Emotions are heightened as FIFA World Cup marches toward the championship match on July 19.Only the best will survive and advance through the knockout stages, which started with the round of 32. Which nation will eventually become champion is anyone's guess, but we can get a fairly good idea who the favorites are by looking at the current FIFA rankings.The latest official FIFA rankings came out on June 11, but they're being updated unofficially as the 2026 World Cup has progressed. So, taking all the factors into consideration through the group stage, here's how the teams still playing stack up in FIFA's eyes.Remaining World Cup teams' FIFA rankingsThrough all but one of the round of 32 matches played July 3, here are the latest FIFA rankings of all the teams still alive in the 2026 World Cup:Already eliminated in round of 32: Netherlands (7), Germany (12), Croatia (13), Japan (17), Senegal (18), Austria (23), Ecuador (24), Australia (28), Algeria (29), Ivory Coast (31), Sweden (37), DR Congo (41), South Africa (54), Bosnia and Herzegovina (61), Cape Verde (64).France - 1Argentina - 2Spain - 3England - 4Brazil - 5Morocco - 6Portugal - 8Mexico - 9Belgium - 10Colombia - 11United States - 15Switzerland - 16Norway - 21Egypt - 26Canada - 30Paraguay - 34Ghana - 65