ALTERNATIVE UEFA RANKING BASED ON WORLD CUP FINALS AND QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE ONLY:
1 (1) Spain, World champion
2 (2) Netherlands, finalist
3 (3) Germany, semis
4 (5) Portugal, round of 16
5 (4) England, round of 16
6 (16) Slovakia, round of 16
7 (11) Switzerland, group stage
8 (12) Slovenia, group stage
9 (8) Serbia, group stage
10 (18) Denmark, group stage
11 (7) Greece, group stage
12 (6) Italy, group stage
13 (13) France, group stage
14 (10) Russia, play-off
15 (15) Ukraine, play-off
16 (31) Bosnia, play-off
17 (21) R Ireland, play-off
18 (14) Norway, weakest group runner-up
19 (9) Croatia 20 qualifying points
20 (20) Sweden 18
21 28 Finland 18
22 27 Latvia 17
23 19 Czechia 16
24 22 Israel 16
25 23 Scotland 16
26 34 Hungary 16
27 32 N Ireland 15
28 17 Turkey 15
29 25 Bulgaria 14
30 33 Austria 14
31 39 Belarus 13
32 36 Macedonia 13
33 29 Lithuania 12
34 41 Wales 12
35 24 Romania 12
36 30 Poland 11
37 40 Iceland 11
38 26 Belgium 10
39 35 Cyprus 9
40 38 Montenegro 9
41 43 Estonia 8
42 37 Albania 7
43 49 Kazakhstan 6
44 45 Azerbaijan 5
45 47 Luxembourg 5
46 48 Faeroes 4
47 44 Armenia 4
48 46 Georgia 3
49 42 Moldova 3
50 50 Liechtenstein 2
51 51 Malta 1
52 52 Andorra 0
53 53 San Marino 0
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1 (1) Spain, World champion
2 (2) Netherlands, finalist
3 (3) Germany, semis
4 (5) Portugal, round of 16
5 (4) England, round of 16
6 (16) Slovakia, round of 16
7 (11) Switzerland, group stage
8 (12) Slovenia, group stage
9 (8) Serbia, group stage
10 (18) Denmark, group stage
11 (7) Greece, group stage
12 (6) Italy, group stage
13 (13) France, group stage
14 (10) Russia, play-off
15 (15) Ukraine, play-off
16 (31) Bosnia, play-off
17 (21) R Ireland, play-off
18 (14) Norway, weakest group runner-up
19 (9) Croatia 20 qualifying points
20 (20) Sweden 18
21 28 Finland 18
22 27 Latvia 17
23 19 Czechia 16
24 22 Israel 16
25 23 Scotland 16
26 34 Hungary 16
27 32 N Ireland 15
28 17 Turkey 15
29 25 Bulgaria 14
30 33 Austria 14
31 39 Belarus 13
32 36 Macedonia 13
33 29 Lithuania 12
34 41 Wales 12
35 24 Romania 12
36 30 Poland 11
37 40 Iceland 11
38 26 Belgium 10
39 35 Cyprus 9
40 38 Montenegro 9
41 43 Estonia 8
42 37 Albania 7
43 49 Kazakhstan 6
44 45 Azerbaijan 5
45 47 Luxembourg 5
46 48 Faeroes 4
47 44 Armenia 4
48 46 Georgia 3
49 42 Moldova 3
50 50 Liechtenstein 2
51 51 Malta 1
52 52 Andorra 0
53 53 San Marino 0
Official FIFA rank shown for comparison
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