Just days before their Africa Cup of Nations debut in 2025, the Algerian national team entered the World Cup on the back of a key metric: their FIFA rankings. The Fennec Foxes have quietly moved up one spot to end 2025 ranked 34th globally – a symbolic rise that highlights their newfound momentum despite not having won the continental title since 2019.
Quiet but convincing improvements
Published this Monday FIFA The ranking takes into account the results of the Arab Cup and 42 international matches held in recent weeks. Algeria improved slightly with a total score of 1517.68 points, taking a place on the African podium behind Morocco and Senegal and beating Egypt, Nigeria and Tunisia. The achievement is even more impressive considering Africa’s reigning champions, Côte d’Ivoire, are further down the list.
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This upward trend also stems from Algeria’s recent well-managed friendlies, confirming a certain consistency in matches and results. On the global stage, Spain is firmly at the top of the list, ahead of Argentina and France. For Algeria, this ranking is an encouraging sign ahead of the African Cup of Nations, as every official match will play an important role on the international stage.
