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#3 France | Points: 1762
Defending FIFA World Cup Champions, France had a Euro 2020 tournament to forget. Les Bleus were the favorites heading into the competition but a spirited Switzerland side knocked them out in the Round-of-16.
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That loss sees them drop down one position from #2 to #3 in the latest FIFA World Rankings list. Although France might have had a bad Euro 2020, they still arguably have the most complete international squad.
Superstars like Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante and Antoine Griezmann will all be determined to put the disappointment of Euro 2020 behind them and make a concentrated effort at next year's FIFA World Cup.
France are also in the UEFA Nations League semi-final where they will face off against Belgium in October.
#2 Brazil | Points: 1798
Brazil narrowly lost out to Argentina in the Copa America 2021 finals, but there is no denying the fact that the South American side is one of the best footballing nations on the planet.
Brazil have jumped up one position from #3 to #2 in August's FIFA World Ranking thanks to their good performances in the World Cup qualifiers and their run to the final at Copa America 2021.
Brazil have a perfect record in the World Cup qualifiers having won all 6 of their matches played so far. With a high profile match coming up against Argentina in September, it will be interesting to see how the team led by the likes of Neymar and Casemiro perform against Lionel Messi's newly crowned Copa America champions.
#1 Belgium | Points: 1822
Still on top of the FIFA World Rankings, Belgium will soon be hoping to win a major international trophy with their 'golden generation'. The 'Red Devils' have been incredibly consistent under manager Roberto Martinez, winning most of their friendlies and qualification matches.
However, in major tournaments they just seem to fall short either in the semi-finals or quarter-finals stage. With stars like Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Youri Tielemans, Belgium have the firepower to cause any team problems.
Belgium have been top of the FIFA World Rankings for a long time now, and they will be hoping to live up to that and claim a major international trophy soon.
