "teams": [ { "rank": 1, "country": "Spain", "page_link": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/ESP", "places_moved": 1, "total_points": 1995.88, "confederation": "UEFA", "previous_rank": 2 }, { "rank": 2, "country": "Argentina", "page_link": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/ARG", "places_moved": -1, "total_points": 1970.37, "confederation": "CONMEBOL", "previous_rank": 1 }, { "rank": 3, "country": "France", "page_link": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/FRA", "places_moved": 0, "total_points": 1948.97, "confederation": "UEFA", "previous_rank": 3 } ], "ranking_type": "men", "ranking_release_date": "2026-07-20" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"fifa.com/get_world_ranking","input":{}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is Brazil's current position in the men's FIFA world ranking and how many points do they have? - Show me the top 20 women's national teams in the latest FIFA rankings with their movement since last release. - Has Argentina moved up or down in the latest official men's world rankings compared to the previous update? - Which confederation does Nigeria belong to and what rank did they hold in the previous women's FIFA ranking? - Give me the full list of the top 50 men's national teams from the newest FIFA ranking release, including points and previous rank. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "country": { "type": "string", "description": "National team to find by country name or three-letter FIFA code, for example Brazil." }, "ranking": { "enum": [ "men", "women" ], "type": "string", "default": "men", "description": "Ranking to view, for example men." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 211, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of ranked teams to return, for example 50." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "ranking_type", "ranking_release_date", "teams" ], "properties": { "teams": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "rank": { "type": "integer" }, "country": { "type": "string" }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "places_moved": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "total_points": { "type": "number" }, "confederation": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "previous_rank": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } } } }, "ranking_type": { "type": "string" }, "ranking_release_date": { "type": "string" } } } ``` ## See more - [FIFA API: Get tournament matches](https://fous.com/methods/fifa.com/get-tournament-matches.md): Gets FIFA tournament matches in kick-off order, with scores, stages, teams and venues. 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