USMNT drops to No. 16 in FIFA Rankings following March defeats

The U.S. males’s nationwide group’s pair of March defeats value them within the first FIFA Rankings of 2026.

Mauricio Pochettino’s squad dropped one spot to No. 16 in April’s rankings, FIFA introduced Wednesday. The choice comes simply at some point after the USMNT suffered a second-straight loss to start the brand new yr.

Belgium routed the USMNT 5-2 on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium earlier than Portugal handed the Individuals a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday on the similar venue.

Weston McKennie and Patrick Agyemang scored the lone objectives for the Individuals of their pair of worldwide friendlies.

Mexico turned the highest-ranked CONCACAF nation, leapfrogging the USMNT into No. 15 total. El Tri tied Portugal 0-0 on Saturday earlier than additionally drawing Belgium 1-1 on Tuesday.

Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Jamaica spherical out CONCACAF’s top-six highest ranked nations.

France turned the brand new No. 1 ranked group which led to Spain and Argentina dropping to No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. England, Portugal, Brazil, Netherlands, Morocco, Belgium, and Germany rounded out the High 10 total.

The USMNT’s subsequent alternative to enhance their rating will are available Could with dwelling friendlies towards Senegal and Germany respectively.