FIFA World Rankings
Team of the Year
Team of the Year is awarded to the team that finishes top of the FIFA World Ranking. Belgium are the most recent Team of the Year for the second time in the 25-year history of the rankings.

FIFA World Rankings

Section Title: Team of the Year
Table Section Text: Team of the Year is awarded to the team that finishes top of the FIFA World Ranking. Belgium are the most recent Team of the Year for the second time in the 25-year history of the rankings.

Year	First place	Second place	Third place

1993	Germany	Italy	Brazil

1994	Brazil	Spain	Sweden

1995	Brazil	Germany	Italy

1996	Brazil	Germany	France

1997	Brazil	Germany	Czech Republic

1998	Brazil	France	Germany

1999	Brazil	Czech Republic	France

2000	Brazil	France	Argentina

2001	France	Argentina	Brazil

2002	Brazil	France	Spain

2003	Brazil	France	Spain

2004	Brazil	France	Argentina

2005	Brazil	Czech Republic	Netherlands

2006	Brazil	Italy	Argentina

2007	Argentina	Brazil	Italy

2008	Spain	Germany	Netherlands

2009	Spain	Brazil	Netherlands

2010	Spain	Netherlands	Germany

2011	Spain	Netherlands	Germany

2012	Spain	Germany	Argentina

2013	Spain	Germany	Argentina

2014	Germany	Argentina	Colombia

2015	Belgium	Argentina	Spain

2016	Argentina	Brazil	Germany

2017	Germany	Brazil	Portugal

2018	Belgium	France	Brazil

Sentence(s)

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany and Spain have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest ranked first.

final_sentence: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany and Spain have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest ranked first.