Sao Tome e Principe will return to the ranking.
FIFA will publish the ranking on 23 November.
Probable results computed using the Elo Ratings. See the list of results used for this ranking.
Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Congo and Curacao expected to climb 20 or more spots.
Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Thailand and Senegal expected to drop 15 or more spots.
Probable November 2011 rank - Team - Probable November 2011 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1634 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1399 | 0 | -26 |
| 3 | Germany | 1367 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1285 | 0 | 55 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1190 | 3 | 146 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1143 | -1 | -1 |
| 7 | England | 1107 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Croatia | 1091 | 4 | 76 |
| 9 | Italy | 1076 | -3 | -59 |
| 10 | Argentina | 1047 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Greece | 1031 | -3 | -13 |
| 12 | Denmark | 998 | -2 | -32 |
| 13 | Chile | 970 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Russia | 953 | -1 | -22 |
| 15 | France | 940 | 0 | -13 |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 937 | 3 | 39 |
| 17 | Japan | 917 | 0 | -7 |
| 18 | Republic of Ireland | 914 | 7 | 102 |
| 19 | Sweden | 907 | -5 | -48 |
| 20 | Australia | 888 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 876 | -3 | -44 |
| 22 | Mexico | 867 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Colombia | 815 | 7 | 58 |
| 24 | Norway | 805 | 0 | -33 |
| 25 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 798 | -4 | -66 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 797 | 1 | 10 |
| 27 | Paraguay | 795 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | Serbia | 786 | -5 | -68 |
| 29 | Korea Republic | 773 | 2 | 19 |
| 30 | Turkey | 769 | -4 | -34 |
| 31 | Ghana | 761 | 2 | 27 |
| 32 | Egypt | 757 | -3 | -18 |
| 33 | Peru | 736 | -1 | -10 |
| 34 | USA | 701 | 0 | -19 |
| 35 | Czech Republic | 682 | 12 | 82 |
| 36 | Algeria | 674 | -1 | -39 |
| 37 | Hungary | 665 | -1 | -36 |
| 37 | Israel | 665 | 1 | -4 |
| 39 | Slovakia | 648 | 2 | 19 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 645 | 4 | 20 |
| 41 | Iran | 643 | 1 | 17 |
| 42 | Venezuela | 640 | -2 | 8 |
| 43 | Montenegro | 634 | -4 | -21 |
| 44 | Armenia | 612 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Jamaica | 609 | 5 | 17 |
| 46 | Belgium | 604 | -9 | -66 |
| 47 | Scotland | 599 | 4 | 18 |
| 48 | South Africa | 596 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Panama | 586 | 4 | 7 |
| 50 | Ecuador | 581 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Cameroon | 580 | -4 | -20 |
| 52 | Morocco | 560 | 4 | -6 |
| 53 | Tunisia | 555 | 7 | 14 |
| 53 | Wales | 555 | -8 | -64 |
| 55 | Honduras | 553 | 2 | -2 |
| 56 | Ukraine | 552 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Senegal | 547 | -15 | -79 |
| 58 | Cape Verde Islands | 544 | 8 | 44 |
| 59 | Romania | 533 | -4 | -42 |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 521 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 518 | -7 | -60 |
| 62 | Estonia | 514 | -3 | -28 |
| 62 | Libya | 514 | 3 | 10 |
| 64 | Belarus | 510 | -3 | -19 |
| 65 | Poland | 501 | -1 | -5 |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 493 | -4 | -29 |
| 67 | Canada | 491 | 16 | 66 |
| 68 | Haiti | 472 | 39 | 165 |
| 68 | Mali | 472 | 0 | -1 |
| 70 | China PR | 468 | 0 | 5 |
| 71 | Latvia | 466 | 4 | 19 |
| 72 | Albania | 463 | -1 | 1 |
| 72 | El Salvador | 463 | 10 | 37 |
| 74 | Austria | 459 | -2 | 1 |
| 75 | Georgia | 451 | -8 | -24 |
| 76 | Guinea | 450 | -1 | 3 |
| 76 | Jordan | 450 | 5 | 22 |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 450 | -3 | -2 |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 448 | -5 | 0 |
| 80 | Gabon | 445 | -12 | -28 |
| 81 | Zambia | 436 | -1 | 4 |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 434 | -3 | 1 |
| 83 | Angola | 412 | 3 | 8 |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 409 | -9 | -38 |
| 85 | Malawi | 407 | 2 | 7 |
| 86 | Finland | 406 | -8 | -32 |
| 87 | Northern Ireland | 403 | -3 | -18 |
| 88 | Guatemala | 397 | 11 | 57 |
| 89 | Qatar | 395 | 3 | 24 |
| 90 | Cuba | 390 | 10 | 58 |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 383 | 7 | 42 |
| 92 | Lithuania | 382 | -7 | -34 |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 381 | -3 | 0 |
| 94 | Uganda | 376 | -6 | -17 |
| 95 | Iraq | 374 | -4 | -5 |
| 96 | Kuwait | 363 | 0 | 13 |
| 97 | Botswana | 360 | -8 | -26 |
| 98 | FYR Macedonia | 359 | -5 | -2 |
| 99 | Togo | 350 | -5 | -9 |
| 100 | Niger | 342 | -5 | -10 |
| 101 | Guyana | 326 | -4 | -20 |
| 102 | Iceland | 325 | 6 | 25 |
| 103 | Mozambique | 324 | 7 | 43 |
| 104 | Bahrain | 310 | -3 | -14 |
| 105 | Puerto Rico | 309 | 32 | 110 |
| 106 | Grenada | 308 | 10 | 38 |
| 107 | Bermuda | 307 | 25 | 82 |
| 108 | Oman | 306 | -5 | -11 |
| 109 | Rwanda | 298 | 3 | 21 |
| 110 | Sudan | 297 | -8 | -26 |
| 111 | Syria | 292 | -5 | -17 |
| 112 | Faroe Islands | 285 | 10 | 28 |
| 113 | Congo | 281 | 25 | 94 |
| 114 | Gambia | 280 | -3 | 0 |
| 115 | Bolivia | 275 | 0 | 2 |
| 116 | New Zealand | 271 | -11 | -39 |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 269 | 11 | 24 |
| 118 | Namibia | 264 | 9 | 16 |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 264 | -5 | -12 |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 261 | -3 | -4 |
| 120 | Suriname | 261 | -16 | -52 |
| 122 | Liberia | 258 | -1 | 0 |
| 123 | Benin | 257 | -4 | -3 |
| 124 | Congo DR | 253 | 9 | 30 |
| 124 | Cyprus | 253 | -4 | -6 |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 252 | -8 | -11 |
| 126 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 252 | -17 | -37 |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 251 | -3 | 0 |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 246 | -3 | -3 |
| 130 | Korea DPR | 243 | -6 | -11 |
| 130 | Thailand | 243 | -16 | -32 |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 241 | 4 | 40 |
| 133 | Kenya | 240 | 2 | 35 |
| 134 | Vietnam | 234 | 0 | 12 |
| 135 | Tanzania | 233 | -4 | 2 |
| 136 | Moldova | 229 | -13 | -26 |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 219 | -8 | -16 |
| 138 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 208 | 8 | 37 |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 207 | -9 | -25 |
| 140 | Burundi | 201 | 1 | 18 |
| 141 | Bangladesh | 181 | 0 | -2 |
| 142 | Indonesia | 177 | -2 | -7 |
| 142 | Nepal | 177 | 2 | 1 |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 164 | 1 | -8 |
| 145 | Belize | 161 | -2 | -16 |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 161 | 10 | 21 |
| 147 | Curacao | 154 | 24 | 55 |
| 148 | Yemen | 153 | 1 | -5 |
| 149 | Singapore | 146 | -10 | -39 |
| 150 | Lebanon | 144 | -4 | -27 |
| 151 | Bahamas | 141 | 3 | 0 |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 141 | 9 | 26 |
| 153 | Malta | 139 | 5 | 12 |
| 154 | Chad | 138 | -2 | -13 |
| 155 | Malaysia | 137 | -4 | -18 |
| 156 | Fiji | 133 | -7 | -25 |
| 157 | Philippines | 130 | 1 | 3 |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 129 | 9 | 23 |
| 159 | India | 126 | 1 | 11 |
| 160 | Barbados | 125 | -12 | -39 |
| 161 | New Caledonia | 116 | -5 | -12 |
| 162 | Palestine | 113 | 2 | 1 |
| 163 | Chinese Taipei | 109 | 3 | 1 |
| 164 | Maldives | 106 | -2 | -8 |
| 164 | Mongolia | 106 | 3 | 0 |
| 166 | Hong Kong | 105 | -10 | -23 |
| 166 | Lesotho | 105 | -4 | -9 |
| 168 | Madagascar | 104 | -3 | -7 |
| 169 | Cambodia | 103 | 7 | 18 |
| 169 | Myanmar | 103 | 1 | 2 |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 96 | 3 | 8 |
| 172 | Aruba | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | Dominica | 90 | -21 | -61 |
| 174 | Pakistan | 87 | -1 | -4 |
| 175 | Laos | 86 | 6 | 12 |
| 176 | Sri Lanka | 85 | 1 | 2 |
| 177 | US Virgin Islands | 82 | -8 | -22 |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 77 | 6 | 8 |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| 179 | Swaziland | 75 | -4 | -12 |
| 181 | Tahiti | 73 | 1 | 0 |
| 182 | Seychelles | 69 | -4 | -13 |
| 183 | Eritrea | 65 | 7 | 37 |
| 183 | St. Lucia | 65 | -4 | -13 |
| 185 | Comoros | 55 | -2 | -17 |
| 186 | Cayman Islands | 48 | -1 | -3 |
| 187 | Kyrgyzstan | 42 | -1 | -7 |
| 188 | Guam | 36 | -1 | 0 |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 34 | -1 | 0 |
| 190 | Mauritius | 32 | -1 | 0 |
| 191 | Macau | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Somalia | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 196 | Anguilla | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 197 | Bhutan | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | 6 | 0 | -3 |
| 199 | Djibouti | 5 | -4 | -7 |
| 200 | Mauritania | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Timor-Leste | 2 | -1 | -1 |
| 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 |
| 203 | Sao Tome e Principe | 0 | 5 | 0 |