Before you play

What The FIFA Ranking Measures

This game uses the FIFA Women's World Ranking table for women's national teams.

  • Lower rank numbers are better: No. 1 is above No. 20.
  • Gameplay is based on ranking position, while each reveal also shows that team's FIFA points.
  • The women's ranking uses the same match-by-match Elo-style logic as the men's table, with points moving after each recognised international.

The rank is ordinal; the points show how compressed or stretched the ladder really is.