2010 FIFA World Cup full team ranking

All 32 teams are ranked on the following criteria, which has been used by FIFA for previous tournaments 1:

  1. Stage reached. Teams in blue reached the semifinals, orange were eliminated in the quarterfinals, green in the round of 16, and grey were eliminated in group play.
  2. Points earned. 3 for a win, including in extra time; 1 for a draw, including a game that was decided in penalties; 0 for a loss, including in extra time. A 1 in brackets in the draw column indicates a draw lost on penalties, while a * indicates a draw won on penalties.
  3. Goal difference. Includes knockout play.
  4. Goals scored. Includes knockout play.

This ranking is consistent with the 2002 and 2006 rankings used in seeding the teams.

Rank

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

P

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

2006 rankings

Rank

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

1

7

5

2*

0

12

2

+10

17

2

7

4

3(1)

0

9

3

+6

15

3

7

5

1*

1

14

6

+8

16

4

7

4

1*

2

7

5

+2

13

5

5

4

0

1

10

2

+8

12

6

5

3

2(1)

0

11

3

+8

11

7

5

3

2(1)

0

6

2

+4

11

8

5

2

1*

2

5

7

-2

7