Macedonia will enter the 2018 World Cup qualifiers as the 138th team in the world, places that we share with Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.

…
134. Philippines 256
135. Faroe Islands 254
136. Azerbaijan 253
137. El Salvador 244
138. Dominican Republic 243
138. Macedonia 243
138. Vietnam 243
141. Sudan 231
142. Mauritius 225
143. Kuwait 223
144. Tajikistan 222
…

Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for August 2016:

1. Argentina 1585
2. Belgium 1401
3. Colombia 1331
4. Germany 1319
5. Chile 1316
6. Portugal 1266
7. France 1189
8. Spain 1165
9. Brazil 1156
10. Italy 1155

FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual ranking in brackets):

1. (15.) Croatia 1022
2. (19.) Turkey 915
3. (25.) Romania 856
4. (29.) Bosnia and Herzegovina 813
5. (37.) Albania 739
6. (47.) Serbia 612
7. (52.) Greece 579
8. (59.) Slovenia 542
9. (77.) Bulgaria 446
10. (95.) Montenegro 365
11. (138.) Macedonia 243
12. (190.) Kosovo 66

FIFA Rankings for UEFA members (actual ranking in brackets, showing only the bottom 15):

41. (110.) Latvia 338
42. (117.) Estonia 232
43. (118.) Georgia 318
44. (125.) Lithuania 293
45. (135.) Faroe Islands 254
46. (136.) Azerbaijan 253
47. (138.) Macedonia 243
48. (145.) Luxembourg 219
49. (165.) Moldova 151
50. (176.) Malta 109
51. (182.) Liechtenstein 88
52. (190.) Kosovo 66
53. (200.) San Marino 20
54. (203.) Andorra 12
55. (211.) Gibraltar 0

FIFA Rankings for members of Group G in 2018 World Cup qualifying (actual ranking in brackets):

1. (8.) Spain 1165
2. (10.) Italy 1155
3. (37.) Albania 739
4. (76.) Israel 471
5. (138.) Macedonia 243
6. (182.) Liechtenstein 88

The next rankings will be published on 15 September 2016.