In June 2013, Latvia dropped to 119th place, its lowest ever ranking. In August 2012, Latvia was ranked 70th in the FIFA rankings. Latvia currently has 265 ranking points.
Since the previous rankings, Latvia lost a friendly to Macedonia 1:2.
Spain is ranked first in the rankings, followed by Germany, Argentina and Portugal. Colombia is ranked fifth, followed by Uruguay, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil and Belgium.
Mentioning Latvia's group opponents in the EURO 2016 qualification campaign, the Netherlands is ranked 11th, the Czech Republic is ranked 30th, Turkey is ranked 38th, Iceland is ranked 52nd, while Kazakhstan is ranked 127th.
