The U.S. males’s nationwide workforce’s pair of March defeats price them within the first FIFA Rankings of 2026.
Mauricio Pochettino’s squad dropped one spot to No. 16 in April’s rankings, FIFA introduced Wednesday. The choice comes simply in the future after the USMNT suffered a second-straight loss to start the brand new yr.
Belgium routed the USMNT 5-2 on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium earlier than Portugal handed the Individuals a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday on the identical venue.
Weston McKennie and Patrick Agyemang scored the lone targets for the Individuals of their pair of worldwide friendlies.
Mexico turned the highest-ranked CONCACAF nation, leapfrogging the USMNT into No. 15 total. El Tri tied Portugal 0-0 on Saturday earlier than additionally drawing Belgium 1-1 on Tuesday.
Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Jamaica spherical out CONCACAF’s top-six highest ranked nations.
France turned the brand new No. 1 ranked workforce which led to Spain and Argentina dropping to No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. England, Portugal, Brazil, Netherlands, Morocco, Belgium, and Germany rounded out the High 10 total.
The USMNT’s subsequent alternative to enhance their rating will are available in Might with house friendlies towards Senegal and Germany respectively.