Classifica Fifa: le 32 squadre di France 98 (dic. 1997)
Classifica Fifa - ranking
| rank | team | points 12/97 | rank 11/97 | change 11/97 | rank 12/96 | change 12/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 73,45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Germany | 65,41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | England | 61,26 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | Mexico | 60,80 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | France | 60,36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
| 7 | Romania | 60,35 | 5 | -2 | 16 | 9 |
| 8 | Denmark | 59,95 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -2 |
| 9 | Italy | 59,59 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Colombia | 59,44 | 9 | -1 | 4 | -6 |
| 11 | Spain | 59,13 | 3 | -8 | 8 | -3 |
| 13 | Norway | 58,29 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan | 57,98 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 7 |
| 15 | Morocco | 57,87 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 12 |
| 16 | Chile | 57,75 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 10 |
| 17 | Argentina | 57,74 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 5 |
| 19 | Croatia | 56,95 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 5 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia | 56,90 | 22 | 2 | 55 | 35 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 55,89 | 12 | -10 | 9 | -13 |
| 23 | Tunisia | 55,58 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 25 | Austria | 54,59 | 26 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| 26 | United States | 54,42 | 29 | 3 | 18 | -8 |
| 27 | South Korea | 54,35 | 31 | 4 | 44 | 17 |
| 29 | Paraguay | 53,97 | 30 | 1 | 38 | 9 |
| 31 | South Africa | 53,08 | 35 | 4 | 19 | -12 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 52,94 | 34 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 52,36 | 24 | -12 | 15 | -21 |
| 37 | Scotland | 52,27 | 36 | -1 | 29 | -8 |
| 39 | Jamaica | 51,61 | 39 | 0 | 32 | -7 |
| 41 | Belgium | 50,49 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 46 | Iran | 47,10 | 50 | 4 | 83 | 37 |
| 53 | Cameroon | 45,29 | 51 | -2 | 56 | 3 |
| 71 | Nigeria | 38,82 | 71 | 0 | 63 | -8 |