Morocco’s national football team ranks seventh in the FIFA world ranking, according to the October edition published on Wednesday. The latest ranking highlights the progress made by several African teams in the Top 50.

Following two victories in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 qualifiers and a draw in a friendly match, Morocco increased its total to 1,805.34 points.

The latest ranking was also influenced by Portugal’s strong performance. After recording the most significant improvement among the Top 10, thanks to six victories in the Nations League, Portugal climbed two places to fifth.

Portugal now sits ahead of Brazil, which dropped one place to sixth, and Morocco, which also fell one spot to seventh.

At the continental level, Morocco remains Africa’s highest-ranked team. Senegal follows in 18th place worldwide, unchanged from the previous ranking, while Egypt dropped one place to 25th.

The October ranking takes into account 338 international matches played since the end of the World Cup on July 19.

These matches included UEFA and Concacaf Nations League fixtures, as well as qualifying matches for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. According to FIFA, the matches had a significant impact on the latest edition of the ranking.

World champions Spain strengthened their lead at the top of the ranking. They are followed by Argentina, the losing finalists of the 2026 World Cup, then France and England.

Within the Top 20, Switzerland recorded the most notable rise, moving up two places to 12th. It now ranks ahead of Germany, 13th, and Croatia, 14th.

Like Spain, Portugal and Switzerland won all four of their matches played in the UEFA Nations League.

Africa is also represented in the Top 50 by Mali and South Africa. Both teams climbed six places, reaching 47th and 48th respectively.

Greece also made significant progress, rising five places to 41st after remaining unbeaten in its last four matches.

The performances of Mali and South Africa have changed the distribution of the Top 50 by confederation. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) now has ten representatives in the group, gaining ground on UEFA, which has 24 teams, and CONMEBOL, which has eight.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf still have four teams each among the world’s top 50 nations. The teams from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), meanwhile, remain largely outside the Top 50.

Matches in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have also reshaped the ranking, notably benefiting Rwanda, which climbed nine places to 119th, Guinea-Bissau, which rose eight places to 124th, and Gambia, which moved up seven places to 109th.

Botswana, ranked 141st, and Mozambique, ranked 98th, also made progress, gaining six and five places respectively.

Other national teams from different continents also recorded advances, including the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Northern Ireland, Estonia and Barbados.

Most of these teams won at least two matches in the current editions of the UEFA or Concacaf Nations League.