NEW: FIFA’s Top 40 national football teams in the world have been revealed

FIFA have updated their world rankings – here's how things stand in October 2021.

Perhaps the most surprising things about this list are that Mexico and Denmark are both in the top 10 while the Netherlands and Germany are just 11th and 12th respectively.

Top 40 list

1. Belgium

2. Brazil

3. France

4. Italy

5. England

6. Argentina

7. Spain

8. Portugal

9. Mexico

10. Denmark

11. The Netherlands

12. Germany

13. The United States

14. Switzerland

15. Uruguay

16. Colombia

17. Sweden

18. Croatia

19. Wales

20. Senegal

21. Chile

22. Iran

23. Poland

24. Peru

25. Serbia

26. Ukraine

27. Tunisia

28. Japan

29. Morocco

30. Algeria

31. Czech Republic

32. Austria

33. Russia

34. Australia

35. South Korea

36. Nigeria

37. Norway

38. Paraguay

39. Turkey

40. Slovakia

FIFA award points according to a team's performance during international football matches that are recognised by the organisation.