Sports Desk: Argentina is also dominating the ranking by winning one after another and winning the title. For a year and a half, no one could bring them down from the top spot.

Argentina has been dominating under the leadership of Lionel Messi for the past three years. It began in 2021, ending a 28-year trophy drought by defeating Brazil in the Copa America final. The following year ended a 36-year wait for the golden deer called the FIFA World Cup. This year they won a record 16th Copa America title.

Not only in big tournaments, but also in FIFA friendly matches or World Cup qualifying matches. Messi is at the top of the points table in the CONMEBOL region in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. They have 22 points from 7 wins and 1 draw in 10 matches. Colombia, which is in second place, is 3 points behind them. And with 16 points, arch-rival Brazil is fourth.

In the last three years, Argentina lost only 3 matches played in 56 matches. 46 wins along with 7 draws. They are also dominating the rankings with such incredible success. They have held the title of the world's number one team for a year and a half.

Argentina is at the top with 1883.5 in the latest ranking update published by FIFA last Wednesday (October 23). Second placed France is 24 points behind them. Spain, which is third, has 1844.33 points. And arch-rival Brazil is in fifth position with 1784.37 points.

Argentina climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings three months after winning the World Cup in Qatar. Before that, Albiceleste was at the top of the ranking for 11 consecutive months between 2016 and 2017 season.

However, it is unimaginable to break Brazil's record of holding the top spot in FIFA. After the ranking system was introduced in 1992, Brazil topped the ranking for 2,491 days, from 20 July 1994 to 15 May 2001. The second record also belongs to the Seleção. From July 3, 2002 to January 17, 2007, the five-time champions topped the 1659 team rankings. Belgium was at the top for 1239 days from 2018 to 2022. From 2011 to 2014, Spain was at the top for 1,030 days.

Spain also had the fifth highest record, with 436 days at the top from July 2010 to August 2011. But that place is currently occupied by Argentina. From April 6, 2023 to Friday (October 25), Messi's team has passed 568 days.