The Subway Socceroos have climbed to their highest position in over a decade following the release of the latest Men's FIFA Rankings.
Australia jumped two places into 25th spot after FIFA World Cup 2026™ Second Round Asian Qualifying wins against Bangladesh and Palestine during the November window.
September 2012 was the last time the Socceroos were ranked 25th in the world, a testament to the squad's strong performances in the previous 18 months after closing out 2022 in 27th.
The past 12-month period included the Socceroos' highest number of games against top-10 opponents since men’s rankings began in 1992.
The period – encompassing the first FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match against France and culminating with an international fixture against England at Wembley Stadium – saw Graham Arnold’s side play five opponents ranked #10 or higher.
In addition to those fixtures, the Subway Socceroos faced Ecuador (#30) and Mexico (#12) within that timeframe.
Prior to this, Australia had never played against top 10 teams more than three times in a 12-month period.
Graham Arnold's side remain the fourth best ranked AFC nation after Korea Republic (23), IR Iran (21) and Japan (17).
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The next FIFA World Rankings will be published on 21 December.
The Subway Socceroos return to action in January 2024 for the highly-anticipated AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™.
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