Starting the qualification for the 2018 World Championship on equal footing, the Lithuanian national football team has risen several positions in the FIFA rankings. In the latest FIFA ranking, Lithuania has earned 18 additional points over four weeks. Edgar Jankauskas' team moved up from 125th place to 117th. Lithuania is behind four teams from the 2018 World Championship qualifying group. These are England (12), Slovakia (28), Scotland (44), and Slovenia (67). Argentina's national team holds the top spot with 1646 points. Belgium (1369) and Germany (1347) also made it into the top three. The FIFA ranking of September's leaders (in parentheses - team position in the August ranking): 1. (1) Argentina 1646 points 2. (2) Belgium 1369 3. (4) Germany 1347 4. (3) Colombia 1323 4. (9) Brazil 1323 6. (5) Chile 1284 7. (6) Portugal 1228 8. (7) France 1188 9. (12) Uruguay 1173 10. (11) Wales 1161 11. (8) Spain 1141 12. (13) England 1130 13. (10) Italy 1124 14. (15) Croatia 1059 15. (14) Mexico 1057 16. (18) Switzerland 1020 17. (16) Poland 984 18. (21) Costa Rica 943 19. (17) Ecuador 917 20. (19) Hungary 913 ... 28. (24) Slovakia 820 ... 44. (51) Scotland 652 ... 67. (59) Slovenia 502 ... 95. (110) Latvia 357 ... 117. (128) Lithuania 311 ... 130. (117) Estonia 274 ... 176. (176) Malta 99 ...
