Spain remain top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking following the final update of 2025. La Roja cemented their status as the No1 team on the planet by winning the UEFA Women’s Nations League title.
While the world champions were immovable at the summit, there were several other changes in the top 10. View our full summary from the latest Ranking update below.
Spain reign
Having leapfrogged USA to claim top spot in August, Spain ensured they finished 2025 as the world’s top-ranked team by winning the Women’s Nations League. They overcame Germany in a two-legged final, following up a 0-0 draw in Kaiserslautern on 28 November with a comprehensive 3-0 success in Madrid four days later. Two Barcelona stars were the decisive figures for La Roja, with Claudia Pina netting a brace and Vicky Lopez also on target.
Top ten movers and shakers
While Germany fell short of winning the regional competition, Christian Wuck’s team have jumped two places to third in by virtue of their semi-final win over France. USA remain second – sandwiched between the European powerhouses – after beating Italy in two friendlies. Brazil and Korea DPR, meanwhile, both moved up one spot to sixth and ninth respectively. Sweden dropped two positions to fifth after losing to Spain in the Women’s Nations League semi-finals and France in the third-place play-off.
New highs
Venezuela (42nd) are among four teams to have reached their best-ever position on the Ranking. The South American side are leading the way in the CONMEBOL Women’s Nations League – which is serving as the confederation’s qualifying competition for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027™ – after beating Peru 6-0 and drawing 0-0 with Ecuador.
Poland (24th), Cabo Verde (119th) and Saudi Arabia (161st) are also at all-time highs following December’s update.
Trio soar
Nicaragua, Burkina Faso and American Samoa have risen 16 spots, making them the biggest risers in December’s update. Nicaragua are now 96th, with Burkina Faso 118th and American Samoa 137th. The latter recorded two impressive victories, beating the Cook Islands and Tonga to register over 63 ranking points, more than any other nation since the previous Ranking instalment.
