Classifica Fifa: le 32 squadre di France 98
Classifica Fifa - ranking
| rank | team | points 05/98 | rank 04/98 | change 04/98 | rank 12/97 | change 12/97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 71.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Germany | 64.84 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Mexico | 61.39 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | England | 60.06 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Argentina | 60.04 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 |
| 7 | Norway | 59.65 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 59.36 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 12 |
| 9 | Chile | 58.98 | 6 | -3 | 16 | 7 |
| 10 | Colombia | 58.16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | United States | 58.08 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 15 |
| 12 | Japan | 57.74 | 11 | -1 | 14 | 2 |
| 13 | Morocco | 57.15 | 10 | -3 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Italy | 56.71 | 16 | 2 | 9 | -5 |
| 15 | Spain | 56.37 | 9 | -6 | 11 | -4 |
| 17 | France | 56.08 | 25 | 8 | 6 | -11 |
| 19 | Croatia | 55.55 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 20 | Korea Republic | 55.40 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 7 |
| 21 | Tunisia | 55.07 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 2 |
| 22 | Romania | 54.97 | 22 | 0 | 7 | -15 |
| 24 | South Africa | 54.75 | 21 | -3 | 31 | 7 |
| 25 | Netherlands | 54.20 | 14 | -11 | 22 | -3 |
| 27 | Denmark | 52.88 | 20 | -7 | 8 | -19 |
| 29 | Paraguay | 52.49 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 30 | Jamaica | 52.25 | 31 | 1 | 39 | 9 |
| 31 | Austria | 51.61 | 28 | -3 | 25 | -6 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 50.77 | 38 | 4 | 33 | -1 |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 50.48 | 42 | 7 | 36 | 1 |
| 36 | Belgium | 50.17 | 32 | -4 | 41 | 5 |
| 41 | Scotland | 48.02 | 44 | 3 | 37 | -4 |
| 42 | Iran | 47.64 | 46 | 4 | 46 | 4 |
| 49 | Cameroon | 45.46 | 48 | -1 | 53 | 4 |
| 74 | Nigeria | 36.90 | 69 | -5 | 71 | -3 |