Coach Otto Addo And his men lost 3-2 to Portugal, bounced back to win South Korea 3-2 and lost 2-0 to Uruguay in the World Cup exit.
Despite failing to qualify to the round of 16, the African giant Ghana was placed 24th in the index fifa rankings after the tournament saw Argentina beating France in the final to clinch their third World Cup title.
Morocco was the biggest shock, becoming the first African country to qualify to the semifinal and announcing themselves as a rising football force.
It was another bad World Cup for Germany, joining Belgium as the biggest underachievers.
Below is the final rankings list.
RankTeamStage ReachedRecord (W-L-D)Goal DifferenceFor/ AgainstFIFA Rank
1🥇.Argentina Champion4-1-2+715 GF/ GA 83
2🥈.France Runner-up5-1-1+ 816 GF / 84
3🥉.Croatia Third Place2-1-4+18 GF / 7 GA12
4.Morocco Fourth Place3-2-2+16 GF / 5 GA22
5.Netherlands Quarterfinals3-0-2+610 GF / 4 GA8
6.England Quarterfinals3-1-1+913 GF / 4 GA5
7.Brazil Quarterfinals3-1-1+58 GF / 3 GA1
8.Portugal Quarterfinals3-2-0+612 GF / 6 GA9
9.Japan Rd of 162-1-1+15 GF / 4 GA24
10.Senegal Rd of 162-2-0-25 GF / 7 GA18
11.Australia Rd of 162-2-0-24 GF / 6 GA38
12.Switzerland Rd of 162-2-0-45 GF / 9 GA15
13.Spain Rd of 161-1-2+69 GF / 3 GA7
14.USA Rd of 161-1-2-13 GF / 4 GA16
15.Poland Rd of 161-2-1-23 GF / 5 GA26
16.South Korea Rd of 161-2-1-35 GF / 8 GA28
17.Germany Groups1-1-1+16 GF / 5 GA11
18.Ecuador Groups1-1-1+14 GF / 3 GA44
19.Cameroon Groups1-1-104 GF / 4 GA43
20.Uruguay Groups1-1-102 GF / 2 GA14
21.Tunisia Groups1-1-101 GF / 1 GA30
22.Mexico Groups1-1-1-12 GF / 3 GA13
23.Belgium Groups1-1-1-11 GF / 2 GA2
24.Ghana Groups1-2-0-25 GF / 7 GA61
25.Saudi Arabia Groups1-2-0-23 GF / 5 GA51
26.Iran Groups1-2-0-34 GF / 7 GA20
27.Costa Rica Groups1-2-0-83 GF / 11 GA31
28.Denmark Groups0-2-1-21 GF / 3 GA10
2.Serbia Groups0-2-1-35 GF / 8 GA21
30.Wales Groups0-2-1-51 GF / 6 GA19
31.Canada Groups0-3-0-52 GF / 7 GA41
32.Qatar Groups0-3-0-61 GF / 7 GA50
