FIFA will publish the ranking on 19 October.
Spain's top spot in danger, but Netherlands need results to go their way to return to the top.
Probable results computed using the Elo Ratings. See the list of results used for this ranking.
Suriname, Zambia, Ecuador, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (difficult to make a list when these two are involved) expected to climb 15 or more places.
Bolivia, Cyprus, Montenegro, New Zealand, US Virgin Islands and Finland expected to drop 15 or more places.
Probable October 2011 rank - Team - Probable October 2011 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1624 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1557 | 0 | -14 |
| 3 | Germany | 1352 | 0 | 62 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1230 | 0 | 46 |
| 5 | England | 1210 | 3 | 121 |
| 6 | Italy | 1135 | 0 | -7 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1122 | 0 | -10 |
| 8 | Portugal | 1094 | -3 | -64 |
| 9 | Argentina | 1088 | 1 | 64 |
| 10 | Croatia | 1062 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | France | 1027 | 1 | 71 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1023 | 6 | 137 |
| 13 | Russia | 975 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Greece | 957 | -3 | -43 |
| 15 | Chile | 941 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Denmark | 922 | 1 | 29 |
| 17 | Japan | 911 | -2 | -13 |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 900 | -2 | -10 |
| 19 | Serbia | 892 | 2 | 37 |
| 20 | Mexico | 869 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Australia | 867 | -2 | -15 |
| 22 | Norway | 839 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 821 | -1 | -18 |
| 24 | Sweden | 820 | 1 | 28 |
| 25 | Republic of Ireland | 812 | 4 | 63 |
| 26 | Paraguay | 808 | -2 | -17 |
| 27 | Turkey | 803 | 0 | 49 |
| 28 | Egypt | 775 | 8 | 62 |
| 29 | Korea Republic | 770 | 0 | 21 |
| 30 | Hungary | 765 | -3 | 11 |
| 31 | Colombia | 757 | 1 | 19 |
| 32 | Ghana | 734 | 5 | 34 |
| 33 | USA | 727 | -2 | -14 |
| 34 | Algeria | 713 | 12 | 108 |
| 35 | Peru | 688 | 0 | -36 |
| 36 | Slovenia | 687 | -3 | -45 |
| 37 | Nigeria | 683 | 6 | 70 |
| 38 | Romania | 680 | 11 | 96 |
| 39 | Belgium | 670 | -5 | -59 |
| 40 | Israel | 669 | -2 | -8 |
| 41 | South Africa | 666 | 10 | 92 |
| 42 | Iran | 644 | 8 | 68 |
| 43 | Cameroon | 634 | 5 | 38 |
| 44 | Slovakia | 629 | -5 | -33 |
| 45 | Senegal | 626 | -3 | 12 |
| 46 | Jamaica | 602 | -1 | -4 |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 600 | -7 | -56 |
| 48 | Montenegro | 586 | -22 | -191 |
| 49 | Scotland | 581 | 3 | 9 |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 578 | -9 | -73 |
| 50 | Panama | 578 | 3 | 14 |
| 52 | Morocco | 567 | 7 | 33 |
| 53 | Ecuador | 559 | 16 | 78 |
| 54 | Venezuela | 557 | -7 | -41 |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 554 | 0 | -4 |
| 56 | Armenia | 542 | -12 | -68 |
| 56 | Honduras | 542 | -3 | -22 |
| 56 | Tunisia | 542 | 5 | 16 |
| 59 | Ukraine | 524 | 1 | -7 |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 522 | -3 | -27 |
| 61 | Mali | 518 | 1 | -1 |
| 62 | Belarus | 511 | -6 | -43 |
| 63 | China PR | 496 | 10 | 27 |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 496 | 3 | 6 |
| 65 | Estonia | 495 | -7 | -42 |
| 66 | Zambia | 485 | 17 | 76 |
| 67 | Poland | 481 | -2 | -15 |
| 68 | Georgia | 475 | -4 | -24 |
| 69 | Gabon | 470 | -2 | -19 |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 466 | 10 | 52 |
| 71 | Libya | 462 | -9 | -57 |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 455 | -4 | -33 |
| 73 | Canada | 453 | 14 | 58 |
| 73 | Northern Ireland | 453 | -3 | -24 |
| 75 | Latvia | 447 | -1 | -13 |
| 76 | Austria | 443 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 430 | 2 | 9 |
| 78 | Jordan | 428 | 7 | 22 |
| 79 | El Salvador | 427 | 9 | 37 |
| 80 | Albania | 424 | -9 | -50 |
| 81 | Malawi | 418 | -3 | -21 |
| 82 | Lithuania | 416 | -7 | -43 |
| 83 | Uganda | 411 | -1 | 0 |
| 84 | Guinea | 405 | -8 | -42 |
| 85 | Angola | 404 | -1 | -3 |
| 85 | Cape Verde Islands | 404 | 6 | 32 |
| 87 | FYR Macedonia | 400 | 7 | 34 |
| 88 | Finland | 394 | -16 | -77 |
| 89 | Botswana | 386 | 6 | 22 |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 381 | 12 | 36 |
| 90 | Qatar | 381 | 7 | 21 |
| 92 | Suriname | 364 | 21 | 78 |
| 93 | Syria | 362 | 8 | 15 |
| 94 | Kuwait | 359 | 6 | 7 |
| 94 | Togo | 359 | 1 | -5 |
| 96 | Niger | 352 | -3 | -17 |
| 97 | Wales | 346 | -7 | -28 |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 345 | 0 | -14 |
| 99 | Guatemala | 341 | 11 | 39 |
| 100 | Iraq | 340 | 9 | 37 |
| 101 | Benin | 335 | -9 | -35 |
| 102 | Cuba | 332 | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | Haiti | 332 | 6 | 27 |
| 104 | Guyana | 331 | 12 | 53 |
| 105 | Sudan | 327 | -2 | -11 |
| 106 | Bahrain | 324 | -2 | -11 |
| 107 | Oman | 317 | -1 | -2 |
| 107 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 317 | 16 | 65 |
| 109 | New Zealand | 310 | -20 | -67 |
| 110 | Iceland | 300 | -3 | -16 |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 296 | -13 | -63 |
| 112 | Mozambique | 281 | 3 | 1 |
| 113 | Gambia | 280 | 11 | 32 |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 276 | -2 | -11 |
| 115 | Thailand | 275 | 2 | 1 |
| 116 | Bolivia | 273 | -35 | -139 |
| 117 | Korea DPR | 268 | 4 | 10 |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 263 | -4 | -21 |
| 119 | Cyprus | 259 | -33 | -139 |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 257 | 5 | 13 |
| 121 | Grenada | 255 | -1 | -10 |
| 121 | Moldova | 255 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 251 | -12 | -45 |
| 124 | Liechtenstein | 249 | -6 | -21 |
| 125 | Namibia | 248 | -6 | -21 |
| 126 | Tanzania | 232 | 0 | -8 |
| 127 | Congo DR | 223 | 1 | -2 |
| 128 | Vietnam | 222 | 1 | 13 |
| 129 | Liberia | 216 | -2 | -14 |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 213 | 2 | 17 |
| 131 | Belize | 197 | 2 | 2 |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 196 | -1 | -2 |
| 133 | Kenya | 189 | -3 | -11 |
| 134 | Singapore | 185 | 2 | -3 |
| 135 | Barbados | 184 | 14 | 36 |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 183 | 2 | 0 |
| 136 | Burundi | 183 | 4 | 4 |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 180 | -3 | -9 |
| 139 | Indonesia | 178 | 0 | -4 |
| 140 | Rwanda | 177 | 2 | -1 |
| 141 | Nepal | 176 | -7 | -17 |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 172 | -2 | -7 |
| 143 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 162 | 15 | 47 |
| 144 | Fiji | 158 | 2 | 0 |
| 144 | Yemen | 158 | -7 | -27 |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 157 | -2 | -16 |
| 147 | Malaysia | 155 | -1 | -3 |
| 148 | Dominica | 151 | 0 | -3 |
| 149 | Lebanon | 146 | -4 | -17 |
| 150 | Congo | 144 | -7 | -33 |
| 151 | Bahamas | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 139 | -1 | -2 |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 139 | 3 | 15 |
| 154 | Malta | 128 | -1 | -10 |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 128 | 0 | 0 |
| 156 | Philippines | 126 | 9 | 21 |
| 157 | Palestine | 121 | 4 | 13 |
| 158 | India | 115 | 4 | 9 |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 115 | -3 | -9 |
| 160 | Maldives | 114 | 5 | 9 |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 112 | -4 | -5 |
| 162 | Madagascar | 110 | -4 | -5 |
| 163 | Chinese Taipei | 108 | 9 | 19 |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 106 | -2 | 0 |
| 164 | Lesotho | 106 | 3 | 2 |
| 164 | Mongolia | 106 | -2 | 0 |
| 167 | US Virgin Islands | 104 | -17 | -40 |
| 168 | Myanmar | 101 | 0 | 3 |
| 169 | Chad | 99 | -9 | -11 |
| 170 | Swaziland | 97 | -1 | 2 |
| 171 | Aruba | 92 | -1 | 0 |
| 172 | Pakistan | 91 | -2 | -1 |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 174 | Cambodia | 85 | 0 | 1 |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 83 | 1 | 0 |
| 176 | Seychelles | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| 177 | Curacao | 76 | 1 | -3 |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| 179 | Laos | 74 | 3 | 3 |
| 180 | Tahiti | 73 | 4 | 5 |
| 181 | Comoros | 72 | -2 | -3 |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 69 | 1 | -1 |
| 183 | Bermuda | 67 | 6 | 37 |
| 184 | St. Lucia | 53 | 1 | 7 |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 51 | -11 | -33 |
| 186 | Kyrgyzstan | 49 | -7 | -26 |
| 187 | Guam | 36 | -1 | 0 |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 34 | -1 | 0 |
| 189 | Mauritius | 32 | -1 | -1 |
| 190 | Eritrea | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Macau | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 23 | -1 | -2 |
| 192 | Somalia | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 195 | Djibouti | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 197 | Anguilla | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 199 | Bhutan | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 200 | Mauritania | 4 | -7 | -19 |
| 201 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 203 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
