The win over Italy brought Macedonia enough points to climb 5 places on the March FIFA Coca-Cola World Ranking.
The Lynx made the shock of the year by beating Italy 1:0 away in the semifinal play-off for reaching the 2022 World Cup, but later fell 2:0 away to Portugal. Beating the current European champion and 6th placed team of the FIFA rankings earned Macedonia many points, enough to leave behind Iceland, Jamaica, Slovenia, Albania and Congo DR who previously were better ranked.
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57. 
Finland 1406.87
58. 
Venezuela 1398.14
59. 
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1388.63
60. 
Ghana 1387.36
61. 
Panama 1382.79
62. 
Macedonia 1381.07
63. 
Iceland 1380.85
64. 
Jamaica 1378.75
65. 
Slovenia 1378.23
66. 
Albania 1371.86
67. 
Congo DR 1365.07
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Top 10 in the FIFA World Rankings for March 2022:
1. 
Brazil 1832.69
2. 
Belgium 1827.00
3. 
France 1789.85
4. 
Argentina 1765.13
5. 
England 1761.71
6. 
Italy 1723.31
7. 
Spain 1709.19
8. 
Portugal 1674.78
9. 
Mexico 1658.82
10. 
Netherlands 1658.66
FIFA Rankings for the Balkan countries (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (16.) 
Croatia 1621.11
2. (25.) 
Serbia 1547.53
3. (43.) 
Turkey 1461.81
4. (48.) 
Romania 1446.54
5. (55.) 
Greece 1421.43
6. (59.) Bosnia-Herzegovina 1388.63
7. (62.) Macedonia 1381.07
8. (65.) Slovenia 1378.23
9. (66.) Albania 1371.86
10. (70.) 
Montenegro 1342.79
11. (73.) 
Bulgaria 1338.78
12. (107.) 
Kosovo 1173.90
FIFA Rankings for Group 4 of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League (actual ranking in brackets):
1. (62.) Macedonia 1381.07
2. (73.) Bulgaria 1338.78
3. (85.) 
Georgia 1276.31
4. (203.) 
Gibraltar 857.2
The next rankings will be published on 23 June 2022.