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Malta stays 166th, Faroe Islands among biggest climbers in men’s FIFA rankings

There has been no movements in the men’s FIFA rankings for the Malta national team after the October update released by the world football governing body, on Friday.

Emilio De Leo’s selection remains 166th after the two defeats – 4-0 vs the Netherlands and 4-1 vs Bosnia & Herzegovina – during this month’s international window.

The October 2025 update follows a busy international window featuring 173 matches, including 2026 World Cup qualifications across five continents as every nation strives to have a seat on the plane to next summer’s World Cup festivities in North America.

Among the biggest climbers were the Faroe Islands, UEFA’s surprise package in the current 2026 World Cup qualifications.

The Faroe Islands’ surprise victory over Czechia (44th, down five) in World Cup qualifying provided one of the month’s standout results – sending them flying up the table into 129th from 136th whilst yanking Czechia out of the top 40.

Reigning world champions Argentina have climbed back to second place, closing the gap on Spain, who strengthened their position at the top after back-to-back qualifying wins.

Spain’s unbeaten run has kept them top for a second consecutive ranking cycle, while Argentina have leapfrogged France into second after Les Bleus were held to a 2-2 draw in Iceland.

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